Added some simple pull requests to get this going:

• https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-client-plugin/pull/206
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin/pull/414

I set up a Mac Mini slave, and installed git-lfs into /usr/local/bin/git
Then I configured the slave to use /usr/local/bin/git instead of /usr/bin/git
It seems to work just fine - LFS files are fetched seamlessly.

See the related discussion in the Git LFS issue tracker https://github.com/github/git-lfs/issues/640

I created some pull requests that fixed a few issues with matthauck's PRs:

• https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-client-plugin/pull/232
• https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin/pull/463

I've added an unauthenticated verification job to my lts-with-plugins docker repository. That job passes with git client plugin PR232 and git plugin PR463.

I've added an authenticated verification job to my private docker repo. That job also passes with git client plugin PR232 and git plugin PR463.

I've added an authenticated verification job with Jenkins pipeline and it fails to checkout with an error. Refer to the comments on git plugin PR463 for the latest status.

Code changed in jenkins
User: Matt Hauck
Path:
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/CheckoutCommand.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/CliGitAPIImpl.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/JGitAPIImpl.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/git-client-plugin/e7ddf98e290de8c38b05807c579359dd1782f7de
Log:
JENKINS-35687 Add simple git lfs support

A pre-release of large file support is being tested now. You can download the git client plugin and the git plugin from the lts-with-plugins branch of my docker instance.

I deeply appreciate comments on the pull request which say "I've installed the pre-release of this plugin and am using it successfully". I also deeply appreciate comments which indicate when a problem has been encountered.

Would it be possible to add support for remotes that are not the default LFS remote URL? It would make it a lot easier for teams that are using a separate LFS repo like Artifactory to create Jenkins jobs.

Adding support for remotes that are not the default LFS remote URL will not be in the initial release.

I don't plan to implement that support, even after the initial release of git LFS because I need to focus on submodule bugs and on authentication bugs once the basic LFS capability has been added.

I'm willing to evaluate pull requests from others that propose to add such support, but I don't see it high enough on my list to do that myself. There are too many open pull requests with good ideas for me to spend much time writing improvements myself.

markewaite Is there a way to change the timeout time for the LFS pull? Currently it is set at 10 minutes, but we need it to be longer for the first pull to finish successfully.

Since the LFS pull is performed by "git checkout", the timeout should be modified by adding the additional behavior "Advanced checkout behaviours" and set the timeout to the value you'd like.

Ah there it is. Thank you for the help!

Code changed in jenkins
User: Mark Waite
Path:
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/CheckoutCommand.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/CliGitAPIImpl.java
src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/JGitAPIImpl.java
src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/gitclient/GitClientTest.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/git-client-plugin/470f1257482e0b04c67fcadcbe66d9b4462d2f84
Log:
Merge pull request #232 from creste/JENKINS-35687

JENKINS-35687 Add simple git lfs support

Compare: https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-client-plugin/compare/9c12a007c5a0...470f1257482e

Code changed in jenkins
User: Matt Hauck
Path:
src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/extensions/impl/GitLFSPull.java
src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/extensions/impl/CheckoutOptionTest.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/git-plugin/a809052a9b8d59975477e52f106383d63b869830
Log:
JENKINS-35687 Add simple git lfs support

Code changed in jenkins
User: Mark Waite
Path:
src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/extensions/impl/GitLFSPull.java
src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/extensions/impl/CheckoutOptionTest.java
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/git-plugin/ae6883b49bb3973e6139b666b7cea81464317274
Log:
Merge pull request #463 from creste/JENKINS-35687

JENKINS-35687 Add simple git lfs support

Compare: https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin/compare/7fb16cbe8ff5...ae6883b49bb3

This can probably be marked as Resolved fixed now?

Not yet. I still need to release the git-plugin that includes the fix. I hope to do that within the next 24 hours.

Ah, roger. Just upgraded and realized it wasn't there yet, haha.

Git plugin 3.1.0 released on 4 Mar 2017 now includes support for command line git large file support.

markewaite that's a wonderful job for supporting git LFS, thanks a lot!

Is there a way I can use it with pipelines? I've been trying to find examples and/or documentation with no luck. 

The "pipeline syntax" link on most pipeline job pages will present a dropdown of pipeline steps.  One of those is "checkout".  Inside that "checkout" step, you can select git as the source control system, then add the "Additional Behaviour" for Git LFS pull.

If you prefer to read a script example, refer to the Jenkinsfile in my jenkins-bugs repo. That shows an example using GitLFSPull in a pipeline definition.