git-update-server-info.txt

git-update-server-info(1)
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v0.1, July 2005

NAME
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git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers


SYNOPSIS
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'git-update-server-info' [--force]

DESCRIPTION
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A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations can
have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and
$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover
what references and packs the server has and make an optimized
pull decisions.  This command generates such auxiliary files.


OPTIONS
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--force::
	Update the info files even when they do not appear
	stale.


Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

Documentation
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Documentation by Junio C Hamano.

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