Command-line tool

git-lfs

brew/git-lfs

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Git extension for versioning large files go git golang command-line github file-storage

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id GitHub.GitLFS -e
scoop install git-lfs

macOS

brew install git-lfs

Linux

brew install git-lfs

Initialize Git LFS

git lfs install

Track files that match a `glob`

git lfs track '*.bin'

Change the Git LFS endpoint URL (useful if the LFS server is separate from the Git server)

git config -f .lfsconfig lfs.url lfs_endpoint_url

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