git lfs install sets the filter.lfs.required attribute to true. This attribute isn't documented anywhere. What does it do?
What does the filter.lfs.required Git attribute do?
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Ah actually this is a generic Git attribute that for some reason is not listed in gitconfig but it is listed in gitattributes.
If a filter must succeed in order to make the stored contents usable, you can declare that the filter is
required
So I guess it just means it doesn't abort if the filter fails. However, I tested setting it to false and git cloneing an LFS-enabled repo still fails even when it's only the LFS filter that fails, so honestly I have no idea what that setting does.
It is a large file storage attribute. Allows you to store binary files optimally.
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