From 9a8531eeba5053281e14ef14e6beb019ce17f07e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael J Gruber Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 18:15:47 +0200 Subject: git-repack.txt: Clarify implications of -a for dumb protocols The current text makes some users feel uneasy, worrying whether '-a' could lead to corrupt repositories. Clarify that '-a' may lead to performance issues only for dumb protocols. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber Helped-by: Stephen Boyd Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-repack.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index aaa885262..c9257a10c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ OPTIONS Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, pack everything referenced into a single pack. Especially useful when packing a repository that is used - for private development and there is no need to worry - about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use + for private development. Use with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune` leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as dangling. ++ +Note that users fetching over dumb protocols will have to fetch the +whole new pack in order to get any contained object, no matter how many +other objects in that pack they already have locally. -A:: Same as `-a`, unless '-d' is used. Then any unreachable -- cgit v1.2.1