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git-repack(1)
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NAME
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git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of
objects into pack files.
SYNOPSIS
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'git-repack' [-a] [-d] [-l] [-n]
DESCRIPTION
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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
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-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
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Documentation
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Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
See-Also
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gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite