Package a script for cleaning up git repositories
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- Dominant language
- R
- Stars
- 409
- Forks
- 89
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
People may decide to commit lib / src directories, then change their mind later if those take up too much space. Alas, those files will exist within the repository until the end of time, unnecessarily inflating the size of the repository.
http://stevelorek.com/how-to-shrink-a-git-repository.html provides a guide on how we might prune a repository.
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the repository-cleanup guide at http://stevelorek.com/how-to-shrink-a-git-repository.html and inspect how Packrat handles lib and src directories. Package a script that supports pruning files from repository history, with completion defined by the cleanup workflow being available for users to run.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, r
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100