If you are going to GIT CLONE this repo !ATTENTION

[j5onrf]

You might want to use a filter until I can cleanup the 400mb of blob from history assets. Im trying/using git filter-repo to remove .readme history and blobs but it showed corrupt after git gc so I'm being cautious. My new method should not cause blob bloat going forward but it is not tested. I'm not sure how to fix the large file size object .pack yet.

[j5onrf]

When you clone a Git repository, the .pack files are created as part of the cloning process to efficiently store the object data. However, if you want to clone a repository without the history or large files (which are usually packed), you can use a couple of methods:

1. Shallow Clone
   You can perform a shallow clone to only get the latest state of the repository without its entire history. This will reduce the size of the cloned repository:

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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/user/repo.git
This command clones only the latest commit, which significantly reduces the amount of data cloned.

2. Clone Without Large Files Using Sparse Checkout
   If you want to exclude certain large files or directories, you can use sparse checkout. Here’s how:

Clone the Repository (without checking out the files):

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git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/user/repo.git
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Enable Sparse Checkout:

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git config core.sparseCheckout true
Specify Files to Include: Create or edit the .git/info/sparse-checkout file to include only the files or directories you want:

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/path/to/include/*
Checkout the Sparse Content:

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git checkout main # or your specific branch

3. Clone Without History and Large Files Using Filter
   If you want to clone a repository and exclude certain large files or types of files, you can use the --filter option available in newer versions of Git:

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git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/user/repo.git
This command clones the repository without fetching file blobs, which means that large files won't be included in the clone.

Conclusion
While you cannot clone a repository entirely without .pack files since they are essential for storing object data, using shallow clones, sparse checkout, or filtering can significantly reduce the size of what you download. If you have any further questions or need more details on any method, feel free to ask!