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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt | 5 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt index 2dcabaf74c..a6cd43c9be 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt @@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ Pack refs as needed depending on the current state of the ref database. The behavior depends on the ref format used by the repository and may change in the future. + - - "files": No special handling for `--auto` has been implemented. + - "files": Loose references are packed into the `packed-refs` file + based on the ratio of loose references to the size of the + `packed-refs` file. The bigger the `packed-refs` file, the more loose + references need to exist before we repack. + - "reftable": Tables are compacted such that they form a geometric sequence. For two tables N and N+1, where N+1 is newer, this |