From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 17:56:37 GMT
Subject: Re: git-unpack-objects
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0605031054300.4086@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <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