git-multi-pack-index(1)

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NAME

6       git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes
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SYNOPSIS

9       git multi-pack-index [--object-dir=<dir>] [--[no-]bitmap] <sub-command>
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DESCRIPTION

12       Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file.
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OPTIONS

15       --object-dir=<dir>
16           Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check
17           <dir>/packs/multi-pack-index for the current MIDX file, and
18           <dir>/packs for the pack-files to index.
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20           <dir> must be an alternate of the current repository.
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22       --[no-]progress
23           Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified, progress
24           is shown if standard error is connected to a terminal. Supported by
25           sub-commands write, verify, expire, and `repack.
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27       The following subcommands are available:
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29       write
30           Write a new MIDX file. The following options are available for the
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33           --preferred-pack=<pack>
34               Optionally specify the tie-breaking pack used when multiple
35               packs contain the same object.  <pack> must contain at least
36               one object. If not given, ties are broken in favor of the pack
37               with the lowest mtime.
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39           --[no-]bitmap
40               Control whether or not a multi-pack bitmap is written.
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42           --stdin-packs
43               Write a multi-pack index containing only the set of
44               line-delimited pack index basenames provided over stdin.
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46           --refs-snapshot=<path>
47               With --bitmap, optionally specify a file which contains a "refs
48               snapshot" taken prior to repacking.
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50               A reference snapshot is composed of line-delimited OIDs
51               corresponding to the reference tips, usually taken by git
52               repack prior to generating a new pack. A line may optionally
53               start with a + character to indicate that the reference which
54               corresponds to that OID is "preferred" (see git-config(1)'s
55               pack.preferBitmapTips.)
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57               The file given at <path> is expected to be readable, and can
58               contain duplicates. (If a given OID is given more than once, it
59               is marked as preferred if at least one instance of it begins
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63           Verify the contents of the MIDX file.
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66           Delete the pack-files that are tracked by the MIDX file, but have
67           no objects referenced by the MIDX (with the exception of .keep
68           packs and cruft packs). Rewrite the MIDX file afterward to remove
69           all references to these pack-files.
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72           Create a new pack-file containing objects in small pack-files
73           referenced by the multi-pack-index. If the size given by the
74           --batch-size=<size> argument is zero, then create a pack containing
75           all objects referenced by the multi-pack-index. For a non-zero
76           batch size, Select the pack-files by examining packs from
77           oldest-to-newest, computing the "expected size" by counting the
78           number of objects in the pack referenced by the multi-pack-index,
79           then divide by the total number of objects in the pack and multiply
80           by the pack size. We select packs with expected size below the
81           batch size until the set of packs have total expected size at least
82           the batch size, or all pack-files are considered. If only one
83           pack-file is selected, then do nothing. If a new pack-file is
84           created, rewrite the multi-pack-index to reference the new
85           pack-file. A later run of git multi-pack-index expire will delete
86           the pack-files that were part of this batch.
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88           If repack.packKeptObjects is false, then any pack-files with an
89           associated .keep file will not be selected for the batch to repack.
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EXAMPLES

92       •   Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git directory.
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94               $ git multi-pack-index write
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96       •   Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git directory
97           with a corresponding bitmap.
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99               $ git multi-pack-index write --preferred-pack=<pack> --bitmap
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101       •   Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store.
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103               $ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
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105       •   Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git
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108               $ git multi-pack-index verify
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GIT

115       Part of the git(1) suite
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NOTES

118        1. The Multi-Pack-Index Design Document
119           file:///usr/share/doc/git/technical/multi-pack-index.html
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