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[PATCH v4 1/4] git-count-objects.txt: describe each line in -v output

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2013, 09:13 UTC
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The current description requires a bit of guessing (what clause corresponds to what printed line?) and lacks information, such as the unit of size and size-pack.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-count-objects.txt | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
index 23c80ce..e816823 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,21 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 -v::
 --verbose::
-	In addition to the number of loose objects and disk
-	space consumed, it reports the number of in-pack
-	objects, number of packs, disk space consumed by those packs,
-	and number of objects that can be removed by running
-	`git prune-packed`.
+	Report in more detail:
++
+count: the number of loose objects
++
+size: disk space consumed by loose objects, in KiB
++
+in-pack: the number of in-pack objects
++
+size-pack: disk space consumed by the packs, in KiB
++
+prune-packable: the number of loose objects that are also present in
+the packs. These objects could be pruned using `git prune-packed`.
++
+garbage: the number of files in loose object database that are not
+valid loose objects
 
 GIT
 ---
-- 
1.8.1.2.536.gf441e6d
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  1. 0/4 count-objects improvementsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 12, 2013
  2. 1/4 git-count-objects.txt: describe each line in -v outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 12, 2013
  3. 2/4 sha1_file: reorder code in prepare_packed_git_one()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 12, 2013
  4. 3/4 count-objects: report garbage files in pack directory tooNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 12, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2013
  6. 0/4 count-objects improvementsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 13, 2013
  7. 1/4 git-count-objects.txt: describe each line in -v outputNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 13, 2013
  8. 2/4 sha1_file: reorder code in prepare_packed_git_one()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 13, 2013
  9. 3/4 count-objects: report garbage files in pack directory tooNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 13, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2013
  12. Duy NguyenFeb 14, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2013
  14. 3/4 count-objects: report garbage files in pack directory tooNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 15, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2013
  16. 4/4 count-objects: report how much disk space taken by garbage filesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 13, 2013
  17. 4/4 count-objects: report how much disk space taken by garbage filesNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 12, 2013

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