Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Sorry, this one slipped through the cracks. Here's a re-roll addressing > your comments. > ... >> - In the context of "pack-objects", the name "--honor-pack-keep" >> makes sense; it is understood that pack-objects will _not_ remove >> kept packfile, so "honoring" can only mean "do not attempt to >> pick objects out of kept packs to add to the pack being >> generated." and there is no room for --no-honor-pack-keep to be >> mistaken as "you canremove the ones marked to be kept after >> saving the still-used objects in it away." >> >> But does the same name make sense in the context of "repack"? > > I think the distinction you are making is to capture the second second > from the docs: > > If set to false, include objects in `.keep` files when repacking via > `git repack`. Note that we still do not delete `.keep` packs after > `pack-objects` finishes. > > The best name I could come up with is "--pack-keep-objects", since that > is literally what it is doing. I'm not wild about the name because it is > easy to read "keep" as a verb (and "pack" as a noun). I think it's OK, > but suggestions are welcome. pack-kept-objects then? -- 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