Gitifying I2P: How to make Git clone resumable

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53 pointsmikalv3 comments

I've never put much thought into how git clones aren't resumable.

The author's workaround before their solution is quite clever. "

Gitifying I2P: How to make git clone resumable Have you ever cloned a git repository on a bad internet connection? I have, it don't work. When I lived in the Philippines for a year and a half, I had to clone repositories to a server of mine in Norway, for then sharing the repo via torrent so I could download it to my laptop in the Philippines. "

In cases like that, I find it far simpler to download an archive of the remote repo. A competent download manager supports resuming, and if you sha1sum the archive you can verify integrity.

Sounds like a job for git bundle.

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bundle

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