Re: Query remote repository files, blobs

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Hi,

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009, Shakthi Kannan wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> >From git-ls-remote:
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-ls-remote.html
> 
> I am able to query for list of remote heads, and tags. I would like to
> know if it is possible to query for information on remote files, or
> blobs?

This has been discussed a number of times, but we cannot allow that for 
security reasons.  A blob might contain confidential information, in which 
case the branch has to be rewritten and force-pushed.  However, that does 
not make the blob go away, but makes it only unreachable.  Until the next 
garbage collection kicks in, that is (which you typically cannot control).

So: sorry, your feature request cannot be granted.

Ciao,
Dscho

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