Add paragraph for the -A option, and describe the new behaviour that makes unreachable objects loose.
Signed-off-by: Chris Frey <cdfrey@foursquare.net> ---
This is the second half of the split-up prune/repack documentation patch, as I see the prune patch was accepted.
Thanks, - Chris
Documentation/git-repack.txt | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 3d95749..906d3c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-repack - Pack unpacked objects in a repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-repack' [-a] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--window=N] [--depth=N] +'git-repack' [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--window=N] [--depth=N] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ OPTIONS leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as dangling. +-A:: + Same as `-a`, but any unreachable objects in a previous + pack become loose, unpacked objects, instead of being + left in the old pack. Unreachable objects are never + intentionally added to a pack, even when repacking. + When used with '-d', this option + prevents unreachable objects from being immediately + deleted by way of being left in the old pack and then + removed. Instead, the loose unreachable objects + will be pruned according to normal expiry rules + with the next linkgit:git-gc[1]. + -d:: After packing, if the newly created packs make some existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs.
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