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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2021-10-06 14:18:33 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2021-10-06 14:18:33 -0700
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Autogenerated HTML docs for v2.33.0-721-g10629
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-rw-r--r--technical/multi-pack-index.html6
-rw-r--r--technical/multi-pack-index.txt4
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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
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-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.
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@@ -909,7 +911,7 @@ The partial clone feature records special "promisor" packs that
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Last updated
- 2021-09-20 15:44:03 PDT
+ 2021-10-06 14:16:38 PDT
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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