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Git LFS Roadmap
This is a high level overview of some of the big changes we want to make for Git LFS. If you have an idea for a new feature, open an issue for discussion.
Bugs/Features
Name | Ref | |
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git index issues | #937 | |
🔜 | Add ref information to upload request | #969 |
🔜 | Socks proxy support | #1424 |
🚫 | Not following 301 redirect | #1129 |
add all lfs.* git config keys to git lfs env output | ||
credential output hidden while transferring files | #387 | |
Support multiple git alternates | ||
Investigate git lfs checkout hardlinking instead of copying files. |
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Investigate --shared and --dissociate options for git clone (similar to --references ) |
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Investigate GIT_SSH_COMMAND |
#1142 | |
Teach git lfs install to use git config --system instead of git config --global by default |
#1177 | |
Investigate git -c lfs.url=... lfs clone usage |
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Test that manpages are built and included | #1149 | |
Update CI to build from source outside of git repo | #1156 | |
🔜 | Teach git lfs track and others to warn when git lfs install hasn't been run (or auto-install) |
#1167 |
Investigate hanging pushes/pulls when git credential helper is not set | #197 | |
Support git ssh shorthands | #278 | |
Support GIT_CONFIG |
#318 | |
Warn when Git version is unsupported | #410 | |
Detect when credential cacher is not setup | #523 | |
Fix error logging from git clone errors |
#513 | |
Investigate cherry picking issues | #438 | |
dynamic blob size cutoff for pointers | #524 | |
windows --help support |
#394 | |
Investigate git hook installs within git worktree | #1385 | |
Support ssh username in ssh config | #754 | |
Investigate autocrlf for lfs objects |
#723 |
Upcoming Features
Name | Ref | |
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🚧 | File locking | #666 |
🚢 | Resumable uploads and downloads | #414 |
🚧 | Wrapped versions of git pull & git checkout that optimize without filters like git lfs clone |
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Remove non-batch API route in client |
Possible Features
Name | Ref | |
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Support tracking files by size | #282 | |
Binary diffing - reduce the amount of content sent over the wire. | ||
Client side metrics reporting, so the Git LFS server can optionally track how clients are performing. | ||
Pure SSH: full API & transfer support for SSH without redirect to HTTP | ||
Compression of files in .git/lfs/objects |
#260 | |
LFS Migration tool | #326 | |
Automatic upgrades | #531 | |
Investigate git add hash caching |
#574 | |
git lfs archive command |
#1322 | |
Support 507 http responses | #1327 | |
Investigate shared object directory | #766 |
Project Related
These are items that don't affect Git LFS end users.
Name | Ref | |
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🚢 | CI builds for Windows. | #1567 |
Automated build servers that build Git LFS on native platforms. | ||
Automated QA test suite for running release candidates through a gauntlet of open source and proprietary Git LFS environments. | ||
Automatic updates of the Git LFS client. | #531 |
Legend
- 🚢 - Completed
- 🚧 - In Progress
- 🔜 - Up next
- 🚫 - Blocked
How this works
- Roadmap items are listed within their category in order of priority.
- Roadmap items are kept up-to-date with the above legend.
- Roadmap items are pruned once a release of LFS has been published.