Merge branch 'lh/submodule'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-repack.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index 0fa47e3b018815ffa9de23725737fe2b599eaead..c33a512ffb0bfaef8c920ecff7c2630d2eabf0b9 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ git-repack(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of
-objects into pack files.
+git-repack - Pack unpacked objects in a repository
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ OPTIONS
        Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
        pack everything available into a single pack.
        Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
-       for a private development and there no need to worry
-       about people fetching via dumb protocols from it.  Use
-       with '-d'.
+       for private development and there is no need to worry
+       about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols
+       from it.  Use with '-d'.
 
 -d::
        After packing, if the newly created packs make some
@@ -64,7 +63,12 @@ OPTIONS
        space. `--depth` limits the maximum delta depth; making it too deep
        affects the performance on the unpacker side, because delta data needs
        to be applied that many times to get to the necessary object.
-       The default value for both --window and --depth is 10.
+       The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 50.
+
+--max-pack-size=<n>::
+       Maximum size of each output packfile, expressed in MiB.
+       If specified,  multiple packfiles may be created.
+       The default is unlimited.
 
 
 Configuration
@@ -97,4 +101,3 @@ gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-