The error message `git: 'lfs' is not a git command.` indicates that Git Large File Storage (LFS), which is an extension to Git for managing large files, is not currently installed or recognized in your Git environment. The reason for Git suggesting that the most similar command is `log` is simply because it is trying to match the unrecognized command with existing Git commands, although in this case it's not helpful as `log` and `lfs` are unrelated commands. Git LFS is particularly useful when you need to track large binary files, such as audio samples, videos, datasets, or high-resolution images, which can otherwise quickly increase the size of your repository. Here's how you can resolve this issue and start using Git LFS: 1. **Install Git LFS**: You need to install Git LFS separately as it's not bundled with Git. You can download it from its official website or use a package manager to install it. On macOS, you can use Homebrew: ``` brew install git-lfs ``` On Ubuntu/Linux, you can use apt: ``` sudo apt-get install git-lfs ``` On Windows, you can download the installer from the Git LFS website or use a package manager like Chocolatey: ``` choco install git-lfs ``` 2. **Initialize Git LFS**: After installation, you need to set up Git LFS in your repository. You can do this by running the following command within your repository: ``` git lfs install ``` This command will add the necessary hooks to your git environment that support Git LFS. 3. **Track large files with Git LFS**: You can now start tracking large files with Git LFS. Doing so is as simple as specifying the file types you want to track using `git lfs track` command followed by a file pattern. For example: ``` git lfs track "*.psd" ``` This command will track all files with the `.psd` extension using Git LFS. 4. **Add and Commit**: After tracking the files, you must add and commit them as you normally would with Git: ``` git add .gitattributes git commit -m "Track large files with Git LFS" ``` 5. **Push to Remote**: When you push to the remote repository after implementing LFS, Git will transfer the LFS-tracked files appropriately: ``` git push origin main ``` Remember that if you're collaborating with others, each contributor will need to have Git LFS installed and set up in their local development environment to handle large files correctly. Additionally, some services that host Git repositories (like GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.) may have specific data usage policies or additional steps for using LFS, so you should check their documentation if you're using one of those services. Lastly, for the changes you make to be enduringly useful, once you've implemented Git LFS, document the setup in your project's README or contribution guidelines. This will ensure that future contributors or users of your repository understand that it uses Git LFS and know how to work with it.