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diff --git a/Documentation/config/pack.txt b/Documentation/config/pack.txt index 3da4ea98e2..c0844d8d8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/pack.txt @@ -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`. |