I just updated and noticed some more 'get/hit' lines, repeated the command and there are now only 'hit'. Can anyone explain this process a bit? My apologies if this is a dumb question.
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Linux check the file online, and check for change compared to the local file on your computer, if there is a change, then it GET (download) the whole new file, as you can see in the first command!
thank you for the explanation