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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/asciidoc.conf | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 22 |
2 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf index 10c1a151a4..40d43b78ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf +++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ # the command. [attributes] +asterisk=* plus=+ caret=^ startsb=[ diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 6966384cef..561ff645f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -945,9 +945,17 @@ pack.indexVersion:: legacy pack index used by Git versions prior to 1.5.2, and 2 for the new pack index with capabilities for packs larger than 4 GB as well as proper protection against the repacking of corrupted - packs. Version 2 is selected and this config option ignored - whenever the corresponding pack is larger than 2 GB. Otherwise - the default is 1. + packs. Version 2 is the default. Note that version 2 is enforced + and this config option ignored whenever the corresponding pack is + larger than 2 GB. ++ +If you have an old git that does not understand the version 2 `{asterisk}.idx` file, +cloning or fetching over a non native protocol (e.g. "http" and "rsync") +that will copy both `{asterisk}.pack` file and corresponding `{asterisk}.idx` file from the +other side may give you a repository that cannot be accessed with your +older version of git. If the `{asterisk}.pack` file is smaller than 2 GB, however, +you can use linkgit:git-index-pack[1] on the *.pack file to regenerate +the `{asterisk}.idx` file. pack.packSizeLimit:: The default maximum size of a pack. This setting only affects @@ -1004,8 +1012,12 @@ remotes.<group>:: <group>". See linkgit:git-remote[1]. repack.usedeltabaseoffset:: - Allow linkgit:git-repack[1] to create packs that uses - delta-base offset. Defaults to false. + By default, linkgit:git-repack[1] creates packs that use + delta-base offset. If you need to share your repository with + git older than version 1.4.4, either directly or via a dumb + protocol such as http, then you need to set this option to + "false" and repack. Access from old git versions over the + native protocol are unaffected by this option. showbranch.default:: The default set of branches for linkgit:git-show-branch[1]. |