Background

Let us continue to explore Git’s support for Large Files ( LFS ).

In this post, we will identify the files that are tagged “large files“.

 

Git

Git Command

git lfs ls-files

The command that we will use is “git lfs ls-files“.

Options

Syntax

git lfs ls-files

Sample

List Current Large Files

git lfs ls-files

Output – Image

Output – Textual

git lfs ls-files
528397cf37 * Database/Backup/sales.bak

Explanation

1. Indicator
   • *
     • Full Object

 

List Current and Deleted Large Files

git lfs ls-files --deleted

Output – Image

Output – Textual

>git lfs ls-files --deleted
528397cf37 * Database/Backup/sales.bak
e3b0c44298 - SourceCode/log4net.xml

Explanation

1. Hash
2. Indicator
   • *
     • Full Object
   • –
     • LFS Pointer
3. File Name

 

List Full History Large Files

git lfs ls-files --all

Output – Image

Output – Textual

528397cf37 * Database/Backup/Sales.bak
e3b0c44298 - SourceCode/log4net.xml

Explanation

1. Hash
2. Indicator
   • *
     • Full Object
   • –
     • LFS Pointer
3. File Name

 

List Current and Deleted Large Files ( include file sizes )

git lfs ls-files --deleted --size

Output – Image

Output – Textual

528397cf37 * Database/Backup/sales.bak (222 MB)
e3b0c44298 - SourceCode/log4net.xml (0 B)

Explanation

1. Hash
2. Indicator
   • *
     • Full Object
   • –
     • LFS Pointer
3. File Name
4. File Size

 

References

1. Git
   • Git-Lfs
     • git-lfs-ls-files(1) — Show information about Git LFS files in the index and working tree
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