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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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10SYNOPSIS
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cec2be76 12'git-repack' [-a] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q]
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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.
19
20A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
21delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
22associated index file.
23
24Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup
25engines, disk storage, etc.
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27OPTIONS
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29
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'.
37
38-d::
39 After packing, if the newly created packs make some
40 existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs.
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42-l::
43 Pass the `--local` option to `git pack-objects`, see
44 gitlink:git-pack-objects[1].
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46-f::
47 Pass the `--no-reuse-delta` option to `git pack-objects`, see
48 gitlink:git-pack-objects[1].
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50-q::
51 Pass the `-q` option to `git pack-objects`, see
52 gitlink:git-pack-objects[1].
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54-n::
55 Do not update the server information with
56 `git update-server-info`.
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58Author
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60Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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62Documentation
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64Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
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66See-Also
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68gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
69gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
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71GIT
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a7154e91 73Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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