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1git-repack(1)
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4NAME
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215a7ad1 6git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of
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7objects into pack files.
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10SYNOPSIS
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215a7ad1 12'git-repack' [-a] [-d]
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14DESCRIPTION
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17This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently
18reside in a "pack", into a pack.
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20A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
21delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
22associated index file.
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24Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup
25engines, disk storage, etc.
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27OPTIONS
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30-a::
31 Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
32 pack everything available into a single pack.
33 Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
34 for a private development and there no need to worry
35 about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use
36 with '-d'.
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38-d::
39 After packing, if the newly created packs make some
40 existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs.
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43Author
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45Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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47Documentation
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49Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
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51See-Also
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53gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
54gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
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56GIT
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a7154e91 58Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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