What type of file does Git LFS primarily manage?

Git Large File Storage (Git LFS) is specifically designed to handle large files within a Git repository. It accomplishes this by replacing large files, such as videos, audio files, or high-resolution images, with lightweight pointers in the repository. The actual content is stored separately, which enhances performance and keeps the repository size manageable.

Large binary files often exceed the size limits that standard Git handles efficiently, leading to slower operations during cloning, fetching, and pulling. Thus, Git LFS optimizes these actions by allowing repositories to manage large files more effectively.

The other options, like text-based script files, small image files, or configuration files, typically do not require the special handling that Git LFS provides. These types of files are generally smaller and fit well within Git's normal capabilities, lacking the need for the optimizations that Git LFS offers for larger binaries.