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Faster git clone

6 Dec, 2020 in GNU/Linux / Productivity by Enis Özgen (updated on 21/07/2023)

Each of us frequently employs the “git clone” command in our daily routines, particularly when seeking open source projects. In this article, I aim to demonstrate how the “allow” parameter can help minimize bandwidth usage when downloading a repository from a remote source. Normal version Directory size: 50 Megabyte

$ git clone https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam-server
Cloning into 'org-roam-server'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 83, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (83/83), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (58/58), done.
remote: Total 436 (delta 47), reused 55 (delta 25), pack-reused 353
Receiving objects: 100% (436/436), 37.66 MiB | 10.73 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (265/265), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

$ du -sh org-roam-server
50M     org-roam-server

$ git clone https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam-server

Cloning into 'org-roam-server'...

remote: Enumerating objects: 83, done.

remote: Counting objects: 100% (83/83), done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (58/58), done.

remote: Total 436 (delta 47), reused 55 (delta 25), pack-reused 353

Receiving objects: 100% (436/436), 37.66 MiB | 10.73 MiB/s, done.

Resolving deltas: 100% (265/265), done.

Checking connectivity... done.

$ du -sh org-roam-server

50M org-roam-server

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