Git LFS Training
Published 10/2022
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 15 lectures (1h) | Size: 197.3 MB
Discover how to use Git Large File Storage in your development projects
What you'll learn
Learn how to deal with big files with Git.
Analyze and convert repositories with big files to small repository using Git LFS.
Work in a team using Git LFS.
Explore services that provide Git LFS support.
Requirements
To learn about Git LFS it is recommended to have Git experience.
Description
In this Git LFS Training course, you will learn everything you need to know about Git LFS (Git Large File Storage).
You will learn about
Git data model and the problem with big files. What is a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) and Git internal objects.
How a big file affects a Git repository when you work in a team.
How Git LFS internally works (filter and data storing).
Install Git LFS in your development computer (on different OS like Windows, Linux, MacOS, ...).
Configure a new repository to start using it (".gitattributes" file).
Analyze and convert an existing big repository.
Valuable tools like BFG Repo-Cleaner to work with Git repositories and understand what large objects are and how can we decrease the size of the repository.
Different Git LFS providers (cloud and on-prem) including a cost comparative table.
Collaboration when using Git LFS (including resolve a conflict, lock a file and exclude/include specific paths).
Alternatives to Git LFS (like git-annex, git-bigfiles, ...).
Because I know that consolidating knowledge is important for the student, I include a practical exercise, also a cheatsheet with all the commands that are frequently used with a detailed explanation, and a glossary with the most commonly used terms in Git LFS.
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