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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-10-06 14:18:33 -0700 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2021-10-06 14:18:33 -0700 |
commit | 05971eb76ddbc27b8e5624df0761184bebc000e3 (patch) | |
tree | 6e1b6e5f43eb91dda78341606a7cabc454e2df7f /technical | |
parent | 6a7e26352ec87c982c77187895cfcc309d16386e (diff) | |
download | git-htmldocs-05971eb76ddbc27b8e5624df0761184bebc000e3.tar.gz |
Autogenerated HTML docs for v2.33.0-721-g10629
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-rw-r--r-- | technical/multi-pack-index.html | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | technical/multi-pack-index.txt | 4 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/technical/multi-pack-index.html b/technical/multi-pack-index.html index 9b9e25afe..f1d723972 100644 --- a/technical/multi-pack-index.html +++ b/technical/multi-pack-index.html @@ -804,7 +804,9 @@ The MIDX is stored in a file named <em>multi-pack-index</em> in the </li>
<li>
<p>
-The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on to consume MIDX files.
+The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on (which is the
+ default) to consume MIDX files. Setting it to <code>false</code> prevents
+ Git from reading a MIDX file, even if one exists.
</p>
</li>
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@@ -909,7 +911,7 @@ The partial clone feature records special "promisor" packs that <div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2021-09-20 15:44:03 PDT
+ 2021-10-06 14:16:38 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/technical/multi-pack-index.txt b/technical/multi-pack-index.txt index 1a73c3ee2..86f40f249 100644 --- a/technical/multi-pack-index.txt +++ b/technical/multi-pack-index.txt @@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Design Details directory of an alternate. It refers only to packfiles in that same directory. -- The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on to consume MIDX files. +- The core.multiPackIndex config setting must be on (which is the + default) to consume MIDX files. Setting it to `false` prevents + Git from reading a MIDX file, even if one exists. - The file format includes parameters for the object ID hash function, so a future change of hash algorithm does not require |