docs: clarify git-pack-refs --all will pack all refs
--all packs not just branch tips but anything under refs/ with the exception of hidden refs and broken refs. Clarify this in the documentation. Signed-off-by: John Cai <johncai86@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ The command by default packs all tags and refs that are already
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packed, and leaves other refs
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alone. This is because branches are expected to be actively
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developed and packing their tips does not help performance.
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-This option causes branch tips to be packed as well. Useful for
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-a repository with many branches of historical interests.
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+This option causes all refs to be packed as well, with the exception
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+of hidden refs, broken refs, and symbolic refs. Useful for a repository
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+with many branches of historical interests.
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--no-prune::
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