[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-update-server-info.txt

git-update-server-info(1)
=========================

NAME
----
git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers


SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git update-server-info' [--force]

DESCRIPTION
-----------
A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must
have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and
$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover
what references and packs the server has.  This command
generates such auxiliary files.


OPTIONS
-------

-f::
--force::
	Update the info files from scratch.


OUTPUT
------

Currently the command updates the following files.  Please see
linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for description of
what they are for:

* objects/info/packs

* info/refs

GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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	1	git-update-server-info(1)
	2	=========================
	3
	4	NAME
	5	----
	6	git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
	7
	8
	9	SYNOPSIS
	10	--------
	11	[verse]
	12	'git update-server-info' [--force]
	13
	14	DESCRIPTION
	15	-----------
	16	A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must
	17	have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and
	18	$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover
	19	what references and packs the server has. This command
	20	generates such auxiliary files.
	21
	22
	23	OPTIONS
	24	-------
	25
	26	-f::
	27	--force::
	28	Update the info files from scratch.
	29
	30
	31	OUTPUT
	32	------
	33
	34	Currently the command updates the following files. Please see
	35	linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for description of
	36	what they are for:
	37
	38	* objects/info/packs
	39
	40	* info/refs
	41
	42	GIT
	43	---
	44	Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite