The file in the .git directory is too large

[baymax55]

Description of the bug

I tried downloading the code via the command git clone git@github.com:MauriceNino/dashdot.git, but the .git directory was too large.

Additional context

I think this link can help.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5613345/how-to-shrink-the-git-folder

[Bortus-AI]

Not a real solution but a workaround is to do
git clone https://github.com/MauriceNino/dashdot.git

[baymax55]

Not a real solution but a workaround is to do git clone https://github.com/MauriceNino/dashdot.git

What is the difference between this and ssh? The .git directory still takes up a lot of space.

[Bortus-AI]

I misunderstood. Thought you were getting an error downloading