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@@ -28,11 +28,16 @@ all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
to linkgit:git-repack[1].
pack.allowPackReuse::
- When true, and when reachability bitmaps are enabled,
- pack-objects will try to send parts of the bitmapped packfile
- verbatim. This can reduce memory and CPU usage to serve fetches,
- but might result in sending a slightly larger pack. Defaults to
- true.
+ When true or "single", and when reachability bitmaps are
+ enabled, pack-objects will try to send parts of the bitmapped
+ packfile verbatim. When "multi", and when a multi-pack
+ reachability bitmap is available, pack-objects will try to send
+ parts of all packs in the MIDX.
++
+If only a single pack bitmap is available, and `pack.allowPackReuse`
+is set to "multi", reuse parts of just the bitmapped packfile. This
+can reduce memory and CPU usage to serve fetches, but might result in
+sending a slightly larger pack. Defaults to true.
pack.island::
An extended regular expression configuring a set of delta