| git-repack(1) |
| ============= |
| |
| NAME |
| ---- |
| git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of |
| objects into pack files. |
| |
| |
| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| 'git-repack' [-a] [-d] [-l] [-n] |
| |
| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| |
| This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently |
| reside in a "pack", into a pack. |
| |
| A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with |
| delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an |
| associated index file. |
| |
| Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup |
| engines, disk storage, etc. |
| |
| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| |
| -a:: |
| Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects, |
| pack everything available into a single pack. |
| Especially useful when packing a repository that is used |
| for a private development and there no need to worry |
| about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use |
| with '-d'. |
| |
| -d:: |
| After packing, if the newly created packs make some |
| existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs. |
| |
| -l:: |
| Pass the `--local` option to `git pack-objects`, see |
| gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]. |
| |
| -n:: |
| Do not update the server information with |
| `git update-server-info`. |
| |
| Author |
| ------ |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |
| |
| Documentation |
| -------------- |
| Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> |
| |
| See-Also |
| -------- |
| gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] |
| gitlink:git-prune-packed[1] |
| |
| GIT |
| --- |
| Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
| |
