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to ensure that git operations like status, checkout, etc., can be as quick as possible because they will only consider the files
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that the user has accessed, not all files in the repo.
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GVFS is still in progress, but it is available here for anyone to try out. Feel free to send us feedback, bug reports, suggestions, and pull requests!
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## Installing GVFS
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* GVFS requires Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 version 1703) or later
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* Install the latest GVFS-enabled Git for Windows from https://github.com/Microsoft/git/releases
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* This build behaves the same as Git for Windows except if the config value `core.gvfs` is set to `true`.
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* Install the latest GVFS from https://github.com/Microsoft/GVFS/releases
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## Building GVFS
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If you'd like to build your own GVFS installer:
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* Install Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition or higher (https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/). Include the ".Net desktop development" and
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"Desktop development with C++" workloads, as well as the following additional components:
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* .Net Framework 3.5 development tools
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* Open `src\GVFS.sln` in Visual Studio. Do not upgrade any projects.
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* Build `GVFS.sln`
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## Testing GVFS
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The installer can now be found at `C:\Repos\GVFS\BuildOutput\GVFS\bin\x64\[Debug|Release]\Setup\SetupGVFS.exe
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## Trying out GVFS
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* GVFS requires Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 version 1703) or later
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* Install GVFS-enabled Git for Windows (2.15.0.gvfs.1 or later) from https://github.com/Microsoft/git/releases
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* This build behaves the same as Git for Windows except if the config value `core.gvfs` is set to `true`.
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* Install GVFS from your build output
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* If you built it as described above, the installer can be found at `C:\Repos\GVFS\BuildOutput\GVFS\bin\x64\[Debug|Release]\Setup\SetupGVFS.exe`
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* GVFS will work with any git service that supports the GVFS [protocol](Protocol.md). For now, that means you'll need to create a repo in
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Team Services (https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/), and push some contents to it. There are two constraints:
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Visual Studio Team Services (https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/), and push some contents to it. There are two constraints:
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* Your repo must not enable any clean/smudge filters
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* Your repo must have a `.gitattributes` file in the root that includes the line `* -text`
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* `gvfs clone <URL of repo you just created>`

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