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1git-update-server-info(1)
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4NAME
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6git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
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9SYNOPSIS
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7791a1d9 11[verse]
8c9e292d 12'git update-server-info' [-f | --force]
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14DESCRIPTION
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80248b2e 16A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must
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17have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and
18$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover
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19what references and packs the server has. This command
20generates such auxiliary files.
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22OPTIONS
23-------
24-f::
25--force::
2150b6fb 26 Update the info files from scratch.
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28OUTPUT
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31Currently the command updates the following files. Please see
0a4f051f 32linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for a description of
30eba7bf 33what they are for:
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35* objects/info/packs
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37* info/refs
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39GIT
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9e1f0a85 41Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite