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  "id": "git/lfs-pointer-instead-of-content",
  "signature": "error: 'file.bin' is a pointer file, not the actual content. Did you forget to run 'git lfs pull'?",
  "signature_zh": "错误：'file.bin'是一个指针文件，不是实际内容。您是否忘记运行'git lfs pull'？",
  "regex": "error:\\s+'[^']+'\\s+is\\s+a\\s+pointer\\s+file,\\s+not\\s+the\\s+actual\\s+content",
  "domain": "git",
  "category": "runtime_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "A file tracked by Git LFS was cloned without LFS installed or enabled, leaving only the pointer file instead of the actual binary content.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "Git LFS跟踪的文件在没有安装或启用LFS的情况下克隆，只留下了指针文件而没有实际的二进制内容",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "git-lfs 3.4.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "git-lfs 3.5.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "git-lfs 3.6.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
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  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Manually deleting the file and re-cloning without installing LFS",
      "why_fails": "Without LFS installed, the same pointer file will be created again",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Running 'git checkout -- file.bin' thinking it will fetch the content",
      "why_fails": "Checkout only restores the pointer file from the index, not the LFS content",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Install Git LFS and pull the content: git lfs install && git lfs pull",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Install Git LFS and pull the content: git lfs install && git lfs pull",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If LFS is already installed, re-clone with LFS: git lfs clone https://github.com/user/repo.git",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "If LFS is already installed, re-clone with LFS: git lfs clone https://github.com/user/repo.git",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Install Git LFS and pull the content: git lfs install && git lfs pull",
    "If LFS is already installed, re-clone with LFS: git lfs clone https://github.com/user/repo.git"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Troubleshooting",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.86,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.92,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-04-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}