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Git LFS

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Git LFS

Git LFS¶

Git LFS is used to for large file storage.

Download and install: Git Large File Storage

Install Git LFS on Linux¶

Navigate to https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases
Download the package .rpm file for your Linux Distribution
Switch to root user sudo su
Install the package
```
rpm -iv {absolute path to .rpm file}
```
Install git lfs
```
git lfs install
```

Fetch all git lfs files¶

NOTE: Use this command if you installed Git LFS after cloning the repo

git lfs fetch --all

Track a file with git lfs¶

This will add the file paths to the .gitattributes file
NOTE: The .gitattibutes file must be committed before it takes effect

git lfs track {path to file}

See files currently tracked¶

git lfs ls-files

See lfs files committed or staged for commit¶

git lfs status