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diff --git a/doc/topics/git/lfs/index.md b/doc/topics/git/lfs/index.md index d40690d86c6..6fd7f4a5207 100644 --- a/doc/topics/git/lfs/index.md +++ b/doc/topics/git/lfs/index.md @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ repository with Git LFS. For example, if you want to upload a very large file an check it into your Git repository: ```shell -git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git +git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/my-sample-project.git +cd my-sample-project git lfs install # initialize the Git LFS project git lfs track "*.iso" # select the file extensions that you want to treat as large files ``` @@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ LFS doesn't work properly for people cloning the project: ```shell git add .gitattributes +git commit -am "Added .gitattributes to capture LFS tracking" +git push origin main ``` Cloning the repository works the same as before. Git automatically detects the @@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ command with a SSH URL, you have to enter your GitLab credentials for HTTP authentication. ```shell -git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git +git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/my-sample-project.git ``` If you already cloned the repository and you want to get the latest LFS object @@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ and are not pushed to the remote repository. ### Migrate an existing repository to Git LFS -Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repository with Git LFS](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/main/docs/man/git-lfs-migrate.1.ronn). +Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repository with Git LFS](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/blob/main/docs/man/git-lfs-migrate.adoc). ### Removing objects from LFS @@ -112,8 +115,7 @@ See the documentation on [File Locking](../../../user/project/file_lock.md). > - [Enabled on GitLab.com and self-managed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/46572) in GitLab 13.6. > - [Generally available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/62539) in GitLab 14.0. Feature flag `include_lfs_blobs_in_archive` removed. -Prior to GitLab 13.5, [project source -downloads](../../../user/project/repository/index.md) would include Git +Prior to GitLab 13.5, [project source downloads](../../../user/project/repository/index.md) would include Git LFS pointers instead of the actual objects. For example, LFS pointers look like the following: @@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ This behavior is caused by Git LFS using HTTPS connections by default when a To prevent this from happening, set the LFS URL in project Git configuration: ```shell -git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git/info/lfs" +git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/my-sample-project.git/info/lfs" ``` ### Credentials are always required when pushing an object |