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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 95656526c4..83bc33c421 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ core.compression:: An integer -1..9, indicating a default compression level. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest. + If set, this provides a default to other compression variables, + such as 'core.loosecompression' and 'pack.compression'. core.loosecompression:: An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects that @@ -622,7 +624,9 @@ pack.compression:: in a pack file. -1 is the zlib default. 0 means no compression, and 1..9 are various speed/size tradeoffs, 9 being slowest. If not set, defaults to core.compression. If that is - not set, defaults to -1. + not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default + compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent + to level 6)." pack.deltaCacheSize:: The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in |