Enable LFS for git to gitlab 2026-08-19

1. Install Git LFS

  • macOS (via Homebrew): brew install git-lfs
  • Ubuntu / Debian: sudo apt install git-lfs
  • Windows (via Chocolatey or standalone installer):PowerShellchoco install git-lfs

2. Initialize Git LFS

Run this command once on your computer to hook it into Git:

Bash

git lfs install

Step 4: Track and Push Large Files in a Repository

To use LFS inside a repository, point Git to the specific file types you want to manage.

  1. Clone your repository and navigate into it: git clone [email protected]:group/my-project.git cd my-project
  2. Tell Git LFS which file extensions or patterns to track (e.g., .psd, .iso, .zip, .mp4): git lfs track "*.iso" This command automatically creates or updates a .gitattributes file.
  3. Important: Ensure the .gitattributes file is committed to your repository, otherwise collaborators will run into errors cloning LFS files:
    git add .gitattributes
    git commit -m "Configure Git LFS tracking"
  4. Add, commit, and push your large files as you normally would with Git:
    cp ~/Downloads/large-file.iso ./
    git add large-file.iso
    git commit -m "Add large file via Git LFS"
    git push origin main

You will see output indicating that Git LFS is uploading the binary blobs separately from the standard Git commit metadata.

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2026/08/19 by admin