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@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ self-contained. Use `git index-pack --fix-thin`
(see linkgit:git-index-pack[1]) to restore the self-contained property.
--delta-base-offset::
- A packed archive can express base object of a delta as
- either 20-byte object name or as an offset in the
- stream, but older version of git does not understand the
+ A packed archive can express the base object of a delta as
+ either a 20-byte object name or as an offset in the
+ stream, but older versions of git don't understand the
latter. By default, 'git pack-objects' only uses the
former format for better compatibility. This option
allows the command to use the latter format for
@@ -219,15 +219,6 @@ self-contained. Use `git index-pack --fix-thin`
With this option, parents that are hidden by grafts are packed
nevertheless.
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
--------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
-
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-rev-list[1]