Virtual File System for Git (VFS for Git), developed by

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, is an extension to the

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version control system.

Overview

VFS for Git is designed to ease the handling of enterprise-scale Git repositories, such as the

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operating system (whose development switched to Git under Microsoft's internal "One Engineering System" initiative). The system exposes a

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that only downloads files to local storage as they are needed.

History

VFS for Git was originally named Git Virtual File System (GVFS). However due to complaints by the developers of

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over confusion with GNOME Virtual File System, Microsoft announced that it would solicit ideas for a new name of the software in June 2018, following its acquisition of GitHub. Its first release under the new name was in August 2018. In November 2017,

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announced that it would support VFS for Git. VFS for Git has been superseded by Scalar. Scalar was then integrated into the Microsoft Git project.

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