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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt index dececb79d7..624470e198 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-commit-graph(1) NAME ---- -git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files +git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit-graph files SYNOPSIS @@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Manage the serialized commit graph file. +Manage the serialized commit-graph file. OPTIONS ------- --object-dir:: - Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph + Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit-graph file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate - that only has the objects directory, not a full .git directory. The - commit graph file is expected to be at <dir>/info/commit-graph and - the packfiles are expected to be in <dir>/pack. + that only has the objects directory, not a full `.git` directory. The + commit-graph file is expected to be at `<dir>/info/commit-graph` and + the packfiles are expected to be in `<dir>/pack`. COMMANDS -------- 'write':: -Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles. +Write a commit-graph file based on the commits found in packfiles. + With the `--stdin-packs` option, generate the new commit graph by walking objects only in the specified pack-indexes. (Cannot be combined @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ existing commit-graph file. 'read':: -Read a graph file given by the commit-graph file and output basic -details about the graph file. Used for debugging purposes. +Read the commit-graph file and output basic details about it. +Used for debugging purposes. 'verify':: @@ -66,27 +66,28 @@ database. Used to check for corrupted data. EXAMPLES -------- -* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local .git folder. +* Write a commit-graph file for the packed commits in your local `.git` + directory. + ------------------------------------------------ $ git commit-graph write ------------------------------------------------ -* Write a graph file, extending the current graph file using commits -* in <pack-index>. +* Write a commit-graph file, extending the current commit-graph file + using commits in `<pack-index>`. + ------------------------------------------------ $ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs ------------------------------------------------ -* Write a graph file containing all reachable commits. +* Write a commit-graph file containing all reachable commits. + ------------------------------------------------ $ git show-ref -s | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits ------------------------------------------------ -* Write a graph file containing all commits in the current -* commit-graph file along with those reachable from HEAD. +* Write a commit-graph file containing all commits in the current + commit-graph file along with those reachable from `HEAD`. + ------------------------------------------------ $ git rev-parse HEAD | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append |