From 8caba569caec5a22ff19c630cca280799b251d2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:55:49 +0200 Subject: on links MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- using-git.texinfo | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) (limited to 'using-git.texinfo') diff --git a/using-git.texinfo b/using-git.texinfo index 024160b..403ce74 100644 --- a/using-git.texinfo +++ b/using-git.texinfo @@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ is annoying. * Git and custom merge tools:: * Git and shared build caches:: * Git and keyword expansion:: +* Git and links:: @end menu @@ -1416,6 +1417,7 @@ be handled with tools made specifically for just that. + @node Git and keyword expansion @section Git and keyword expansion @@ -1430,6 +1432,21 @@ it belongs. +@node Git and links +@section Git and links + +A Git repository will not grow larger if +you hard link a huge file over and over +again, not that you would ever want to… + +Git supports symbolic links, and stores +the exact reference stored in the symlink, +it is not resolved or otherwise rewritten, +so make short you use relative references +in your symlinks. + + + @node Beyond Git @chapter Beyond Git -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2