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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d8e3ad093 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +git-repack(1) +============= +v0.99.5, August 2005 + +NAME +---- +git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of +objects into pack files. + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-repack' [-a] [-d] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently +reside in a "pack", into a pack. + +A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with +delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an +associated index file. + +Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup +engines, disk storage, etc. + +OPTIONS +------- + +-a:: + Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, + pack everything available into a single pack. + Especially useful when packing a repository that is used + for a private development and there no need to worry + about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use + with '-d'. + +-d:: + After packing, if the newly created packs make some + existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs. + + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> + +See-Also +-------- +git-pack-objects(1) git-prune-packed(1) + +GIT +--- +Part of the link:git.html[git] suite + |