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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt index 3215f7bfcd..cab5bdd2ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt @@ -311,7 +311,20 @@ CHUNK DATA: The OIDs for all objects in the MIDX are stored in lexicographic order in this chunk. - (This section intentionally left incomplete.) + Object Offsets (ID: {'O', 'O', 'F', 'F'}) + Stores two 4-byte values for every object. + 1: The pack-int-id for the pack storing this object. + 2: The offset within the pack. + If all offsets are less than 2^31, then the large offset chunk + will not exist and offsets are stored as in IDX v1. + If there is at least one offset value larger than 2^32-1, then + the large offset chunk must exist. If the large offset chunk + exists and the 31st bit is on, then removing that bit reveals + the row in the large offsets containing the 8-byte offset of + this object. + + [Optional] Object Large Offsets (ID: {'L', 'O', 'F', 'F'}) + 8-byte offsets into large packfiles. TRAILER: |