Git LFS 2.3.0 released
Blog post from GitHub
Git LFS version 2.3.0 introduces significant performance enhancements and new features, notably improving the speed and efficiency of operations like `git lfs migrate` and `git clone`. The update includes a native implementation for reading packed objects, which accelerates the migration process by 52% and enhances the examination of repositories for large objects. Additionally, `git clone` has become 170% faster for repositories using Git LFS, matching the speed of the deprecated `git lfs clone` wrapper, thanks to simultaneous object batching and transferring. These advancements, along with new transfer agents, release targets, and updated documentation, are supported by contributions from the Git LFS open-source community, as highlighted by Taylor Blau, a Principal Software Engineer at GitHub.