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diff --git a/doc/forum/Alternative_to_git_annex_copy_which_is_as_fast_as_git_annex_get/comment_5_0630abbcb27e1f9dc5e9269b09a99b09._comment b/doc/forum/Alternative_to_git_annex_copy_which_is_as_fast_as_git_annex_get/comment_5_0630abbcb27e1f9dc5e9269b09a99b09._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ad4043f3b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Alternative_to_git_annex_copy_which_is_as_fast_as_git_annex_get/comment_5_0630abbcb27e1f9dc5e9269b09a99b09._comment @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 5""" + date="2017-09-29T20:23:21Z" + content=""" +The behavior is different when the remote repository is on the USB drive, +because git-annex knows it can quickly check if the remote really contains +a file, and so it always checks it, even with --fast. + +I'm not sure if you're actually seeing a significant speed difference, or +are psycholicically feeling it's slower since it outputs more. Perhaps you +should time it. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/Is_there_a___34__git_annex_cat-file__34___type_command__63__/comment_1_fe3dc778b35119d3ede2d341cac7a15b._comment b/doc/forum/Is_there_a___34__git_annex_cat-file__34___type_command__63__/comment_1_fe3dc778b35119d3ede2d341cac7a15b._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f087e8de8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Is_there_a___34__git_annex_cat-file__34___type_command__63__/comment_1_fe3dc778b35119d3ede2d341cac7a15b._comment @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="joey" + subject="""comment 1""" + date="2017-09-29T19:49:29Z" + content=""" +Think of `git annex get` as more like `git pull` than `git cat-file`. +It necessarily needs to modify the repository to get the contents of files. + +What about making a temporary clone of the git repository that's +writable in the sandbox? +"""]] |