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authorJan Krüger <jk@jk.gs>2010-09-27 14:21:58 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-09-27 12:39:50 -0700
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Documentation: pack.compression: explain how to recompress
Add a small remark about how to recompress all existing objects after changing the compression level for pack files. Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -1466,6 +1466,10 @@ pack.compression::
not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
to level 6)."
++
+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
pack.deltaCacheSize::
The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in