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authorStephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>2010-02-18 01:10:28 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-02-18 17:13:18 -0800
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Documentation: describe --thin more accurately
The description for --thin was misleading and downright wrong. Correct it with some inspiration from the description of index-pack's --fix-thin and some background information from Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>. Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ OPTIONS
locked against repacking.
--thin::
- Spend extra cycles to minimize the number of objects to be sent.
- Use it on slower connection.
+ Fetch a "thin" pack, which records objects in deltified form based
+ on objects not included in the pack to reduce network traffic.
--include-tag::
If the remote side supports it, annotated tags objects will