[PATCH] repack: improve documentation on -a option
Some minor enhancements to the git-repack manual page.
Signed-off-by: Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>
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Documentation/git-repack.txt | 13 ++++++++-----
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index c33a512..be8e5f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
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This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently
-reside in a "pack", into a pack.
+reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organise
+existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.
A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ OPTIONS
-a::
Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
- pack everything available into a single pack.
+ pack everything referenced into a single pack.
Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
- for private development and there is no need to worry
- about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols
- from it. Use with '-d'.
+ for private development and there no need to worry
+ about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use
+ with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune`
+ leaves behind, but `git fsck-objects --full` shows as
+ dangling.
-d::
After packing, if the newly created packs make some
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1.5.2.1.1131.g3b90
Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>