# [PATCH] Documentation/pack-format.txt: Clear up description of types. 1 messages from 2007-03-21 to 2007-03-21. Participants: Peter Eriksen. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7348 ## Peter Eriksen, 2007-03-21 18:43 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/pack-format.txt: Clear up description of types. Message-ID: <20070321184337.GA2705@bohr.gbar.dtu.dk> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070321184337.GA2705%40bohr.gbar.dtu.dk ``` Signed-off-by: Peter Eriksen --- Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt | 10 ++++++---- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt index 0e1ffb2..9ce3c47 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ GIT pack format which looks like this: (undeltified representation) - n-byte type and length (4-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) + n-byte type and length (3-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) compressed data (deltified representation) - n-byte type and length (4-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) + n-byte type and length (3-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length) 20-byte base object name compressed delta data @@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ trailer | | packfile checksum | Pack file entry: <+ packed object header: - 1-byte type (upper 4-bit) + 1-byte size extension bit (MSB) + type (next 3 bit) size0 (lower 4-bit) n-byte sizeN (as long as MSB is set, each 7-bit) size0..sizeN form 4+7+7+..+7 bit integer, size0 - is the most significant part. + is the least significant part, and sizeN is the + most significant part. packed object data: If it is not DELTA, then deflated bytes (the size above is the size before compression). -- 1.5.0.4.g1589e ```