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OK so `git clone --filter=blob:none`, then. That downloads the tip and commit history, but no historic blobs. `git blame` then works by downloading missing blob

OK so `git clone --filter=blob:none`, then. That downloads the tip and commit history, but no historic blobs. `git blame` then works by downloading missing blobs on demand, which doesn't sound too different to making an API call.

fragmede 3y ago
Which, yes, but now we're at the "instead of using Dropbox I would just rsync to my Linux server" stage of it being a product.