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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index a526710278..5a537268e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -508,6 +508,14 @@ exclude;; <<def_tree_object,trees>> to the trees or <<def_blob_object,blobs>> that they contain. +[[def_reachability_bitmap]]reachability bitmaps:: + Reachability bitmaps store information about the + <<def_reachable,reachability>> of a selected set of commits in + a packfile, or a multi-pack index (MIDX), to speed up object search. + The bitmaps are stored in a ".bitmap" file. A repository may have at + most one bitmap file in use. The bitmap file may belong to either one + pack, or the repository's multi-pack index (if it exists). + [[def_rebase]]rebase:: To reapply a series of changes from a <<def_branch,branch>> to a different base, and reset the <<def_head,head>> of that branch |