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diff --git a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md index a6b359769f8..a20bdf633cd 100644 --- a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md +++ b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ GitLab implements Git object deduplication. ### Understanding Git alternates -At the Git level, we achieve deduplication by using +At the Git level, we achieve deduplication by using [Git alternates](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrepository-layout#gitrepository-layout-objects). Git alternates is a mechanism that lets a repository borrow objects from another repository on the same machine. @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ are as follows: ### Assumptions -- All repositories in a pool must use [hashed storage](../administration/repository_storage_types.md). +- All repositories in a pool must use [hashed storage](../administration/repository_storage_types.md). This is so that we don't have to ever worry about updating paths in `object/info/alternates` files. - All repositories in a pool must be on the same Gitaly storage shard. |