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This option specifies how missing objects are handled.
+
The form '--missing=error' requests that pack-objects stop with an error if
-a missing object is encountered. This is the default action.
+a missing object is encountered. If the repository is a partial clone, an
+attempt to fetch missing objects will be made before declaring them missing.
+This is the default action.
+
The form '--missing=allow-any' will allow object traversal to continue
-if a missing object is encountered. Missing objects will silently be
-omitted from the results.
+if a missing object is encountered. No fetch of a missing object will occur.
+Missing objects will silently be omitted from the results.
+
The form '--missing=allow-promisor' is like 'allow-any', but will only
allow object traversal to continue for EXPECTED promisor missing objects.
-Unexpected missing object will raise an error.
+No fetch of a missing object will occur. An unexpected missing object will
+raise an error.
--exclude-promisor-objects::
Omit objects that are known to be in the promisor remote. (This