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Mechanism for replacing large files with small text pointers containing unique hashes.
Distinguishing note: None of the candidates cover the specific use of pointers to decouple binary data from version control history.
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Git Large File Storage is a Git extension that replaces large binary assets with lightweight pointers to keep repository history fast and lean. It functions as a remote binary asset store, hosting large files on a separate server instead of storing them directly in the Git history. The system includes a binary file locking mechanism to prevent concurrent edits on large assets, ensuring only one user can modify a file at a time. It also provides a virtual file system mount to expose large assets as a local filesystem without requiring a full manual checkout, and a history migration tool to con
Replaces large binary assets with lightweight pointer files to keep the Git repository history lean.