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diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-server-info.txt b/Documentation/git-update-server-info.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..88a03c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-update-server-info.txt @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +git-update-server-info(1) +========================= + +NAME +---- +git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-update-server-info' [--force] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must +have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and +$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover +what references and packs the server has. This command +generates such auxiliary files. + + +OPTIONS +------- + +-f|--force:: + Update the info files from scratch. + + +OUTPUT +------ + +Currently the command updates the following files. Please see +link:repository-layout.html[repository-layout] for description +of what they are for: + +* objects/info/packs + +* info/refs + + +BUGS +---- +When you remove an existing ref, the command fails to update +info/refs file unless `--force` flag is given. + + +Author +------ +Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + |