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diff --git a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt index 18280628a..c20b38b08 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt @@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, and -expands the objects contained in the pack into "one-file -one-object" format in $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY. +Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding +the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in +"loose" (one object per file) format. + +Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked +from the pack-file. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use +this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository. + +Please see the `git-repack` documentation for options to generate +new packs and replace existing ones. OPTIONS ------- |