Documentation: pack.compression: explain how to recompress
Add a small remark about how to recompress all existing objects after changing the compression level for pack files. Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -1466,6 +1466,10 @@ pack.compression::
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not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
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compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
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to level 6)."
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+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
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+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
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+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
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pack.deltaCacheSize::
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The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in