git-lfs-fetch(1)

1GIT-LFS-FETCH(1)                                              GIT-LFS-FETCH(1)
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NAME

6       git-lfs-fetch - Download all Git LFS files for a given ref
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SYNOPSIS

9       git lfs fetch [options] [remote [ref...]]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Download  Git  LFS objects at the given refs from the specified remote.
13       See DEFAULT REMOTE and DEFAULT REFS for what happens if you don´t spec‐
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16       This does not update the working copy.
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OPTIONS

19       -I paths --include=paths
20              Specify  lfs.fetchinclude  just for this invocation; see INCLUDE
21              AND EXCLUDE
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23       -X paths --exclude=paths
24              Specify lfs.fetchexclude just for this invocation;  see  INCLUDE
25              AND EXCLUDE
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27       --recent
28              Download  objects  referenced  by  recent  branches & commits in
29              addition to those that would otherwise be downloaded. See RECENT
30              CHANGES
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32       --all  Download all objects referenced by any commit that is reachable;
33              this is primarily for backup /  migration  purposes.  Cannot  be
34              combined with --recent or --include/--exclude. Ignores any glob‐
35              ally configured include and exclude paths  to  ensure  that  all
36              objects are downloaded.
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38       --prune -p
39              Prune old and unreferenced objects after fetching, equivalent to
40              running git lfs prune afterwards. See git-lfs-prune(1) for  more
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INCLUDE AND EXCLUDE

44       You  can  configure Git LFS to only fetch objects to satisfy references
45       in certain paths of the repo, and/or to exclude certain  paths  of  the
46       repo, to reduce the time you spend downloading things you do not use.
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48       In  gitconfig, set lfs.fetchinclude and lfs.fetchexclude to comma-sepa‐
49       rated lists of paths to include/exclude in the fetch. Only paths  which
50       are  matched  by fetchinclude and not matched by fetchexclude will have
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54       ·   git config lfs.fetchinclude "textures,images/foo*"
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56           This will only fetch objects referenced in paths  in  the  textures
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59       ·   git config lfs.fetchinclude "*.jpg,*.png,*.tga"
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61           Only fetch JPG/PNG/TGA files, wherever they are in the repository
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63       ·   git config lfs.fetchexclude "media/reallybigfiles"
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65           Don´t  fetch any LFS objects referenced in the folder media/really‐
66           bigfiles, but fetch everything else
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68       ·   git config lfs.fetchinclude "media"
69           git config lfs.fetchexclude "media/excessive"
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71           Only fetch LFS objects in the ´media´ folder, but exclude those  in
72           one of its subfolders.
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DEFAULT REMOTE

77       Without arguments, fetch downloads from the default remote. The default
78       remote is the same as for git fetch, i.e. based on  the  remote  branch
79       you´re tracking first, or origin otherwise.
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DEFAULT REFS

82       If  no  refs  are  given as arguments, the currently checked out ref is
83       used. In addition, if enabled, recently changed refs  and  commits  are
84       also included. See RECENT CHANGES for details.
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RECENT CHANGES

87       If  the  --recent  option  is  specified,  or  if  the gitconfig option
88       lfs.fetchrecentalways is true, then after the current ref (or those  in
89       the arguments) is fetched, we also search for ´recent´ changes to fetch
90       objects for, so that it´s more convenient to  checkout  or  diff  those
91       commits without incurring further downloads.
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93       What  changes are considered ´recent´ is based on a number of gitconfig
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96       ·   lfs.fetchrecentrefsdays If non-zero, includes branches  which  have
97           commits  within  N  days  of  the current date. Only local refs are
98           included unless lfs.fetchrecentremoterefs is true. The default is 7
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101       ·   lfs.fetchrecentremoterefs  If  true,  fetches  remote refs (for the
102           remote you´re fetching) as well as local refs in the recent window.
103           This  is useful to fetch objects for remote branches you might want
104           to check out later. The default is true; if you set this to  false,
105           fetching  for  those branches will only occur when you either check
106           them out (losing the advantage of  fetch  --recent),  or  create  a
107           tracking local branch separately then fetch again.
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109       ·   lfs.fetchrecentcommitsdays  In  addition  to  fetching at branches,
110           also fetches changes made within N days of the latest commit on the
111           branch.  This  is  useful if you´re often reviewing recent changes.
112           The default is 0 (no previous changes).
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114       ·   lfs.fetchrecentalways Always operate as if --recent was provided on
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EXAMPLES

120       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for the current ref from default remote
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122           git lfs fetch
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124       ·   Fetch  the  LFS objects for the current ref AND recent changes from
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127           git lfs fetch --recent
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129       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for the current ref from a  secondary  remote
130           ´upstream´
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132           git lfs fetch upstream
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134       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for a branch from origin
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136           git lfs fetch origin mybranch
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138       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for 2 branches and a commit from origin
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140           git        lfs       fetch       origin       master       mybranch
141           e445b45c1c9c6282614f201b62778e4c0688b5c8
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