system_setup/sync_client_software.sh

@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ if [[ ! -z "${REPO_URL}" ]]; then
         else
             # Doing upgrade, discarding all local changes frist (is more save than forced pull)
             echo "Checks have passed, we are now upgrading via git."
-            #Fetch latest Updates and remove all history
-            git fetch origin && git reset --hard origin/${REPO_BRANCH} && git rebase HEAD^
+            #Fetch latest commit only (depth=1), reset working tree, purge old history and untracked files
+            git fetch --depth=1 origin ${REPO_BRANCH} && git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD && git clean -fd && git gc --prune=now --quiet
             if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
                 echo "Error: Failure while updating, will continue as is."
             fi