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diff --git a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt index 6186c4c936..233b2b7862 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt @@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ expire:: have no objects referenced by the MIDX. Rewrite the MIDX file afterward to remove all references to these pack-files. +repack:: + Create a new pack-file containing objects in small pack-files + referenced by the multi-pack-index. If the size given by the + `--batch-size=<size>` argument is zero, then create a pack + containing all objects referenced by the multi-pack-index. For + a non-zero batch size, Select the pack-files by examining packs + from oldest-to-newest, computing the "expected size" by counting + the number of objects in the pack referenced by the + multi-pack-index, then divide by the total number of objects in + the pack and multiply by the pack size. We select packs with + expected size below the batch size until the set of packs have + total expected size at least the batch size. If the total size + does not reach the batch size, then do nothing. If a new pack- + file is created, rewrite the multi-pack-index to reference the + new pack-file. A later run of 'git multi-pack-index expire' will + delete the pack-files that were part of this batch. + EXAMPLES -------- |