github/git-sizer

Health v2 · maintenance only

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

git-sizer is a Go CLI tool that computes size metrics for a local Git repository and flags issues like oversized blobs, too many references, or excessive object counts. It helps maintainers keep repositories healthy and fast to clone and repack.

Use cases

• analyze git repository size before it becomes unwieldy
• find large blobs slowing down clones
• detect too many branches and tags in a repo
• audit repository health for performance problems
• decide whether to move large files to Git LFS
• check repo size limits before open-sourcing

When to choose

• your repository is slow to clone, fetch, or repack
• you want to diagnose why a Git repo is too large
• you're preparing a repo migration or cleanup and need metrics

When to avoid

• you need to shrink or rewrite history - use git-filter-repo or BFG instead
• you want continuous repository analytics dashboards rather than a one-off CLI check

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools version-control analytics cli developer-tools version-control windows cli go git repository-analysis repository-health code-metrics command-line linux macos

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