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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-remote.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-repack.txt | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 6 |
3 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index ab232c2f68..61a6022ce8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ branch the `HEAD` at the remote repository actually points at. 'show':: Gives some information about the remote <name>. ++ +With `-n` option, the remote heads are not queried first with +`git ls-remote <name>`; cached information is used instead. 'prune':: @@ -56,6 +59,10 @@ Deletes all stale tracking branches under <name>. These stale branches have already been removed from the remote repository referenced by <name>, but are still locally available in "remotes/<name>". ++ +With `-n` option, the remote heads are not confirmed first with `git +ls-remote <name>`; cached information is used instead. Use with +caution. 'update':: diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index c33a512ffb..28949397ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently -reside in a "pack", into a pack. +reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organise +existing packs into a single, more efficient pack. A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an @@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ OPTIONS -a:: Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, - pack everything available into a single pack. + 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 file transfer protocols - from it. Use with '-d'. + about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use + with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune` + leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as + dangling. -d:: After packing, if the newly created packs make some @@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ all:: # Define OLD_ICONV if your library has an old iconv(), where the second # (input buffer pointer) parameter is declared with type (const char **). # -# Define NO_R_TO_GCC if your gcc does not like "-R/path/lib" that -# tells runtime paths to dynamic libraries; "-Wl,-rpath=/path/lib" -# is used instead. +# Define NO_R_TO_GCC_LINKER if your gcc does not like "-R/path/lib" +# that tells runtime paths to dynamic libraries; +# "-Wl,-rpath=/path/lib" is used instead. # # Define USE_NSEC below if you want git to care about sub-second file mtimes # and ctimes. Note that you need recent glibc (at least 2.2.4) for this, and |