+ [2016-05-05T21:47:12Z] VxJasonxV even if it doesn't deliver the packed-refs as-is, I didn't think there'd be too much back and forth
+ [2016-05-05T21:47:21Z] Seveas as git < 2.7 had a bug where http with 50k+ refs simply didn't work
+ [2016-05-05T21:47:36Z] Seveas the back and forth is bad, it has to transmit most refs multiple times
+ [2016-05-05T21:47:58Z] Seveas which isn't needed for ssh:// or git:// as those protocols are stateful.

message no. 134604

Posted by Seveas in #github at 2016-05-05T21:47:21Z

as git < 2.7 had a bug where http with 50k+ refs simply didn't work
+ [2016-05-06T05:09:13Z] thomedy okay i have an existing project that i have githubbed....
+ [2016-05-06T12:34:40Z] erebel55 is there any url shortcut for ignoring capitalization changes in the diff?
+ [2016-05-06T12:34:47Z] erebel55 like there is for whitespace changes ?w=1
+ [2016-05-06T12:38:06Z] gitstar How do I selectively merge commits from git fetch upstream/master?