{"thread":{"id":"4073","subject":"[PATCH] Update git-unpack-objects documentation.","startedAt":"2006-05-05T19:05:36Z","lastAt":"2006-05-05T19:05:36Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["sean"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"19579","messageId":"BAYC1-PASMTP03E37EFDF14A67A7A70279AEB50@CEZ.ICE","threadId":"4073","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] Update git-unpack-objects documentation.","fromName":"sean","fromEmail":"seanlkml@sympatico.ca","sentAt":"2006-05-05T19:05:36Z","receivedAt":"2006-05-05T19:05:36Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"seanlkml@sympatico.ca","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/f92923f54fc08c401fc59b71829d4b89e9b8087fbba45ff87c82e6a83aee02ae?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Document that git-unpack-objects will not produce any\nresults when used on a pack that exists in a repository;\nmove it first.\n\nSigned-off-by: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>\n\n\n---\n\n Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt |   13 ++++++++++---\n 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)\n\n68facf4045556d10c541534a086b3c6486a1c5fb\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt\nindex 1828062..c20b38b 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt\n@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ SYNOPSIS\n \n DESCRIPTION\n -----------\n-Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, and\n-expands the objects contained in the pack into \"one-file\n-one-object\" format in $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY.\n+Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding\n+the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in\n+\"loose\" (one object per file) format.\n+\n+Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked\n+from the pack-file.  Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use\n+this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository.\n+\n+Please see the `git-repack` documentation for options to generate\n+new packs and replace existing ones.\n \n OPTIONS\n -------\n-- \n1.3.1.g9c203\n"}]}