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Re: Tracking OpenOffice files/other compressed files with Git

From
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Sep 9, 2008, 08:34 UTC
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Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se> writes:
> I find myself tracking OpenOffice files every now and then.
[...]
> I notice, however, that the Git history tend to grow quite a bit,

<shameless ad> Slightly off-topic answer, since it doesn't solve the disk space problem, but you can have a look at

  http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/opendocument/

(which lets you use "git diff" on OpenOffice files) </shameless ad>

-- 
Matthieu
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  2. Johannes SixtSep 9, 2008
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  6. Sergio CallegariSep 9, 2008
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  8. Mike HommeySep 9, 2008
  9. Matthieu MoySep 9, 2008

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