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[PATCH] gitrepository-layout: No longer first two letters. Also add "down".

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jidanni@jidanni.org <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Date
Dec 26, 2008, 16:43 UTC
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Signed-off-by: jidanni <jidanni@jidanni.org>
diff --git a/gitrepository-layout.txt b/gitrepository-layout.txt
index 03c52ff..81103fc 100644
--- a/gitrepository-layout.txt
+++ b/gitrepository-layout.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,4 @@ objects/[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]::
-	Traditionally, each object is stored in its own file.
-	They are split into 256 subdirectories using the first
-	two letters from its object name to keep the number of
-	directory entries `objects` directory itself needs to
-	hold.  Objects found here are often called 'unpacked'
-	(or 'loose') objects.
+	Traditionally, each object is stored in its own file. They are
+	split into 256 subdirectories to keep the number of directory
+	entries `objects` directory itself needs to hold down. Objects
+	found here are often called 'unpacked' (or 'loose') objects.
-- 
1.5.6.5
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