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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software) Git] is the version control system (VCS) designed | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_(software) Git] is the version control system (VCS) developed by Junio C Hamano and designed by Linus Torvalds (creator of linux kernel). Git is used to maintain NixOS packages, as well as many other projects, including sources for the Linux kernel. | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
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== Management of the <code>nixpkgs</code> git repository == | == Management of the <code>nixpkgs</code> git repository == | ||
<code>nixpkgs</code> has become a git repository of quite substantial size with > | <code>nixpkgs</code> has become a git repository of quite substantial size with > 889 000 commits (as of late 2025). This brings many unoptimized tools to their limits, leading to long waiting times on certain operations. Here we’ll collect useful info on how to manage that. | ||
=== git === | === git === | ||