Measuring the many sizes of a Git repository
Is your Git repository bursting at the seams? git-sizer is a new open source tool that can tell you when your repo is getting too big. git-sizer computes various Git…
Stretching Spokes
GitHub's Spokes system stores multiple distributed copies of Git repositories. This article discusses how we got Spokes replication to span widely separated datacenters. Background: Spokes GitHub developed a system called…
New Year, new Git release
If your New Year's resolution was to update to a new version of Git, we've got good news. The Git community has just released Git 2.7.0, and we'd like to…
Git 2.6, including flexible fsck and improved status
The open source Git project has just released Git 2.6.0. Here's our take on its most useful new features: git fsck flexibility If you're tired of having git fsck remind…
Git 2.5, including multiple worktrees and triangular workflows
The open source Git project has just released Git 2.5. Here's our take on its most useful new features. git worktree: one Git repository with multiple working trees It's not…
Git 2.4 — atomic pushes, push to deploy, and more
Git's 10-year birthday celebrations notwithstanding, the Git community has been busy preparing another major new release of the Git command-line utility. Release 2.4.0 is weighted towards cleanups, bug fixes, and…
Git 2.3 has been released
The Git developers have just released a major new version of the Git command-line utility, Git 2.3.0. As usual, this release contains many improvements, performance enhancements, and bug fixes. Full…