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| author |  Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> | 2009-06-09 18:15:47 +0200 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2009-06-09 23:47:49 -0700 |
| commit | 9a8531eeba5053281e14ef14e6beb019ce17f07e (patch) | |
| tree | 12e12d7a36ec3b2a0fcb9f47cb6373be429557e4 | |
| parent | Merge branch 'maint' (diff) | |
| download | tgif-9a8531eeba5053281e14ef14e6beb019ce17f07e.tar.xz | |
git-repack.txt: Clarify implications of -a for dumb protocols
The current text makes some users feel uneasy, worrying whether
'-a' could lead to corrupt repositories. Clarify that '-a'
may lead to performance issues only for dumb protocols.
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Helped-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-repack.txt | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index aaa8852629..c9257a10c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ OPTIONS Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, pack everything referenced into a single pack. Especially useful when packing a repository that is used - for private development and there is no need to worry - about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use + for private development. Use with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune` leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as dangling. ++ +Note that users fetching over dumb protocols will have to fetch the +whole new pack in order to get any contained object, no matter how many +other objects in that pack they already have locally. -A:: Same as `-a`, unless '-d' is used. Then any unreachable |