Re: Local clones aka forks disk size optimization

> Hi,
>
> I have come up with this while doing some local forks for work.
> Currently, when you clone a repo using a path (not file:/// protocol)
> you get all the common objects linked.
>
> But as you work, each one will continue growing on its way, although
> they may have common objects.
>
> Is there any way to avoid this? I mean, can something be done in git,
> that it checks for (when pulling) the same objects in the other forks?

> How to share objects between existing repositories?
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Do
>
> echo "/source/git/project/.git/objects/" > .git/objects/info/alternates
>
> and then follow it up with
>
> git repack -a -d -l
>
> where the '-l' means that it will only put local objects in the pack-file
> (strictly speaking, it will put any loose objects from the alternate tree
> too, so you'll have a fully packed archive, but it won't duplicate objects
> that are already packed in the alternate tree).