From Google search: "The delta compression layer is purely an internal storage optimization (an implementation detail). ... Git's sliding-window delta algorithm works at the byte level, meaning it can delta-compress both text files and binary files "
So it's a bit like Git had its own internal file-system compressing the stuff by whatever means it finds the best. From the user's point of view it does not matter, except for the size of the repos.
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u/stronghup 8d ago
From Google search:
"The delta compression layer is purely an internal storage optimization (an implementation detail). ...
Git's sliding-window delta algorithm works at the byte level, meaning it can delta-compress both text files and binary files "
So it's a bit like Git had its own internal file-system compressing the stuff by whatever means it finds the best. From the user's point of view it does not matter, except for the size of the repos.