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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--local] [--incremental] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>]
[--revs [--unpacked | --all]] [--keep-pack=<pack-name>]
[--stdout [--filter=<filter-spec>] | base-name]
- [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] < object-list
+ [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] [--sparse] < object-list
DESCRIPTION
@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ depth is 4095.
Add --no-reuse-object if you want to force a uniform compression
level on all data no matter the source.
+--sparse::
+ Use the "sparse" algorithm to determine which objects to include in
+ the pack, when combined with the "--revs" option. This algorithm
+ only walks trees that appear in paths that introduce new objects.
+ This can have significant performance benefits when computing
+ a pack to send a small change. However, it is possible that extra
+ objects are added to the pack-file if the included commits contain
+ certain types of direct renames.
+
--thin::
Create a "thin" pack by omitting the common objects between a
sender and a receiver in order to reduce network transfer. This