MySQL usually does not reorder the data on disc, so in the OP's case, this might actually work for him. I do agree though that just moving around bz2 files is m

MySQL usually does not reorder the data on disc, so in the OP's case, this might actually work for him. I do agree though that just moving around bz2 files is much easier. Andit scales better (as in: continues to work) once you begin accumulating REAL data. A common size for a complete dump of one of the plattforms I'm working with is 400 MB bzip2 compressed. You certainly would not want to have that amount of data uncompressed in a git repository. should you decide to compress pre giting, you of couse lose all advantages of using fit for this in the first place. This feels like a non-solution to me