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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-20 05:14:36 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-20 05:14:36 +0000 |
| commit | 09f61306ecfdf0e532c58460d8d868d50021e7db (patch) | |
| tree | b6f46cb23ce41cddcb6e1320d5c1c4bd5d69e899 /Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt | |
| parent | Adding debian version 1:2.43.0-1. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 1:2.45.1.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt index 284956a..2dcabaf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-pack-refs - Pack heads and tags for efficient repository access SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git pack-refs' [--all] [--no-prune] [--include <pattern>] [--exclude <pattern>] +'git pack-refs' [--all] [--no-prune] [--auto] [--include <pattern>] [--exclude <pattern>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ with many branches of historical interests. The command usually removes loose refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs` hierarchy after packing them. This option tells it not to. +--auto:: + +Pack refs as needed depending on the current state of the ref database. The +behavior depends on the ref format used by the repository and may change in the +future. ++ + - "files": No special handling for `--auto` has been implemented. ++ + - "reftable": Tables are compacted such that they form a geometric + sequence. For two tables N and N+1, where N+1 is newer, this + maintains the property that N is at least twice as big as N+1. Only + tables that violate this property are compacted. + --include <pattern>:: Pack refs based on a `glob(7)` pattern. Repetitions of this option |