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diff --git a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt index 642d9ac5b7..ffd601bc17 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] [--[no-]progress] <subcommand> +'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] [--[no-]progress] + [--preferred-pack=<pack>] <subcommand> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -30,7 +31,16 @@ OPTIONS The following subcommands are available: write:: - Write a new MIDX file. + Write a new MIDX file. The following options are available for + the `write` sub-command: ++ +-- + --preferred-pack=<pack>:: + Optionally specify the tie-breaking pack used when + multiple packs contain the same object. If not given, + ties are broken in favor of the pack with the lowest + mtime. +-- verify:: Verify the contents of the MIDX file. @@ -51,11 +61,15 @@ repack:: 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. + total expected size at least the batch size, or all pack-files + are considered. If only one pack-file is selected, 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. ++ +If `repack.packKeptObjects` is `false`, then any pack-files with an +associated `.keep` file will not be selected for the batch to repack. EXAMPLES |