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general question about git

Subject: general question about git

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2 messages between Apr 21, 2014 and Apr 21, 2014.

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Miller, Hugh· Apr 21, 2014, 13:17 UTC · lore
I am interested in exploring the possibility of using versioning for "data", that is versioning non-text, non-code file sets. Typical examples are the data files or "project files" used by some application. These file sets typically contain binary files; these files can be somewhat large, 1GB to 10GB is not unusual.
Would git be a suitable tool for this purpose ?
Ideally, even if the data files can be versioned this way, one would probably prefer to build the versioning tools into the application.
Would the git libraries be suitable for this further aim ?
Many thanks !
Hugh Miller
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason· Apr 21, 2014, 15:25 UTC · re: Miller, Hugh · lore

Re: general question about git

On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Miller, Hugh <HughMiller@chevron.com> wrote:
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> I am interested in exploring the possibility of using versioning for "data", that is versioning non-text, non-code file sets. Typical examples are the data files or "project files" used by some application. These file sets typically contain binary files; these files can be somewhat large, 1GB to 10GB is not unusual.
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> Would git be a suitable tool for this purpose ?
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> Ideally, even if the data files can be versioned this way, one would probably prefer to build the versioning tools into the application.
>
> Would the git libraries be suitable for this further aim ?

Stock Git is still unsuitable for this purpose, but I recommend you check out git-annex.

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