Re: [PATCH] docs: add filter-branch note about The BFG

2013-12-17 Thread Junio C Hamano
Roberto Tyley writes: > * The BFG takes advantage of multi-core machines, cleaning commit > file-trees in parallel, which git-filter-branch currently does not do. > * Any particular version of a file is cleaned exactly _once_. The BFG, > unlike git-filter-branch, does not give you the opportunity

Re: [PATCH] docs: add filter-branch note about The BFG

2013-12-17 Thread Roberto Tyley
On 17 December 2013 18:13, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > Having said that, "You may want to use ..." without giving the > reason why we recommend the other tool leaves the reader wondering > what the pros and cons are, and why git-filter-branch exists if BFG > is the first thing its document recommend

Re: [PATCH] docs: add filter-branch note about The BFG

2013-12-17 Thread Junio C Hamano
Roberto Tyley writes: > The BFG is a tool specifically designed for the task of removing > unwanted data from Git repository history - a common use-case for which > git-filter-branch has been the traditional workhorse. > > It's beneficial to let users know that filter-branch has an alternative >

Re: [PATCH] docs: add filter-branch note about The BFG

2013-12-17 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, Roberto Tyley wrote: > The BFG is a tool specifically designed for the task of removing > unwanted data from Git repository history - a common use-case for which > git-filter-branch has been the traditional workhorse. > > It's beneficial to let users know that filter-branch has an alternative

[PATCH] docs: add filter-branch note about The BFG

2013-12-17 Thread Roberto Tyley
The BFG is a tool specifically designed for the task of removing unwanted data from Git repository history - a common use-case for which git-filter-branch has been the traditional workhorse. It's beneficial to let users know that filter-branch has an alternative here: * speed : The BFG is 10-50x