Why does github offer two loading methods?

Question

Github allows you to clone a public repository in one of two ways. Two methods are switched in the download section of the repository main page:

https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree.git

git://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree.git

The team git cloneworks with both, so why are there two methods? Can you explain why you are using one over the other?

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Milktrader May 21 '11 at 15:22

4 answers

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aav 21 '11 15:29

The GIT protocol may be more efficient than HTTP for the kind of data transfer associated with repo cloning ... see this post

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beer_monk May 21 '11 at 15:30

Perhaps you are trying to clone in an environment that blocked git / 9418 port / port through firewalls, etc., but allowing web traffic.

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Cargowire May 21 '11 at 15:31

Mark Longair · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-21T16:19:13+0000

The git protocol has the following key issues:

The regular port on which the service is running (9418) may not be available behind restrictive firewalls.
There is no user authentication, which means that the protocol is usually used for read-only access.

On the other hand, it is very efficient for extracting from git repositories.

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