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diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt index 726bf63d4..8b0080a97 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt @@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ tar.<format>.command:: to the command (e.g., "-9"). An output file with the same extension as `<format>` will be use this format if no other format is given. ++ +The "tar.gz" and "tgz" formats are defined automatically and default to +`gzip -cn`. You may override them with custom commands. ATTRIBUTES ---------- @@ -143,6 +146,14 @@ git archive --format=tar --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0 | gzip >git-1.4.0.tar.gz:: Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release. +git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0 >git-1.4.0.tar.gz:: + + Same as above, but using the builtin tar.gz handling. + +git archive --prefix=git-1.4.0/ -o git-1.4.0.tar.gz v1.4.0:: + + Same as above, but the format is inferred from the output file. + git archive --format=tar --prefix=git-1.4.0/ v1.4.0{caret}\{tree\} | gzip >git-1.4.0.tar.gz:: Create a compressed tarball for v1.4.0 release, but without a |