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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2014-01-10 12:33:07 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2014-01-10 12:33:07 -0800
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@@ -922,6 +922,16 @@ newline. The available atoms are:</p></div>
</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">
+<code>deltabase</code>
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ If the object is stored as a delta on-disk, this expands to the
+ 40-hex sha1 of the delta base object. Otherwise, expands to the
+ null sha1 (40 zeroes). See <code>CAVEATS</code> below.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
<code>rest</code>
</dt>
<dd>
@@ -966,9 +976,10 @@ should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
responsible for disk usage. The size of a packed non-delta object may be
much larger than the size of objects which delta against it, but the
choice of which object is the base and which is the delta is arbitrary
-and is subject to change during a repack. Note also that multiple copies
-of an object may be present in the object database; in this case, it is
-undefined which copy&#8217;s size will be reported.</p></div>
+and is subject to change during a repack.</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Note also that multiple copies of an object may be present in the object
+database; in this case, it is undefined which copy&#8217;s size or delta base
+will be reported.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
@@ -981,7 +992,7 @@ undefined which copy&#8217;s size will be reported.</p></div>
<div id="footnotes"><hr /></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
-Last updated 2013-09-17 14:33:14 PDT
+Last updated 2014-01-10 12:32:20 PST
</div>
</div>
</body>