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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt index 0e1ffb2427..9ce3c473ae 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ GIT pack format which looks like this: (undeltified representation) - n-byte type and length (4-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) + n-byte type and length (3-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) compressed data (deltified representation) - n-byte type and length (4-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) + n-byte type and length (3-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) 20-byte base object name compressed delta data @@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ trailer | | packfile checksum | Pack file entry: <+ packed object header: - 1-byte type (upper 4-bit) + 1-byte size extension bit (MSB) + type (next 3 bit) size0 (lower 4-bit) n-byte sizeN (as long as MSB is set, each 7-bit) size0..sizeN form 4+7+7+..+7 bit integer, size0 - is the most significant part. + is the least significant part, and sizeN is the + most significant part. packed object data: If it is not DELTA, then deflated bytes (the size above is the size before compression). |