Make Git consume less disk space?

Question

What is the best way for git to consume less disk space?

I\'m using git-gc on my repositories (which does help, especially if there have been many commits since it w

Answer 1

Depending on what you want to do with your repository, you might also consider using the following git clone option:

   --depth 
       Create a shallow clone with a history truncated to the specified
       number of revisions. A shallow repository has a number of
       limitations (you cannot clone or fetch from it, nor push from nor
       into it), but is adequate if you are only interested in the recent
       history of a large project with a long history, and would want to
       send in fixes as patches.