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diff --git a/git-pack-redundant.txt b/git-pack-redundant.txt index 99ef13839..13c3eb5ec 100644 --- a/git-pack-redundant.txt +++ b/git-pack-redundant.txt @@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git pack-redundant' [--verbose] [--alt-odb] (--all | <pack-filename>...) +WARNING +------- +`git pack-redundant` has been deprecated and is scheduled for removal in +a future version of Git. Because it can only remove entire duplicate +packs and not individual duplicate objects, it is generally not a useful +tool for reducing repository size. You are better off using `git gc` to +do so, which will put objects into a new pack, removing duplicates. + +Running `pack-redundant` without the `--i-still-use-this` flag will fail +in this release. If you believe you have a use case for which +`pack-redundant` is better suited and oppose this removal, please +contact the Git mailing list at git@vger.kernel.org. More information +about the list is available at https://git-scm.com/community. + DESCRIPTION ----------- This program computes which packs in your repository |