git-lfs-transfer

git lfs transfer [options]

git lfs transfer is a low-level Git LFS protocol helper that implements the pure-SSH transfer protocol introduced in Git LFS 3.0. When a Git LFS server is reached over git+ssh://, the LFS client invokes git lfs transfer on the remote shell to negotiate batch requests, exchange OIDs, and stream object content over the SSH channel — bypassing the HTTP-based "ssh-as-auth" flow used by older LFS deployments.Direct invocation is rare; users normally interact with the protocol indirectly through git lfs push, git lfs pull, git lfs fetch, or any operation that materialises LFS objects.

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Internal helper — invoked by Git LFS over an SSH connection, not by users directly. Requires both client and server to support the pure-SSH transfer protocol (Git LFS ≥ 3.0 on both sides).

git lfs transfer is part of Git LFS, implementing the transfer protocol for large file synchronization.

git-lfs(1), git(1)