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diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index e0a87029cd..929869b0a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git update-index' [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace] [--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing] - [(--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>)...] + [(--cacheinfo <mode>,<object>,<file>)...] [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--[no-]assume-unchanged] [--[no-]skip-worktree] @@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ OPTIONS --ignore-missing:: Ignores missing files during a --refresh +--cacheinfo <mode>,<object>,<path>:: --cacheinfo <mode> <object> <path>:: - Directly insert the specified info into the index. + Directly insert the specified info into the index. For + backward compatibility, you can also give these three + arguments as three separate parameters, but new users are + encouraged to use a single-parameter form. --index-info:: Read index information from stdin. @@ -157,6 +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 $GIT_DIR/index are pushed back to + the shared index file. This mode is designed for very large + indexes that take a significant amount of time to read or write. + \--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. @@ -187,7 +202,7 @@ merging. To pretend you have a file with mode and sha1 at path, say: ---------------- -$ git update-index --cacheinfo mode sha1 path +$ git update-index --cacheinfo <mode>,<sha1>,<path> ---------------- '--info-only' is used to register files without placing them in the object |