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Re: partial fetch

From
JHJeff Hostetler <git@jeffhostetler.com>
Date
Feb 12, 2018, 18:21 UTC
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<c05e40f6-b985-da16-7172-be2dedbb3736@jeffhostetler.com>
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On 2/12/2018 11:24 AM, Basin Ilya wrote:
> Hi.
> In 2017 a set of patches titled "add object filtering for partial fetch" was accepted. Is it what I think it is? Will we be able to download only a subdirectory from a
> large project?
>

yes, that is the goal. there are several caveats, but yes, that is the goal.

Jeff
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  1. Basin IlyaFeb 12, 2018
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