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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 15 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index b5b27ba8d..bcfed1c11 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -875,15 +875,12 @@ gc.autopacklimit:: default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it. gc.packrefs:: - 'git-gc' does not run `git pack-refs` in a bare repository by - default so that older dumb-transport clients can still fetch - from the repository. Setting this to `true` lets 'git-gc' - to run `git pack-refs`. Setting this to `false` tells - 'git-gc' never to run `git pack-refs`. The default setting is - `notbare`. Enable it only when you know you do not have to - support such clients. The default setting will change to `true` - at some stage, and setting this to `false` will continue to - prevent `git pack-refs` from being run from 'git-gc'. + Running `git pack-refs` in a repository renders it + unclonable by Git versions prior to 1.5.1.2 over dumb + transports such as HTTP. This variable determines whether + 'git gc' runs `git pack-refs`. This can be set to "nobare" + to enable it within all non-bare repos or it can be set to a + boolean value. The default is `true`. gc.pruneexpire:: When 'git-gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'. |