# [PATCH] pack-objects doesn't create random pack names 1 messages from 2006-11-01 to 2006-11-01. Participants: Nicolas Pitre. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/43620 ## Nicolas Pitre, 2006-11-01 22:34 Subject: [PATCH] pack-objects doesn't create random pack names Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0611011728240.11384%40xanadu.home ``` Documentation for pack-objects seems to be out of date in this regard. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt index a1e5505..9bd1e39 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt @@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ base-name:: to determine the name of the created file. When this option is used, the two files are written in -.{pack,idx} files. is a hash - of object names (currently in random order so it does - not have any useful meaning) to make the resulting - filename reasonably unique, and written to the standard + of the sorted object names to make the resulting filename + based on the pack content, and written to the standard output of the command. ```