What is GVFS?
GVFS virtualizes the file system beneath your git repo so that git and all tools see a fully hydrated repo, but GVFS only downloads objects as they are needed. GVFS also manages git's sparse-checkout to ensure that git operations like status, checkout, etc., can be as quick as possible.
GVFS is a tool in the Git Tools category of a tech stack.
GVFS is an open source tool with GitHub stars and GitHub forks. Here’s a link to GVFS's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses GVFS?
Companies
Developers
18 developers on StackShare have stated that they use GVFS.
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GVFS Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to GVFS?
Fuse
It is a set of user experience development tools that unify design, prototyping and implementation of high quality, native apps for iOS and Android.
Git
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
pre-commit
pre-commit checks your code for errors before you commit it. pre-commit is configurable.
hub
hub is a command line tool that wraps git in order to extend it with extra features and commands that make working with GitHub easier.
Git Flow
It provides excellent command line help and output. It is a merge based solution. It doesn't rebase feature branches.
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