Documentation/git-multi-pack-index.txt

   1 git-multi-pack-index(1)
   2 =======================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 [verse]
  12 'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] <verb>
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16 Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file.
  17
  18 OPTIONS
  19 -------
  20
  21 --object-dir=<dir>::
  22         Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check
  23         `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index` for the current MIDX file, and
  24         `<dir>/packs` for the pack-files to index.
  25
  26 write::
  27         When given as the verb, write a new MIDX file to
  28         `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
  29
  30 verify::
  31         When given as the verb, verify the contents of the MIDX file
  32         at `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
  33
  34
  35 EXAMPLES
  36 --------
  37
  38 * Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
  39 +
  40 -----------------------------------------------
  41 $ git multi-pack-index write
  42 -----------------------------------------------
  43
  44 * Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store.
  45 +
  46 -----------------------------------------------
  47 $ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
  48 -----------------------------------------------
  49
  50 * Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
  51 +
  52 -----------------------------------------------
  53 $ git multi-pack-index verify
  54 -----------------------------------------------
  55
  56
  57 SEE ALSO
  58 --------
  59 See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[The Multi-Pack-Index Design
  60 Document] and link:technical/pack-format.html[The Multi-Pack-Index
  61 Format] for more information on the multi-pack-index feature.
  62
  63
  64 GIT
  65 ---
  66 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite