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git-repack.txt: Clarify implications of -a for dumb protocols

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The current text makes some users feel uneasy, worrying whether
'-a' could lead to corrupt repositories. Clarify that '-a'
may lead to performance issues only for dumb protocols.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Helped-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Michael J Gruber 2009-06-09 18:15:47 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ OPTIONS
Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
pack everything referenced into a single pack.
Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
for private development and there is no need to worry
about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use
for private development. Use
with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune`
leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as
dangling.
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Note that users fetching over dumb protocols will have to fetch the
whole new pack in order to get any contained object, no matter how many
other objects in that pack they already have locally.
-A::
Same as `-a`, unless '-d' is used. Then any unreachable