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Re: [PATCH 3/8] repack -A -d: use --keep-unreachable when repacking

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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Sep 17, 2007, 10:00 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
>> -USAGE='[-a] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--max-pack-size=N] [--window=N] [--window-memory=N] [--depth=N]'
>> +USAGE='[-a|-A] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--max-pack-size=N] [--window=N] [--window-memory=N] [--depth=N]'
> 
> Would "[-a] [-A]" not be better?  In other usage lines, we have the "|" 
> for alternative forms of the _same_ option, like "[-m|--merge]".
>

Well, that depends on how you look at it. -m and --merge are (sort of) mutually exclusive, as the use of one voids the use of the other.

Likewise, using -a and -A together on the same command-line doesn't make much sense (although -A implies -a rather than meaning the same thing).

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Message 5 of 18 in “Export matches_pack_name() and fix its return value”
  1. 1/8 Export matches_pack_name() and fix its return valueJunio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  2. 2/8 pack-objects --keep-unreachableJunio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  3. 3/8 repack -A -d: use --keep-unreachable when repackingJunio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  4. Johannes SchindelinSep 17, 2007
  5. Andreas EricssonSep 17, 2007
  6. Shawn O. PearceSep 18, 2007
  7. 4/8 git-gc --auto: move threshold check to need_to_gc() function.Junio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  8. 5/8 git-gc --auto: add documentation.Junio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinSep 17, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2007
  11. 6/8 git-gc --auto: protect ourselves from accumulated cruftJunio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  12. 7/8 git-gc --auto: restructure the way "repack" command line is built.Junio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinSep 17, 2007
  14. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2007
  15. 8/8 git-gc --auto: run "repack -A -d -l" as necessary.Junio C Hamano, Sep 17, 2007
  16. Johannes SchindelinSep 17, 2007
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 17, 2007
  18. Shawn O. PearceSep 18, 2007

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