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diff --git a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3696506 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt @@ -0,0 +1,138 @@ +git-multi-pack-index(1) +======================= + +NAME +---- +git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] [--[no-]bitmap] <sub-command> + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file. + +OPTIONS +------- + +--object-dir=<dir>:: + Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check + `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index` for the current MIDX file, and + `<dir>/packs` for the pack-files to index. ++ +`<dir>` must be an alternate of the current repository. + +--[no-]progress:: + Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified, progress is + shown if standard error is connected to a terminal. Supported by + sub-commands `write`, `verify`, `expire`, and `repack. + +The following subcommands are available: + +write:: + Write a new MIDX file. The following options are available for + the `write` sub-command: ++ +-- + --preferred-pack=<pack>:: + Optionally specify the tie-breaking pack used when + multiple packs contain the same object. `<pack>` must + contain at least one object. If not given, ties are + broken in favor of the pack with the lowest mtime. + + --[no-]bitmap:: + Control whether or not a multi-pack bitmap is written. + + --stdin-packs:: + Write a multi-pack index containing only the set of + line-delimited pack index basenames provided over stdin. + + --refs-snapshot=<path>:: + With `--bitmap`, optionally specify a file which + contains a "refs snapshot" taken prior to repacking. ++ +A reference snapshot is composed of line-delimited OIDs corresponding to +the reference tips, usually taken by `git repack` prior to generating a +new pack. A line may optionally start with a `+` character to indicate +that the reference which corresponds to that OID is "preferred" (see +linkgit:git-config[1]'s `pack.preferBitmapTips`.) ++ +The file given at `<path>` is expected to be readable, and can contain +duplicates. (If a given OID is given more than once, it is marked as +preferred if at least one instance of it begins with the special `+` +marker). +-- + +verify:: + Verify the contents of the MIDX file. + +expire:: + Delete the pack-files that are tracked by the MIDX file, but + have no objects referenced by the MIDX (with the exception of + `.keep` packs and cruft packs). Rewrite the MIDX file afterward + to remove all references to these pack-files. + +repack:: + Create a new pack-file containing objects in small pack-files + referenced by the multi-pack-index. If the size given by the + `--batch-size=<size>` argument is zero, then create a pack + containing all objects referenced by the multi-pack-index. For + a non-zero batch size, Select the pack-files by examining packs + from oldest-to-newest, computing the "expected size" by counting + the number of objects in the pack referenced by the + multi-pack-index, then divide by the total number of objects in + the pack and multiply by the pack size. We select packs with + expected size below the batch size until the set of packs have + total expected size at least the batch size, or all pack-files + are considered. If only one pack-file is selected, then do + nothing. If a new pack-file is created, rewrite the + multi-pack-index to reference the new pack-file. A later run of + 'git multi-pack-index expire' will delete the pack-files that + were part of this batch. ++ +If `repack.packKeptObjects` is `false`, then any pack-files with an +associated `.keep` file will not be selected for the batch to repack. + + +EXAMPLES +-------- + +* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current `.git` directory. ++ +----------------------------------------------- +$ git multi-pack-index write +----------------------------------------------- + +* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current `.git` directory with a +corresponding bitmap. ++ +------------------------------------------------------------- +$ git multi-pack-index write --preferred-pack=<pack> --bitmap +------------------------------------------------------------- + +* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store. ++ +----------------------------------------------- +$ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write +----------------------------------------------- + +* Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current `.git` directory. ++ +----------------------------------------------- +$ git multi-pack-index verify +----------------------------------------------- + + +SEE ALSO +-------- +See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[The Multi-Pack-Index Design +Document] and linkgit:gitformat-pack[5] for more information on the +multi-pack-index feature and its file format. + + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |