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git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexesSYNOPSIS top
_git multi-pack-index_ [--object-dir=<dir>] [--[no-]bitmap] <sub-command>DESCRIPTION top
Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file.OPTIONS top
--object-dir=<dir>
Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check
_<dir>_**/packs/multi-pack-index** for the current MIDX file, and
_<dir>_**/packs** for the pack-files to index.
_<dir>_ must be an alternate of the current repository.
--[no-]progress
Turn progress on/off explicitly. If neither is specified,
progress is shown if standard error is connected to a
terminal. Supported by sub-commands **write**, **verify**, **expire**, and
`repack.
The following subcommands are available:
write
Write a new MIDX file. The following options are available for
the **write** sub-command:
--preferred-pack=<pack>
Optionally specify the tie-breaking pack used when
multiple packs contain the same object. _<pack>_ must
contain at least one object. If not given, ties are broken
in favor of the pack with the lowest mtime.
--[no-]bitmap
Control whether or not a multi-pack bitmap is written.
--stdin-packs
Write a multi-pack index containing only the set of
line-delimited pack index basenames provided over stdin.
--refs-snapshot=<path>
With **--bitmap**, optionally specify a file which contains a
"refs snapshot" taken prior to repacking.
A reference snapshot is composed of line-delimited OIDs
corresponding to the reference tips, usually taken by **git**
**repack** prior to generating a new pack. A line may
optionally start with a **+** character to indicate that the
reference which corresponds to that OID is "preferred"
(see [git-config(1)](../man1/git-config.1.html)'s **pack.preferBitmapTips**.)
The file given at _<path>_ is expected to be readable, and
can contain duplicates. (If a given OID is given more than
once, it is marked as preferred if at least one instance
of it begins with the special **+** marker).
--incremental
Write an incremental MIDX file containing only objects and
packs not present in an existing MIDX layer. Migrates
non-incremental MIDXs to incremental ones when necessary.
Incompatible with **--bitmap**.
verify
Verify the contents of the MIDX file.
expire
Delete the pack-files that are tracked by the MIDX file, but
have no objects referenced by the MIDX (with the exception of
**.keep** packs and cruft packs). Rewrite the MIDX file afterward
to remove all references to these pack-files.
**Note**
this mode is incompatible with incremental MIDX files.
repack
Create a new pack-file containing objects in small pack-files
referenced by the multi-pack-index. If the size given by the
**--batch-size=**_<size>_ argument is zero, then create a pack
containing all objects referenced by the multi-pack-index. For
a non-zero batch size, Select the pack-files by examining
packs from oldest-to-newest, computing the "expected size" by
counting the number of objects in the pack referenced by the
multi-pack-index, then divide by the total number of objects
in the pack and multiply by the pack size. We select packs
with expected size below the batch size until the set of packs
have total expected size at least the batch size, or all
pack-files are considered. If only one pack-file is selected,
then do nothing. If a new pack-file is created, rewrite the
multi-pack-index to reference the new pack-file. A later run
of _git multi-pack-index expire_ will delete the pack-files that
were part of this batch.
If **repack.packKeptObjects** is **false**, then any pack-files with
an associated **.keep** file will not be selected for the batch to
repack.
**Note**
this mode is incompatible with incremental MIDX files.EXAMPLES top
• Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current **.git**
directory.
$ git multi-pack-index write
• Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current **.git**
directory with a corresponding bitmap.
$ git multi-pack-index write --preferred-pack=<pack> --bitmap
• Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object
store.
$ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
• Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current **.git**
directory.
$ git multi-pack-index verifySEE ALSO top
See **The Multi-Pack-Index Design Document**[1] and [gitformat-pack(5)](../man5/gitformat-pack.5.html)
for more information on the multi-pack-index feature and its file
format.GIT top
Part of the [git(1)](../man1/git.1.html) suiteNOTES top
1. The Multi-Pack-Index Design Document
file:///home/mtk/share/doc/git-doc/technical/multi-pack-index.htmlCOLOPHON top
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