Shawn Pearce wrote: > +--keep:: > + Before moving the index into its final destination > + create an empty .keep file for the associated pack file. > + This option is usually necessary with --stdin to prevent a > + simultaneous gitlink:git-repack[1] process from deleting > + the newly constructed pack and index before refs can be > + updated to use objects contained in the pack. > + > +--keep='why':: > + Like --keep create a .keep file before moving the index into > + its final destination, but rather than creating an empty file > + place 'why' followed by an LF into the .keep file. The 'why' > + message can later be searched for within all .keep files to > + locate any which have outlived their usefulness. Wouldn't it be better to use 'git-index-pack', perhaps with source URL if possible, as the default 'why'? -- Jakub Narebski Warsaw, Poland ShadeHawk on #git - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html