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@Doud You don't. Git packs things. This is good and desirable behaviour.
– user229044 ♦
Commented Aug 18, 2011 at 4:32
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@J-16 SDiZ When I serve my git folder via http git fetch/pull don't pack anything. Maybe you should try to serve your house via http.
– hdorio
Commented Aug 21, 2011 at 9:45
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@Doud, Indeed, the old (non-smart) http don't pack stuff. But it (almost always) use more bandwidth --- it (almost always) send old commit you don't need.
– J-16 SDiZ
Commented Aug 21, 2011 at 10:26
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FYI, The 'compressing object' line is the call to 'git pack-objects' and have nothing to do with 'diffing the trees and stuff' also 'core.compression' and 'pack.compression' will affect the packing work
– hdorio
Commented Aug 22, 2011 at 20:16
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so how do disable packing the whole git repo on git clone? i have no problems with bandwidth
– Reishin
Commented Aug 29, 2017 at 6:24

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