Re: Does git load index file into memory?

On 10/12, Farhan Khan wrote: > Hi all, > > Does git load the entire index file into memory when it wants to > edit/view it? I ask because I wonder if this can become a problem with > the index file becomes arbitrarily large, like for the Linux kernel. Yes, currently git always loads the entire

Does git load index file into memory?

Hi all, Does git load the entire index file into memory when it wants to edit/view it? I ask because I wonder if this can become a problem with the index file becomes arbitrarily large, like for the Linux kernel. Thanks, -- Farhan Khan PGP Fingerprint: B28D 2726 E2BC A97E 3854 5ABE 9A9F 00BC