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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 0c03eecff9..26afe6ed54 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. out of memory with a large window, but still be able to take advantage of the large window for the smaller objects. The size can be suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". - `--window-memory=0` makes memory usage unlimited, which is the - default. + `--window-memory=0` makes memory usage unlimited. The default + is taken from the `pack.windowMemory` configuration variable. + Note that the actual memory usage will be the limit multiplied + by the number of threads used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. --max-pack-size=<n>:: Maximum size of each output pack file. The size can be suffixed with @@ -128,6 +130,19 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. with `-b` or `repack.writeBitmaps`, as it ensures that the bitmapped packfile has the necessary objects. +--unpack-unreachable=<when>:: + When loosening unreachable objects, do not bother loosening any + objects older than `<when>`. This can be used to optimize out + the write of any objects that would be immediately pruned by + a follow-up `git prune`. + +-k:: +--keep-unreachable:: + When used with `-ad`, any unreachable objects from existing + packs will be appended to the end of the packfile instead of + being removed. In addition, any unreachable loose objects will + be packed (and their loose counterparts removed). + Configuration ------------- |