Re: [BUG] Git push sends too much data unnecessarily

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 14, 2026, 17:38 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh5sof61i.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAOLa=ZT4fQdHqG+1AeviYuLUR5VG33voJk_DU1y0MzhUKBQvvw@mail.gmail.com>

Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com> writes:

> So it sends all objects required to create the reference, in our case 4
> objects, in your case GBs of data.

"push.negotiate"?

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