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diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt index db7af5859e..c58287d682 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ git-index-pack - Build pack index file for an existing packed archive SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-index-pack' [-o <index-file>] { <pack-file> | --stdin [<pack-file>] } +'git-index-pack' [-o <index-file>] <pack-file> +'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [-o <index-file>] [<pack-file>] DESCRIPTION @@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ OPTIONS objects/pack/ directory of the current git repository with a default name determined from the pack content. +--fix-thin:: + It is possible for gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] to build + "thin" pack, which records objects in deltified form based on + objects not included in the pack to reduce network traffic. + Those objects are expected to be present on the receiving end + and they must be included in the pack for that pack to be self + contained and indexable. Without this option any attempt to + index a thin pack will fail. This option only makes sense in + conjonction with --stdin. + + Author ------ Written by Sergey Vlasov <vsu@altlinux.ru> |