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git-multi-pack-index(1)
=======================
 
NAME
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git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes
 
 
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] <verb>
 
DESCRIPTION
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Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file.
 
OPTIONS
-------
 
--object-dir=<dir>::
	Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check
	`<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index` for the current MIDX file, and
	`<dir>/packs` for the pack-files to index.
 
write::
	When given as the verb, write a new MIDX file to
	`<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
 
verify::
	When given as the verb, verify the contents of the MIDX file
	at `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
 
 
EXAMPLES
--------
 
* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
+
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$ git multi-pack-index write
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* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store.
+
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$ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
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* Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
+
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$ git multi-pack-index verify
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SEE ALSO
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See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[The Multi-Pack-Index Design
Document] and link:technical/pack-format.html[The Multi-Pack-Index
Format] for more information on the multi-pack-index feature.
 
 
GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite