From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 17:19:36 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] repack: improve documentation on -a option Message-ID: <7v3b09e4wn.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <20070630111551.GR12721@planck.djpig.de> Frank Lichtenheld writes: > On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 08:56:12PM +1200, Sam Vilain wrote: >> -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 > > Got "is" lost here intentionally? The change doesn't make sense > to me. > >> + 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. Also 'fsck-objects' is somewhat outdated. Will fix them up.