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Re: git-unpack-objects

From
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date
May 3, 2006, 17:56 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.64.0605031054300.4086@g5.osdl.org>
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<625fc13d0605031044y2ff03ed2h261db5455b234254@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 3 May 2006, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > 
> > That's what you just do "git repack -a -d" for.
> 
> But that doesn't roll exsisting packs into a new pack, does it? 
It does. That's what the "-a" (for "all") does.

I don't personally do incremental packs at all - the full repack is fast enough on the hardware I use (especially since Junio just kicked it into some serious performance shape) that I don't have the need for incrementals. 

		Linus
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