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[PATCH v2 20/21] Documentation/config: add splitIndex.sharedIndexExpire

From
Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 17, 2016, 14:55 UTC
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<20161217145547.11748-21-chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
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<20161217145547.11748-1-chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
---
 Documentation/config.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 08f638c65c..8fbef25cb1 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -2776,6 +2776,17 @@ splitIndex.maxPercentChange::
 	than 20 percent of the total number of entries.
 	See linkgit:git-update-index[1].
 
+splitIndex.sharedIndexExpire::
+	When the split index feature is used, shared index files with
+	a mtime older than this time will be removed when a new shared
+	index file is created. The value "now" expires all entries
+	immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration altogether.
+	The default value is "one.week.ago".
+	Note that each time a new split-index file is created, the
+	mtime of the related shared index file is updated to the
+	current time.
+	See linkgit:git-update-index[1].
+
 status.relativePaths::
 	By default, linkgit:git-status[1] shows paths relative to the
 	current directory. Setting this variable to `false` shows paths
-- 
2.11.0.49.g2414764.dirty
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Message 17 of 34 in “Add configuration options for split-index”
  1. 00/21 Add configuration options for split-indexChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  2. 01/21 config: mark an error message up for translationChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  3. 02/21 config: add git_config_get_split_index()Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  4. Duy NguyenDec 19, 2016
  5. Christian CouderDec 26, 2016
  6. 06/21 t1700: add tests for core.splitIndexChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  7. 09/21 config: add git_config_get_max_percent_split_change()Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  8. 08/21 Documentation/git-update-index: talk about core.splitIndex config varChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  9. 12/21 Documentation/config: add splitIndex.maxPercentChangeChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  10. 14/21 read-cache: touch shared index files when usedChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  11. 16/21 read-cache: unlink old sharedindex filesChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  12. Duy NguyenDec 19, 2016
  13. Christian CouderDec 26, 2016
  14. 17/21 t1700: test shared index file expirationChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  15. 19/21 read-cache: use freshen_shared_index() in read_index_from()Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  16. 21/21 Documentation/git-update-index: explain splitIndex.*Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  17. 20/21 Documentation/config: add splitIndex.sharedIndexExpireChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  18. 11/21 t1700: add tests for splitIndex.maxPercentChangeChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  19. 05/21 update-index: warn in case of split-index incoherencyChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  20. 13/21 sha1_file: make check_and_freshen_file() non staticChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  21. 18/21 read-cache: refactor read_index_from()Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  22. 15/21 config: add git_config_get_expiry() from gc.cChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  23. 10/21 read-cache: regenerate shared index if necessaryChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  24. Duy NguyenDec 19, 2016
  25. Christian CouderDec 26, 2016
  26. 04/21 read-cache: add and then use tweak_split_index()Christian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  27. Duy NguyenDec 19, 2016
  28. Christian CouderDec 26, 2016
  29. 03/21 split-index: add {add,remove}_split_index() functionsChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  30. 07/21 Documentation/config: add information for core.splitIndexChristian Couder, Dec 17, 2016
  31. Christian CouderDec 17, 2016
  32. Duy NguyenDec 19, 2016
  33. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2016
  34. Christian CouderDec 26, 2016

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