Re: Resumable git clone?

> If you clone a repository, and the connection drops, the next attempt
> will have to start from scratch.  This can add significant time and
> expense if you're on a low-bandwidth or metered connection trying to
> clone something like Linux.
>
> Would it be possible to make git clone resumable after a partial clone?
> (And, ideally, to make that the default?)
>
> In a discussion elsewhere, Al Viro suggested taking the partial pack
> received so far, repairing any truncation, indexing the objects it
> contains, and then re-running clone and not having to fetch those
> objects.  This may also require extending receive-pack's protocol for
> determining objects the recipient already has, as the partial pack may
> not have a consistent set of reachable objects.
>
> Before starting down the path of developing patches for this, does the
> approach seem potentially reasonable?