Re: Does git fast-import support deltas?

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 19, 2013, 05:44 UTC
Message-ID: <CAMP44s10-TcbG8jz1CtK+CAPfdJxNxFj-r0udhLJdQ1hNMzDtg@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1095757971.20130419092931@gmail.com>

On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Ilya Basin <basinilya@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi list.
> Here's what I mean:
> 1) a created a git repo from a foreign source using git fast-import
> 2) new commits were added to the foreign source
>
> Can I create a fast-import input stream not containing the commits
> already existing in my git repo and import it?

Yes, see the --import-marks and --export-marks options. The stream has to refer to the marks that were used int the previous run.

Cheers.

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Felipe Contreras