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Re: Are binary xdeltas only used if you use git-gc?

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TTThanassis Tsiodras <ttsiodras@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 31, 2008, 14:22 UTC
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Actually, I am not so worried about disk size - I am far more worried about how long it takes to git-push over my PSTN modem connection.

I'll try Jakub's suggestion (git-gc on both my machine and the remote machine hosting the repos) and report back.

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> wrote:
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> If you're worried about repository size and you have a permanently
> running machine, a good idea is to run git gc in a cron job, so that
> you work fast in daytime, and your computer optimizes hard at night
> time ;-) (I have gic gc + git fsck in a cron job, so I'll also know if
> a repository gets corrupted).
>
> --
> Matthieu
>
-- 
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  1. Thanassis TsiodrasOct 31, 2008
  2. Pierre HabouzitOct 31, 2008
  3. Thanassis TsiodrasOct 31, 2008
  4. Nicolas PitreOct 31, 2008
  5. Nicolas PitreOct 31, 2008
  6. Jakub NarebskiOct 31, 2008
  7. Thanassis TsiodrasOct 31, 2008
  8. Jakub NarebskiOct 31, 2008
  9. Matthieu MoyOct 31, 2008
  10. Nicolas PitreOct 31, 2008
  11. Thanassis TsiodrasNov 1, 2008
  12. Nicolas PitreNov 1, 2008
  13. Thanassis TsiodrasNov 3, 2008
  14. Pieter de BieNov 3, 2008
  15. Nicolas PitreNov 3, 2008
  16. Thanassis TsiodrasNov 3, 2008
  17. Nicolas PitreNov 4, 2008
  18. Junio C HamanoNov 4, 2008
  19. Nicolas PitreNov 4, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 4, 2008
  21. Jean-Luc HerrenOct 31, 2008
  22. Matthieu MoyOct 31, 2008
  23. Thanassis TsiodrasOct 31, 2008

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