Tong Sun <suntong001@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Quick Q, is it possible to keep the original file time from the git > server when checking out / cloning a local repo? > > When I did > > git clone git://git.remote... > > All my local git files are set to the check out time. > > Please help and CC me when replying. Only with third-party extra tools such as Metastore (or etckeeper that uses it), or git-cache-meta (or IsiSetup), see https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Interfaces,_frontends,_and_tools Git itself doesn't store original file time, and with its intended use it would screw up mtime-based make rebuilding. HTH -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html