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fix: replace deprecated git lfs clone with git clone + git lfs fetch --all #465

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions README.rst
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Expand Up @@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ When you use the ``--lfs`` option, you will need to make sure you have Git LFS i

Instructions on how to do this can be found on https://git-lfs.github.com.

LFS objects are fetched for all refs, not just the current checkout, ensuring a complete backup of all LFS content across all branches and history.


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10 changes: 6 additions & 4 deletions github_backup/github_backup.py
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Expand Up @@ -2090,11 +2090,13 @@ def fetch_repository(
git_command.pop()
logging_subprocess(git_command, cwd=local_dir)
else:
if lfs_clone:
git_command = ["git", "lfs", "clone", remote_url, local_dir]
else:
git_command = ["git", "clone", remote_url, local_dir]
git_command = ["git", "clone", remote_url, local_dir]
logging_subprocess(git_command)
if lfs_clone:
git_command = ["git", "lfs", "fetch", "--all", "--prune"]
if no_prune:
git_command.pop()
logging_subprocess(git_command, cwd=local_dir)


def backup_account(args, output_directory):
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