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diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index d6de4a008c..dfc09d93d8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ may not support it yet. Only meaningful with `--stdin` or `--index-info`; paths are separated with NUL character instead of LF. +--split-index:: +--no-split-index:: + Enable or disable split index mode. If enabled, the index is + split into two files, $GIT_DIR/index and $GIT_DIR/sharedindex.<SHA-1>. + Changes are accumulated in $GIT_DIR/index while the shared + index file contains all index entries stays unchanged. If + split-index mode is already enabled and `--split-index` is + given again, all changes in $GIT_DIR/index are pushed back to + the shared index file. This mode is designed for very large + indexes that take a signficant amount of time to read or write. + \--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. |