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@@ -548,9 +548,13 @@ core.sparseCheckout::
linkgit:git-read-tree[1] for more information.
add.ignore-errors::
+add.ignoreErrors::
Tells 'git add' to continue adding files when some files cannot be
added due to indexing errors. Equivalent to the '--ignore-errors'
- option of linkgit:git-add[1].
+ option of linkgit:git-add[1]. Older versions of git accept only
+ `add.ignore-errors`, which does not follow the usual naming
+ convention for configuration variables. Newer versions of git
+ honor `add.ignoreErrors` as well.
alias.*::
Command aliases for the linkgit:git[1] command wrapper - e.g.
@@ -1466,6 +1470,10 @@ pack.compression::
not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
to level 6)."
++
+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
pack.deltaCacheSize::
The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in