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Config_GitLFS
How do I initialize this repository with Git-LFS?
If you do not already have Git LFS installed on your local computer, first follow instructions here in order to install it. To summarize:
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Download the installer here.
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Run the executable and complete the installation process.
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Verify that it is installed by running the following in
Git Bash
$ git lfs install
If you would like to use the terminal to initialize form the command line (Git Bash
), read here; otherwise, if you are using GitKraken
(typical git GUI at CPL or IIT), read here.
Follow the documentation on github
, summarized here:
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In the terminal, change your current working directory to the
.git
folder where you installednigeLab
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For each type of file that you'd like to track, run the following:
$ git lfs track "*.[extension]" filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary
Where [extension] corresponds to the files to be tracked using Git LFS.
Currently, the following file types are tracked in the committed
nigeLab
.gitattributes
file:*.svg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.jpg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.jpeg filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.rhs filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.rhd filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.PNG filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.JPG filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary *.bmp filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -binary
- Open the
nigeLab
repository tab inGitKraken
. - Press
ctrl+comma
or use the file menu to navigate toFile
>Preferences...
- About halfway down on the left, under
Repo-Specific Preferences
, you should see a tab option forLFS
, click that. - Click the button to
initialize
Git LFS file tracking for this repository.