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diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt index 71ce557..1235416 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ git-index-pack - Build pack index file for an existing packed archive SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-index-pack' [-o <index-file>] <pack-file> +'git-index-pack' [-v] [-o <index-file>] <pack-file> +'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>] [<pack-file>] DESCRIPTION @@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ objects/pack/ directory of a git repository. OPTIONS ------- +-v:: + Be verbose about what is going on, including progress status. + -o <index-file>:: Write the generated pack index into the specified file. Without this option the name of pack index @@ -29,6 +33,41 @@ OPTIONS fails if the name of packed archive does not end with .pack). +--stdin:: + When this flag is provided, the pack is read from stdin + instead and a copy is then written to <pack-file>. If + <pack-file> is not specified, the pack is written to + objects/pack/ directory of the current git repository with + a default name determined from the pack content. If + <pack-file> is not specified consider using --keep to + prevent a race condition between this process and + gitlink::git-repack[1] . + +--fix-thin:: + It is possible for gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] to build + "thin" pack, which records objects in deltified form based on + objects not included in the pack to reduce network traffic. + Those objects are expected to be present on the receiving end + and they must be included in the pack for that pack to be self + contained and indexable. Without this option any attempt to + index a thin pack will fail. This option only makes sense in + conjunction with --stdin. + +--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. + Author ------ |