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diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt index 4e71c256ec..6486620c3d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the specified file, and -builds a pack index file (.idx) for it. Optionally writes a +Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the specified file, +builds a pack index file (.idx) for it, and optionally writes a reverse-index (.rev) for the specified pack. The packed -archive together with the pack index can then be placed in +archive, together with the pack index, can then be placed in the objects/pack/ directory of a Git repository. @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ OPTIONS updated to use objects contained in the pack. --keep=<msg>:: - Like --keep create a .keep file before moving the index into - its final destination, but rather than creating an empty file + Like --keep, create a .keep file before moving the index into + its final destination. However, instead of creating an empty file place '<msg>' followed by an LF into the .keep file. The '<msg>' message can later be searched for within all .keep files to locate any which have outlived their usefulness. |