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diff --git a/git-repack.txt b/git-repack.txt index 401715794..8545a3266 100644 --- a/git-repack.txt +++ b/git-repack.txt @@ -143,6 +143,29 @@ depth is 4095. a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in `pack.packSizeLimit`. +--filter=<filter-spec>:: + Remove objects matching the filter specification from the + resulting packfile and put them into a separate packfile. Note + that objects used in the working directory are not filtered + out. So for the split to fully work, it's best to perform it + in a bare repo and to use the `-a` and `-d` options along with + this option. Also `--no-write-bitmap-index` (or the + `repack.writebitmaps` config option set to `false`) should be + used otherwise writing bitmap index will fail, as it supposes + a single packfile containing all the objects. See + linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid `<filter-spec>` forms. + +--filter-to=<dir>:: + Write the pack containing filtered out objects to the + directory `<dir>`. Only useful with `--filter`. This can be + used for putting the pack on a separate object directory that + is accessed through the Git alternates mechanism. **WARNING:** + If the packfile containing the filtered out objects is not + accessible, the repo can become corrupt as it might not be + possible to access the objects in that packfile. See the + `objects` and `objects/info/alternates` sections of + linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5]. + -b:: --write-bitmap-index:: Write a reachability bitmap index as part of the repack. This |