From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:41:15 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: doc: reference the github mirror in docs
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doc: reference the github mirror in docs

The github mirror is a common interaction point
for issues and pull requests, so reference it in README and HACKING.
Also update the current size of the repo to be more accurate.

Addresses issue #318
---

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 90d1544b2..241a862f2 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ a copy of the latest with this command:
     git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git
     cd coreutils
 
-That downloads the entire repository, including revision control history
-dating back to 1991.  The repository (the part you download, and which
-resides in coreutils/.git) currently weighs in at about 30MB.  So you
-don't want to download it more often than necessary.  Once downloaded,
-you can get incremental updates by running one of these commands from
-inside your new coreutils/ directory:
+You can also interact with the project through the github mirror at:
+
+    https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils
+
+The entire repository, including revision control history
+dating back to 1991, currently weighs in at about 50MB.
+So you don't want to download it more often than necessary.
+Once downloaded, you can get incremental updates by running one of these commands
+from inside your new coreutils/ directory:
 
 If you have made *no* changes:
     git pull
diff --git a/README b/README
index 424e3f064..f03aecdb9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ note that the range specifies every single year in that closed interval.
 
 Please see the file COPYING for copying conditions.
 
+You can also interact with the project through the github mirror at:
+https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils
+
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