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diff --git a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md index d9ff88aef60..1607f3e7a12 100644 --- a/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md +++ b/doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md @@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ to work, it is of course critical that **no objects ever get deleted from B** because A might need them. WARNING: -Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in pool repositories! This can -cause data loss in "real" repositories that depend on the pool in -question. +Do not run `git prune` or `git gc` in object pool repositories, which are +stored in the `@pools` directory. This can cause data loss in the regular +repositories that depend on the object pool. The danger lies in `git prune`, and `git gc` calls `git prune`. The problem is that `git prune`, when running in a pool repository, cannot @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ reliable decide if an object is no longer needed. ### Git alternates in GitLab: pool repositories -GitLab organizes this object borrowing by creating special **pool -repositories** which are hidden from the user. We then use Git +GitLab organizes this object borrowing by [creating special **pool +repositories**](../administration/repository_storage_types.md) which are hidden from the user. We then use Git alternates to let a collection of project repositories borrow from a single pool repository. We call such a collection of project repositories a pool. Pools form star-shaped networks of repositories |