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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-update-index.txt | 43 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 5e5c2ae5fb..eccc012672 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ core.trustctime:: crawlers and some backup systems). See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. True by default. +core.splitIndex:: + If true, the split-index feature of the index will be used. + See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. False by default. + core.untrackedCache:: Determines what to do about the untracked cache feature of the index. It will be kept, if this variable is unset or set to @@ -2850,6 +2854,31 @@ showbranch.default:: The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. See linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. +splitIndex.maxPercentChange:: + When the split index feature is used, this specifies the + percent of entries the split index can contain compared to the + total number of entries in both the split index and the shared + index before a new shared index is written. + The value should be between 0 and 100. If the value is 0 then + a new shared index is always written, if it is 100 a new + shared index is never written. + By default the value is 20, so a new shared index is written + if the number of entries in the split index would be greater + than 20 percent of the total number of entries. + See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. + +splitIndex.sharedIndexExpire:: + When the split index feature is used, shared index files that + were not modified since the time this variable specifies will + be removed when a new shared index file is created. The value + "now" expires all entries immediately, and "never" suppresses + expiration altogether. + The default value is "2.weeks.ago". + Note that a shared index file is considered modified (for the + purpose of expiration) each time a new split-index file is + either created based on it or read from it. + See linkgit:git-update-index[1]. + status.relativePaths:: By default, linkgit:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index 7386c93162..1579abf3c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -163,14 +163,16 @@ may not support it yet. --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. + Enable or disable split index mode. 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. ++ +These options take effect whatever the value of the `core.splitIndex` +configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]). But a warning is +emitted when the change goes against the configured value, as the +configured value will take effect next time the index is read and this +will remove the intended effect of the option. --untracked-cache:: --no-untracked-cache:: @@ -388,6 +390,31 @@ Although this bit looks similar to assume-unchanged bit, its goal is different from assume-unchanged bit's. Skip-worktree also takes precedence over assume-unchanged bit when both are set. +Split index +----------- + +This mode is designed for repositories with very large indexes, and +aims at reducing the time it takes to repeatedly write these indexes. + +In this mode, the index is split into two files, $GIT_DIR/index and +$GIT_DIR/sharedindex.<SHA-1>. Changes are accumulated in +$GIT_DIR/index, the split index, while the shared index file contains +all index entries and stays unchanged. + +All changes in the split index are pushed back to the shared index +file when the number of entries in the split index reaches a level +specified by the splitIndex.maxPercentChange config variable (see +linkgit:git-config[1]). + +Each time a new shared index file is created, the old shared index +files are deleted if their modification time is older than what is +specified by the splitIndex.sharedIndexExpire config variable (see +linkgit:git-config[1]). + +To avoid deleting a shared index file that is still used, its +modification time is updated to the current time everytime a new split +index based on the shared index file is either created or read from. + Untracked cache --------------- |