[[!comment format=mdwn
 username="git-annex@6f13b739194f758abc0b86556b7ce966c1bf3c00"
 nickname="git-annex"
 avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/198790d74209efe4896fd4cfc37ec2a6"
 subject="git-remote-gcrypt recommends rsync:// or sftp:// transports"
 date="2017-04-05T16:16:25Z"
 content="""
spwhitton says on <https://github.com/spwhitton/git-remote-gcrypt>:

> \"Using an arbitrary <giturl> requires uploading the entire repository history with
> each push. If your repository history is large or you are pushing over a slow link, consider using
> either the rsync:// or sftp:// transports, which perform incremental pushes\"

So it's a known performance. Would be great if rsync:// could be used when combining git-annex with
git-remote-gcrypt?

"""]]
