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The filter system allows for alterations to file contents when they're
added to the database or working tree. ("Smudge" when moving to the
working tree; "clean" when moving to the database.) This is used
natively to handle CRLF to LF conversions. It's also employed by Git-LFS
to replace large files from the working tree with small tracking files
in the repo and vice versa.
Git reads the entire smudged file into memory to convert it into a
"clean" form to be used in-core. While this is inefficient, there's a
more insidious problem on some platforms due to inconsistency between
using unsigned long and size_t for the same type of data (size of a file
in bytes). On most 64-bit platforms, unsigned long is 64 bits, and
size_t is typedef'd to unsigned long. On Windows, however, unsigned long
is only 32 bits (and therefore on 64-bit Windows, size_t is typedef'd to
unsigned long long in order to be 64 bits).
Practically speaking, this means 64-bit Windows users of Git-LFS can't
handle files larger than 2^32 bytes. Other 64-bit platforms don't suffer
this limitation.
This commit introduces a test exposing the issue; future commits make it
pass. The test simulates the way Git-LFS works by having a tiny file
checked into the repository and expanding it to a huge file on checkout.
Helped-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Matt Cooper <vtbassmatt@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks