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Kenneth: /* BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD */

2026-03-24T06:49:45Z

BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD

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	# [origin]		# [origin]
	# replace: fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/origin/		# replace: fetch = +refs/heads/:refs/remotes/origin/
	# with: fetch = +refs/heads~~/MYREPO~~/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin~~/MYREPO~~/MYBRANCH		# with: fetch = +refs/heads/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin/MYBRANCH

	git config --get remote.origin.fetch		git config --get remote.origin.fetch
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	# git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/:refs/remotes/origin/"		# git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/:refs/remotes/origin/"
	## Limit fetch to just the one branch:		## Limit fetch to just the one branch:
	git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads~~/MYREPO~~/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin~~/MYREPO~~/MYBRANCH"		git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin/MYBRANCH"
	git config --get remote.origin.fetch		git config --get remote.origin.fetch
	+refs/heads/MYREPO/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin/MYREPO/MYBRANCH		+refs/heads/MYREPO/MYBRANCH:refs/remotes/origin/MYREPO/MYBRANCH

Kenneth: /* UPDATED BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD */

2026-03-22T23:28:32Z

UPDATED BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD

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	rm -rf .git/objects/*		rm -rf .git/objects/*
	## optional cleanup: rm -f .git/info/refs		## optional cleanup: rm -f .git/info/refs
	## optional cleanup: rm -f .git/{COMMIT_EDITMSG,}		## optional cleanup: rm -f .git/{COMMIT_EDITMSG,FETCH_HEAD}
	# optional: rm .git/hooks/*		# optional: rm .git/hooks/*
	# optional: rm -rf .git/lfs		# optional: rm -rf .git/lfs

Kenneth at 23:27, 22 March 2026

2026-03-22T23:27:16Z

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Kenneth: /* Unshallow Clone */

2026-03-22T23:21:49Z

Unshallow Clone

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Kenneth: /* Shallow Clone */

2026-03-22T23:21:08Z

Shallow Clone

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	git clone --depth=1 <url> creates a shallow clone.		git clone --depth=1 <url> creates a shallow clone.


			git clone --depth=1 <url> -b <branch> # clone at branch

	References:		References:

Kenneth: /* Shallow Clone */

2026-03-22T23:20:34Z

Shallow Clone

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	git clone --filter=tree:0 <url> creates a treeless clone. ...		git clone --filter=tree:0 <url> creates a treeless clone. ...
	git clone --depth=1 <url> creates a shallow clone.		git clone --depth=1 <url> creates a shallow clone.


			References:
			* Get up to speed with partial clone and shallow clone - The GitHub Blog - https://github.blog/open-source/git/get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/

	== Unshallow Clone ==		== Unshallow Clone ==

Kenneth: /* Example */

2026-03-22T23:20:19Z

Example

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 $ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0
 .6G    ../shallow
 </pre>
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 $ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0
 .6G    ../shallow
 </pre>

Kenneth: /* Example */

2026-03-22T23:12:03Z

Example

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	Reference:		Reference:
	* git "shallow clone + unshallow" vs "normal clone" - Stack Overflow - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67838180/git-shallow-clone-unshallow-vs-normal-clone		* git "shallow clone + unshallow" vs "normal clone" - Stack Overflow - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67838180/git-shallow-clone-unshallow-vs-normal-clone

			NOTE: Eventually, the final --unshallow gets you everything you would have gotten, had you been able to do a full clone all at once without error. Note that you may want to use --no-single-branch during the initial shallow clone, or fix up the fetch refspec after the initial shallow clone.

	=== Example ===		=== Example ===
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	* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG1 -> Releases/SOMETAG1		* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG1 -> Releases/SOMETAG1
	* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG2 -> Releases/SOMETAG2		* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG2 -> Releases/SOMETAG2



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	$ git fetch --unshallow		$ git fetch --unshallow
			remote: Enumerating objects: 1737369, done.
			remote: Counting objects: 100% (1719287/1719287), done.
			remote: Compressing objects: 100% (455766/455766), done.
			remote: Total 1710144 (delta 1268632), reused 1647283 (delta 1208565), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
			Receiving objects: 100% (1710144/1710144), 1010.28 MiB \| 11.93 MiB/s, done.
			Resolving deltas: 100% (1268632/1268632), completed with 5822 local objects.
			remote: Enumerating objects: 9, done.
			remote: Total 9 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 9 (from 1)
			Unpacking objects: 100% (9/9), 2.69 KiB \| 2.69 MiB/s, done.
			From github.com:MYREPO/MYORG
			* [new tag] SOMETAG -> SOMETAG

	$ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0		$ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0
			2.6G ../shallow
	</pre>		</pre>

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	$ git fetch --unshallow		$ git fetch --unshallow
			remote: Enumerating objects: 1719297, done.
			remote: Counting objects: 100% (1719291/1719291), done.
			remote: Compressing objects: 100% (455705/455705), done.
			remote: Total 1710222 (delta 1268719), reused 1647432 (delta 1208703), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
			Receiving objects: 100% (1710222/1710222), 1010.08 MiB \| 11.94 MiB/s, done.
			Resolving deltas: 100% (1268719/1268719), completed with 5822 local objects.
			remote: Enumerating objects: 9, done.
			remote: Total 9 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 9 (from 1)
			Unpacking objects: 100% (9/9), 2.69 KiB \| 2.69 MiB/s, done.
			From github.com:MYREPO/MYORG
			* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG1 -> Releases/SOMETAG1
			* [new tag] Releases/SOMETAG2 -> Releases/SOMETAG2
			* [new tag] SOMETAG -> SOMETAG

	$ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0		$ du ../shallow --si --max-depth=0
			2.6G ../shallow
	</pre>		</pre>

Kenneth: /* Shallow Clone */

2026-03-22T23:04:56Z

Shallow Clone

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   git clone --filter=tree:0 <url> creates a treeless clone. ...
   git clone --depth=1 <url> creates a shallow clone.
 == Convert Cloned Repo to Shallow ==

Kenneth: /* Convert Cloned Repo to Shallow */

2026-03-22T22:42:30Z

Convert Cloned Repo to Shallow

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	du --si --max-depth=1		du --si --max-depth=1
	</pre>		</pre>

			References:
			* Converting git repository to shallow? - Stack Overflow - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4698759/converting-git-repository-to-shallow

	== UPDATED BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD ==		== UPDATED BRUTE FORCE CONVERSION METHOD ==