The `expire` sub-command of `git multi-pack-index` will never expire `.keep` packs, regardless of whether or not any of their objects were selected in the MIDX. This has always been the case since 19575c7c8e (multi-pack-index: implement 'expire' subcommand, 2019-06-10), which came after cff9711616 (multi-pack-index: prepare for 'expire' subcommand, 2019-06-10), when this documentation was originally written. Signed-off-by: Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt index b4a2378cd8..11e6dc53e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt @@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ verify:: expire:: Delete the pack-files that are tracked by the MIDX file, but - have no objects referenced by the MIDX. Rewrite the MIDX file - afterward to remove all references to these pack-files. + have no objects referenced by the MIDX (with the exception of + `.keep` packs). Rewrite the MIDX file afterward to remove all + references to these pack-files. repack:: Create a new pack-file containing objects in small pack-files -- 2.37.0.1.g1379af2e9d
