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authorBrian Downing <bdowning@lavos.net>2007-11-19 10:58:51 -0600
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2007-11-20 00:14:12 -0800
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config: clarify compression defaults
* Clarify that core.compression provides a system-wide default to other compression parameters. * Explain that the default for pack.compression, -1, is "a default compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent to level 6)" according to zlib.h. Signed-off-by: Brian Downing <bdowning@lavos.net> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ core.compression::
An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level.
-1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression,
and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest.
+ If set, this provides a default to other compression variables,
+ such as 'core.loosecompression' and 'pack.compression'.
core.loosecompression::
An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that
@@ -622,7 +624,9 @@ pack.compression::
in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no
compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being
slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is
- not set, defaults to -1.
+ not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
+ compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
+ to level 6)."
pack.deltaCacheSize::
The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in