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Re: Is there a way to trim old SHAs from a git tree (so it's not so large)?

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 21, 2006, 22:06 UTC
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Hi,
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006, Timur Tabi wrote:
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> Shawn Pearce wrote:
> 
> > finally you can either run from that directory (see INSTALL file)
> > or you can install the binary somewhere else.  We don't really
> > recommend using `pu` for production level work, so make sure you
> > have a backup of any repository you run it on.  :)
> 
> So how do I make a shallow clone?  I've set it all up, but there is no
> git-shallow-clone command, and git help clone doesn't have anything either.

Try "git clone --depth 1 <url>". This will cut each ancestor chain after one ancestor (IIRC).

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Timur TabiNov 15, 2006
  2. Shawn PearceNov 15, 2006
  3. Timur TabiNov 15, 2006
  4. Shawn PearceNov 15, 2006
  5. Thomas KolejkaNov 17, 2006
  6. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  8. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  9. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  10. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  11. Shawn PearceNov 21, 2006
  12. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  13. Johannes SchindelinNov 21, 2006
  14. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  15. Jakub NarebskiNov 21, 2006
  16. Johannes SchindelinNov 21, 2006
  17. Timur TabiNov 21, 2006
  18. Jakub NarebskiNov 21, 2006
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