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repack: improve documentation on -a option
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Some minor enhancements to the git-repack manual page.

Signed-off-by: Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Sam Vilain authored and Junio C Hamano committed Jun 30, 2007
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This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently
reside in a "pack", into a pack.
reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organise
existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.

A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
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-a::
Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
pack everything available into a single pack.
pack everything referenced into a single pack.
Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
for private development and there is no need to worry
about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols
from it. Use with '-d'.
about people fetching via dumb protocols from it. Use
with '-d'. This will clean up the objects that `git prune`
leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as
dangling.

-d::
After packing, if the newly created packs make some
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