--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# check for whether we see a .git folder.
+if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
+ echo This script needs to run in the directory where a git repository lives,
+ echo but we do not see a .git directory here.
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# makes git checkouts not be as intensive on the server.
+git config --global pack.windowMemory "100m"
+git config --global pack.SizeLimit "100m"
+git config --global pack.threads "1"
+
+