+[2016-10-26T18:00:59Z]pistoanyway, 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]pistouhm, looks like pushbullet does what I need, even though it relies on an external provider +[2016-10-26T21:17:06Z]serverlordhi +[2016-10-26T21:17:40Z]serverlordSo 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]Seveasserverlord: so put a * in that .gitignore
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Posted by pisto in #github at 2016-10-26T18:15:11Z
uhm, looks like pushbullet does what I need, even though it relies on an external provider
+[2016-10-27T01:18:54Z]apesIf 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]apesOr would git only clone refs to existing branches? +[2016-10-27T01:23:43Z]preactionapes: 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]Seveaspreaction: 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]nemecyhey