In order to use Git LFS, you'll need to download and install a new program that's separate from Git.

Git Large File Storage on GitHub Enterprise is part of an early access technical preview. It is not currently supported for production use. If you experience any issues, contact GitHub Enterprise support.

  1. Navigate to git-lfs.github.com and click Download.
  2. On your computer, locate the downloaded file.
  3. Unzip the zip file and double click on the file called install.shinstall.shinstall.batinstall.sh.

  4. Open TerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  5. Verify that the installation was successful:

    git lfs install
git lfs initialized

  6. If you don't see a message indicating that git lfs install was successful, please contact your GitHub Enterprise site administrator. Be sure to include the name of your operating system.

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