From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Shawn O. Pearce" Subject: [PATCH] Clarify repack -n documentation Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:19 -0400 Message-ID: <20080522124719.GA9152@spearce.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu May 22 14:48:23 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JzADV-0004WF-SG for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Thu, 22 May 2008 14:48:22 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761244AbYEVMrX (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1761291AbYEVMrX (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:23 -0400 Received: from corvette.plexpod.net ([64.38.20.226]:55860 "EHLO corvette.plexpod.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1761102AbYEVMrW (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:22 -0400 Received: from cpe-74-70-48-173.nycap.res.rr.com ([74.70.48.173] helo=asimov.home.spearce.org) by corvette.plexpod.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1JzACS-0005Oe-LU; Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:16 -0400 Received: by asimov.home.spearce.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8A60420FBAE; Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:19 -0400 (EDT) Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - corvette.plexpod.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - spearce.org Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: While repacking a local repository a coworker thought the -n option was necessary to git-repack to keep it from updating some unknown file on the central server we all share. Explaining further what the option is (not) doing helps to make it clear the option does not impact any remote repositories the user may have configured. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce --- Documentation/git-repack.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 3d95749..d14ab51 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ OPTIONS linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. -n:: - Do not update the server information with - `git update-server-info`. + Do not update the server information with + `git update-server-info`. This option skips + updating local catalog files needed to publish + this repository (or a direct copy of it) + over HTTP or FTP. See gitlink:git-update-server-info[1]. --window=[N], --depth=[N]:: These two options affect how the objects contained in the pack are -- 1.5.5.1.501.gefb4