That is part of the design of git. It is a _distributed_ system. Perhaps what you really want would be something like Subversion, in which a person checks out only those files they want to work on.
With git, each person is supposed to get all the files and the entire modification history of them. One plus of this is being able to be disconnected from any other system. You could be vacationing on a deserted island and continue to do work. And then share it when you come back. On Jun 30, 2013 9:26 PM, "HWSWMAN" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also wondering, if everyone clones the repo so they can start > contributing, then there are like 10 copies of the project files going > around .. isn't that a waste? Is there a better way? Please help explain > I am using for the first time > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Git for human beings" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
