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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt | 14 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt index 173ee232f2..e44d821c7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt @@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line. complete list, outputs a blank line. 'fetch' <sha1> <name>:: - Fetches the given object, writing the necessary objects to the - database. Outputs a blank line when the fetch is - complete. Only objects which were reported in the ref list - with a sha1 may be fetched this way. + Fetches the given object, writing the necessary objects + to the database. Fetch commands are sent in a batch, one + per line, and the batch is terminated with a blank line. + Outputs a single blank line when all fetch commands in the + same batch are complete. Only objects which were reported + in the ref list with a sha1 may be fetched this way. ++ +Optionally may output a 'lock <file>' line indicating a file under +GIT_DIR/objects/pack which is keeping a pack until refs can be +suitably updated. + Supported if the helper has the "fetch" capability. |