git rev-list --quiet is slow in a large repo · Issue #3604 · pre-commit/pre-commit · GitHub

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git rev-list --quiet takes 5 seconds in our repo. Please replace it with git cat-file -e .

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4.5.0

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(sadly I can't share)

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use git cat-file -e instead of git rev-list in _rev_exists

chore: Update pre-commit hooks

git rev-list --quiet is slow in a large repo · Issue #3604 · pre-commit/pre-commit · GitHub

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asottile commented on Dec 26, 2025

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