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Question1 answer2,592 followingPosted 24 May 2024, 17:01 UTC19.6K views591 votes

Shallow Clone: Git Command Line vs Tower UI – Which Updates LFS Pointers Automatically?

Goal Determine how Tower Git handles Large File Storage (LFS) pointers after a shallow clone operation, and whether the tool should automatically update those pointers or rely on a manual fetch. Background Tower offers two documented shallow‑clone approaches: the Git command‑line flag --depth and the UI option “Shallow Clone.” In both cases, Tower retrieves

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Question1 answer3,421 followingPosted 24 Feb 2021, 09:14 UTC11.3K views2,312 votes

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git restore 2.32: Will it fully replace git checkout and what are the remaining use‑cases?

Goal Determine whether Git’s 2.32 "git restore" command will eventually supersede all legacy "git checkout" functionality, and identify any scenarios that still require checkout. Constraints & Uncertainty Official Git documentation acknowledges "git restore" as the preferred tool for file restoration but does not declare checkout obsolete. Existing autom

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