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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index ef310f362e..7183fb498f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-repack - Pack unpacked objects in a repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git repack' [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-F] [-l] [-n] [-q] [-b] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] [--threads=<n>] [--keep-pack=<pack-name>] +'git repack' [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-F] [-l] [-n] [-q] [-b] [-m] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] [--threads=<n>] [--keep-pack=<pack-name>] [--write-midx] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -121,15 +121,18 @@ depth is 4095. If specified, multiple packfiles may be created, which also prevents the creation of a bitmap index. The default is unlimited, unless the config variable - `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. + `pack.packSizeLimit` is set. Note that this option may result in + a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in + `pack.packSizeLimit`. -b:: --write-bitmap-index:: Write a reachability bitmap index as part of the repack. This - only makes sense when used with `-a` or `-A`, as the bitmaps + only makes sense when used with `-a`, `-A` or `-m`, as the bitmaps must be able to refer to all reachable objects. This option - overrides the setting of `repack.writeBitmaps`. This option - has no effect if multiple packfiles are created. + overrides the setting of `repack.writeBitmaps`. This option + has no effect if multiple packfiles are created, unless writing a + MIDX (in which case a multi-pack bitmap is created). --pack-kept-objects:: Include objects in `.keep` files when repacking. Note that we @@ -187,6 +190,15 @@ this "roll-up", without respect to their reachability. This is subject to change in the future. This option (implying a drastically different repack mode) is not guaranteed to work with all other combinations of option to `git repack`. ++ +When writing a multi-pack bitmap, `git repack` selects the largest resulting +pack as the preferred pack for object selection by the MIDX (see +linkgit:git-multi-pack-index[1]). + +-m:: +--write-midx:: + Write a multi-pack index (see linkgit:git-multi-pack-index[1]) + containing the non-redundant packs. CONFIGURATION ------------- |