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diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt index af0c262..7fa74b9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt @@ -9,17 +9,18 @@ git-index-pack - Build pack index file for an existing packed archive SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git index-pack' [-v] [-o <index-file>] <pack-file> +'git index-pack' [-v] [-o <index-file>] [--[no-]rev-index] <pack-file> 'git index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>] - [<pack-file>] + [--[no-]rev-index] [<pack-file>] DESCRIPTION ----------- Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the specified file, and -builds a pack index file (.idx) for it. The packed archive -together with the pack index can then be placed in the -objects/pack/ directory of a Git repository. +builds a pack index file (.idx) for it. Optionally writes a +reverse-index (.rev) for the specified pack. The packed +archive together with the pack index can then be placed in +the objects/pack/ directory of a Git repository. OPTIONS @@ -35,6 +36,13 @@ OPTIONS fails if the name of packed archive does not end with .pack). +--[no-]rev-index:: + When this flag is provided, generate a reverse index + (a `.rev` file) corresponding to the given pack. If + `--verify` is given, ensure that the existing + reverse index is correct. Takes precedence over + `pack.writeReverseIndex`. + --stdin:: When this flag is provided, the pack is read from stdin instead and a copy is then written to <pack-file>. If @@ -78,7 +86,12 @@ OPTIONS Die if the pack contains broken links. For internal use only. --fsck-objects:: - Die if the pack contains broken objects. For internal use only. + For internal use only. ++ +Die if the pack contains broken objects. If the pack contains a tree +pointing to a .gitmodules blob that does not exist, prints the hash of +that blob (for the caller to check) after the hash that goes into the +name of the pack/idx file (see "Notes"). --threads=<n>:: Specifies the number of threads to spawn when resolving |