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 that are referenced by any commit reachable
33              from the refs provided as arguments. If no  refs  are  provided,
34              then  all  refs  are  fetched.  This is primarily for backup and
35              migration  purposes.  Cannot  be  combined  with   --recent   or
36              --include/--exclude. Ignores any globally configured include and
37              exclude paths to ensure that all objects are downloaded.
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39       --prune -p
40              Prune old and unreferenced objects after fetching, equivalent to
41              running  git lfs prune afterwards. See git-lfs-prune(1) for more
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INCLUDE AND EXCLUDE

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

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

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

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

121       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for the current ref from default remote
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123           git lfs fetch
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125       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for the current ref AND recent  changes  from
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128           git lfs fetch --recent
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130       ·   Fetch  the  LFS objects for the current ref from a secondary remote
131           ´upstream´
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133           git lfs fetch upstream
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135       ·   Fetch all the LFS objects from the default remote that  are  refer‐
136           enced by any commit in the master and develop branches
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138           git lfs fetch --all origin master develop
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140       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for a branch from origin
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142           git lfs fetch origin mybranch
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144       ·   Fetch the LFS objects for 2 branches and a commit from origin
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146           git        lfs       fetch       origin       master       mybranch
147           e445b45c1c9c6282614f201b62778e4c0688b5c8
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