Re: Query remote repository files, blobs

Hi,

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009, Shakthi Kannan wrote:

Hi,

quoted

From git-ls-remote:

http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-ls-remote.html

I am able to query for list of remote heads, and tags. I would like to
know if it is possible to query for information on remote files, or
blobs?

This has been discussed a number of times, but we cannot allow that for 
security reasons.  A blob might contain confidential information, in which 
case the branch has to be rewritten and force-pushed.  However, that does 
not make the blob go away, but makes it only unreachable.  Until the next 
garbage collection kicks in, that is (which you typically cannot control).

So: sorry, your feature request cannot be granted.

Ciao,
Dscho