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Virtual File System for Git

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GVFS
Developer(s)Microsoft
Repositorygithub.com/Microsoft/GVFS/
Written inC++ and C#
Operating systemWindows 10 Creators Update and later
TypeVirtual file system for Git
LicenseMIT License
Websitewww.gvfs.io

Git Virtual File System (CVFS) is an extension to the Git version control system developed by Microsoft.

GVFS is designed to ease the handling of enterprise-scale Git repositories, such as the Microsoft Windows operating system (whose development switched to Git under Microsoft's internal "One Engineering System" initiative). The system exposes a virtual file system that only downloads files to local storage as they are needed. In November 2017, GitHub announced that it would support GVFS.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft's One Engineering System brings Git Virtual File System to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  2. ^ "GitHub adopts Microsoft's tool for supporting massive software projects". VentureBeat. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-06-04.