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git-relink(1)
=============

NAME
----
git-relink - Hardlink common objects in local repositories

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git relink' [--safe] <dir>... <master_dir>

DESCRIPTION
-----------
This will scan 1 or more object repositories and look for objects in common
with a master repository. Objects not already hardlinked to the master
repository will be replaced with a hardlink to the master repository.

OPTIONS
-------
--safe::
	Stops if two objects with the same hash exist but have different sizes.
	Default is to warn and continue.

<dir>::
	Directories containing a .git/objects/ subdirectory.

GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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	1	git-relink(1)
	2	=============
	3
	4	NAME
	5	----
	6	git-relink - Hardlink common objects in local repositories
	7
	8	SYNOPSIS
	9	--------
	10	[verse]
	11	'git relink' [--safe] <dir>... <master_dir>
	12
	13	DESCRIPTION
	14	-----------
	15	This will scan 1 or more object repositories and look for objects in common
	16	with a master repository. Objects not already hardlinked to the master
	17	repository will be replaced with a hardlink to the master repository.
	18
	19	OPTIONS
	20	-------
	21	--safe::
	22	Stops if two objects with the same hash exist but have different sizes.
	23	Default is to warn and continue.
	24
	25	<dir>::
	26	Directories containing a .git/objects/ subdirectory.
	27
	28	GIT
	29	---
	30	Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite