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@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ pack.useSparse::
commits contain certain types of direct renames. Default is
`true`.
+pack.preferBitmapTips::
+ When selecting which commits will receive bitmaps, prefer a
+ commit at the tip of any reference that is a suffix of any value
+ of this configuration over any other commits in the "selection
+ window".
++
+Note that setting this configuration to `refs/foo` does not mean that
+the commits at the tips of `refs/foo/bar` and `refs/foo/baz` will
+necessarily be selected. This is because commits are selected for
+bitmaps from within a series of windows of variable length.
++
+If a commit at the tip of any reference which is a suffix of any value
+of this configuration is seen in a window, it is immediately given
+preference over any other commit in that window.
+
pack.writeBitmaps (deprecated)::
This is a deprecated synonym for `repack.writeBitmaps`.
@@ -133,3 +148,10 @@ pack.writeBitmapHashCache::
between an older, bitmapped pack and objects that have been
pushed since the last gc). The downside is that it consumes 4
bytes per object of disk space. Defaults to true.
+
+pack.writeReverseIndex::
+ When true, git will write a corresponding .rev file (see:
+ link:../technical/pack-format.html[Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt])
+ for each new packfile that it writes in all places except for
+ linkgit:git-fast-import[1] and in the bulk checkin mechanism.
+ Defaults to false.