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[git.git] / Documentation / git-pack-objects.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
index d18259d93fe1daf1785f373b475add8ff9d2f213..74cc7c1cb831c700c14406f6e306e7a3002054d2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ base-name::
 --revs::
        Read the revision arguments from the standard input, instead of
        individual object names.  The revision arguments are processed
-       the same way as gitlink:git-rev-list[1] with `--objects` flag
+       the same way as linkgit:git-rev-list[1] with `--objects` flag
        uses its `commit` arguments to build the list of objects it
        outputs.  The objects on the resulting list are packed.
 
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ base-name::
        length, this option typically shrinks the resulting
        packfile by 3-5 per-cent.
 
+--threads=<n>::
+       Specifies the number of threads to spawn when searching for best
+       delta matches.  This requires that pack-objects be compiled with
+       pthreads otherwise this option is ignored with a warning.
+       This is meant to reduce packing time on multiprocessor machines.
+       The required amount of memory for the delta search window is
+       however multiplied by the number of threads.
+
 --index-version=<version>[,<offset>]::
        This is intended to be used by the test suite only. It allows
        to force the version for the generated pack index, and to force
@@ -185,10 +193,10 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano
 
 See Also
 --------
-gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
-gitlink:git-repack[1]
-gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
+linkgit:git-rev-list[1]
+linkgit:git-repack[1]
+linkgit:git-prune-packed[1]
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite