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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt index 96d2fc589f..1faa949bf6 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt @@ -274,6 +274,26 @@ Pack file entry: <+ Index checksum of all of the above. +== pack-*.rev files have the format: + + - A 4-byte magic number '0x52494458' ('RIDX'). + + - A 4-byte version identifier (= 1). + + - A 4-byte hash function identifier (= 1 for SHA-1, 2 for SHA-256). + + - A table of index positions (one per packed object, num_objects in + total, each a 4-byte unsigned integer in network order), sorted by + their corresponding offsets in the packfile. + + - A trailer, containing a: + + checksum of the corresponding packfile, and + + a checksum of all of the above. + +All 4-byte numbers are in network order. + == multi-pack-index (MIDX) files have the following format: The multi-pack-index files refer to multiple pack-files and loose objects. @@ -316,6 +336,9 @@ CHUNK LOOKUP: (Chunks are provided in file-order, so you can infer the length using the next chunk position if necessary.) + The CHUNK LOOKUP matches the table of contents from + link:technical/chunk-format.html[the chunk-based file format]. + The remaining data in the body is described one chunk at a time, and these chunks may be given in any order. Chunks are required unless otherwise specified. |