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Re: .git directory tree as tar-file

From
Anatoly Borodin <anatoly.borodin@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 20, 2016, 00:48 UTC
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<1474317076.23916.6.camel@gmail.com>
Hi Martin,

if multiple small loose files are the problem, this could be interesting for you:

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-gc

This command is run automatically from time to time, and you can configure it or run manually.

PS To see how bad the situation is, you can use
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-count-objects
-- 
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Anatoly Borodin
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