+ [2016-10-26T18:00:59Z] pisto anyway, I would like to avoid setting up a web server for that, that's why I'd prefer something else
+ [2016-10-26T18:15:11Z] pisto uhm, looks like pushbullet does what I need, even though it relies on an external provider
+ [2016-10-26T21:17:40Z] serverlord So I want to have an empty temp/ folder when checking out from git - but the actual files inside - except .gitignore that is used for the empty folder - should be ignored.
+ [2016-10-26T21:37:25Z] Seveas serverlord: so put a * in that .gitignore

message no. 154846

Posted by pisto in #github at 2016-10-26T17:57:34Z

hello. is there a way to get notifications for a repository without polling and without a back connect (the webhook)?
+ [2016-10-27T01:18:54Z] apes If you check a large blob into a branch, push to github, then delete that branch, would that blob remain part of the git repo cloned to other hosts?
+ [2016-10-27T01:19:12Z] apes Or would git only clone refs to existing branches?
+ [2016-10-27T01:23:43Z] preaction apes: if there's no references to that blob, it will be garbage-collected eventually. my guess is git will not download things that aren't referenced by the refs you're downloading (the refs to existing branches)
+ [2016-10-27T06:53:16Z] Seveas preaction: good guess. apes if you haven't merged that branch into another branch, the blob will not be part of the clone.
+ [2016-10-27T14:56:26Z] nemecy hey