X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-repack.txt;h=aaa88526291a26db55c7ebb0833faefda9c7e5a4;hb=3a882d9696ba2ba46adc107b92b4721e59bb60b4;hp=0d72e83023328f23e742a7a59309a43a796a87d1;hpb=7d3580d74c6d801419dd91416f9a81750b7d4e2c;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 0d72e8302..aaa885262 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -38,41 +38,40 @@ OPTIONS dangling. -A:: - Same as `-a`, but any unreachable objects in a previous - pack become loose, unpacked objects, instead of being - left in the old pack. Unreachable objects are never - intentionally added to a pack, even when repacking. - When used with '-d', this option - prevents unreachable objects from being immediately + Same as `-a`, unless '-d' is used. Then any unreachable + objects in a previous pack become loose, unpacked objects, + instead of being left in the old pack. Unreachable objects + are never intentionally added to a pack, even when repacking. + This option prevents unreachable objects from being immediately deleted by way of being left in the old pack and then removed. Instead, the loose unreachable objects will be pruned according to normal expiry rules - with the next `git-gc` invocation. See linkgit:git-gc[1]. + with the next 'git-gc' invocation. See linkgit:git-gc[1]. -d:: After packing, if the newly created packs make some existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs. - Also run `git-prune-packed` to remove redundant + Also run 'git-prune-packed' to remove redundant loose object files. -l:: - Pass the `--local` option to `git-pack-objects`. See + Pass the `--local` option to 'git-pack-objects'. See linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. -f:: - Pass the `--no-reuse-delta` option to `git-pack-objects`. See + Pass the `--no-reuse-object` option to `git-pack-objects`, see linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. -q:: - Pass the `-q` option to `git-pack-objects`. See + Pass the `-q` option to 'git-pack-objects'. See linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. -n:: Do not update the server information with - `git-update-server-info`. This option skips + 'git-update-server-info'. This option skips updating local catalog files needed to publish this repository (or a direct copy of it) - over HTTP or FTP. See gitlink:git-update-server-info[1]. + over HTTP or FTP. See linkgit:git-update-server-info[1]. --window=[N]:: --depth=[N]:: @@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ Configuration When configuration variable `repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset` is set for the repository, the command passes `--delta-base-offset` -option to `git-pack-objects`; this typically results in slightly +option to 'git-pack-objects'; this typically results in slightly smaller packs, but the generated packs are incompatible with versions of git older than (and including) v1.4.3; do not set the variable in a repository that older version of git needs to