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Re: git repository size / compression

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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 9, 2011, 14:25 UTC
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Heya,
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 16:04, neubyr <neubyr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does git store deltas for some files? I thought it uses snapshots
> (exact copy of staged files) only.
In packs, yes, it will try to delta objects as efficient as possible.
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Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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