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diff --git a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt index e56bad2..51d0f7e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git maintenance' run [<options>] 'git maintenance' start [--scheduler=<scheduler>] -'git maintenance' (stop|register|unregister) +'git maintenance' (stop|register|unregister) [<options>] DESCRIPTION @@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ stop:: the background maintenance is restarted later. register:: - Initialize Git config values so any scheduled maintenance will - start running on this repository. This adds the repository to the - `maintenance.repo` config variable in the current user's global - config and enables some recommended configuration values for - `maintenance.<task>.schedule`. The tasks that are enabled are safe - for running in the background without disrupting foreground - processes. + Initialize Git config values so any scheduled maintenance will start + running on this repository. This adds the repository to the + `maintenance.repo` config variable in the current user's global config, + or the config specified by --config-file option, and enables some + recommended configuration values for `maintenance.<task>.schedule`. The + tasks that are enabled are safe for running in the background without + disrupting foreground processes. + The `register` subcommand will also set the `maintenance.strategy` config value to `incremental`, if this value is not previously set. The @@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ unregister:: Remove the current repository from background maintenance. This only removes the repository from the configured list. It does not stop the background maintenance processes from running. ++ +The `unregister` subcommand will report an error if the current repository +is not already registered. Use the `--force` option to return success even +when the current repository is not registered. TASKS ----- @@ -98,9 +102,9 @@ prefetch:: requested refs within `refs/prefetch/`. Also, tags are not updated. + This is done to avoid disrupting the remote-tracking branches. The end users -expect these refs to stay unmoved unless they initiate a fetch. With prefetch -task, however, the objects necessary to complete a later real fetch would -already be obtained, so the real fetch would go faster. In the ideal case, +expect these refs to stay unmoved unless they initiate a fetch. However, +with the prefetch task, the objects necessary to complete a later real fetch +would already be obtained, making the real fetch faster. In the ideal case, it will just become an update to a bunch of remote-tracking branches without any object transfer. @@ -397,6 +401,13 @@ If you want to customize the background tasks, please rename the tasks so future calls to `git maintenance (start|stop)` do not overwrite your custom tasks. +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +include::includes/cmd-config-section-all.txt[] + +include::config/maintenance.txt[] + GIT --- |