Some minor enhancements to the git-repack manual page. Signed-off-by: Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-repack.txt | 13 ++++++++----- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index c33a512..be8e5f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently -reside in a "pack", into a pack. +reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organise +existing packs into a single, more efficient pack. A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an @@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ OPTIONS -a:: Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, - pack everything available into a single pack. + pack everything referenced into a single pack. Especially useful when packing a repository that is used - for private development and there is no need to worry - about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols - from it. Use with '-d'. + for private development and there no need to worry + about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use + with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune` + leaves behind, but `git fsck-objects --full` shows as + dangling. -d:: After packing, if the newly created packs make some -- 1.5.2.1.1131.g3b90 - 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
