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diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt index fecdf2600cc9..54d715ead137 100644 --- a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt +++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--local] [--incremental] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] [--revs [--unpacked | --all]] [--keep-pack=<pack-name>] [--stdout [--filter=<filter-spec>] | base-name] - [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] [--sparse] < object-list + [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] [--[no-]sparse] < object-list DESCRIPTION @@ -196,14 +196,16 @@ depth is 4095. Add --no-reuse-object if you want to force a uniform compression level on all data no matter the source. ---sparse:: - Use the "sparse" algorithm to determine which objects to include in +--[no-]sparse:: + Toggle the "sparse" algorithm to determine which objects to include in the pack, when combined with the "--revs" option. This algorithm only walks trees that appear in paths that introduce new objects. This can have significant performance benefits when computing a pack to send a small change. However, it is possible that extra objects are added to the pack-file if the included commits contain - certain types of direct renames. + certain types of direct renames. If this option is not included, + it defaults to the value of `pack.useSparse`, which is true unless + otherwise specified. --thin:: Create a "thin" pack by omitting the common objects between a @@ -268,15 +270,18 @@ So does `git bundle` (see linkgit:git-bundle[1]) when it creates a bundle. This option specifies how missing objects are handled. + The form '--missing=error' requests that pack-objects stop with an error if -a missing object is encountered. This is the default action. +a missing object is encountered. If the repository is a partial clone, an +attempt to fetch missing objects will be made before declaring them missing. +This is the default action. + The form '--missing=allow-any' will allow object traversal to continue -if a missing object is encountered. Missing objects will silently be -omitted from the results. +if a missing object is encountered. No fetch of a missing object will occur. +Missing objects will silently be omitted from the results. + The form '--missing=allow-promisor' is like 'allow-any', but will only allow object traversal to continue for EXPECTED promisor missing objects. -Unexpected missing object will raise an error. +No fetch of a missing object will occur. An unexpected missing object will +raise an error. --exclude-promisor-objects:: Omit objects that are known to be in the promisor remote. (This |