заголовки пакетов и теги для эффективного доступа к репозиторию (Pack heads and tags for efficient repository access)
Имя (Name)
git-pack-refs - Pack heads and tags for efficient repository
access
Синопсис (Synopsis)
git pack-refs [--all] [--no-prune]
Описание (Description)
Traditionally, tips of branches and tags (collectively known as
refs) were stored one file per ref in a (sub)directory under
$GIT_DIR/refs directory. While many branch tips tend to be
updated often, most tags and some branch tips are never updated.
When a repository has hundreds or thousands of tags, this
one-file-per-ref format both wastes storage and hurts
performance.
This command is used to solve the storage and performance problem
by storing the refs in a single file, $GIT_DIR/packed-refs. When
a ref is missing from the traditional $GIT_DIR/refs directory
hierarchy, it is looked up in this file and used if found.
Subsequent updates to branches always create new files under
$GIT_DIR/refs directory hierarchy.
A recommended practice to deal with a repository with too many
refs is to pack its refs with --all once, and occasionally run
git pack-refs. Tags are by definition stationary and are not
expected to change. Branch heads will be packed with the initial
pack-refs --all, but only the currently active branch heads will
become unpacked, and the next pack-refs (without --all) will
leave them unpacked.
Параметры (Options)
--all
The command by default packs all tags and refs that are
already packed, and leaves other refs alone. This is because
branches are expected to be actively developed and packing
their tips does not help performance. This option causes
branch tips to be packed as well. Useful for a repository
with many branches of historical interests.
--no-prune
The command usually removes loose refs under $GIT_DIR/refs
hierarchy after packing them. This option tells it not to.
Ошибки (баги) (Bugs)
Older documentation written before the packed-refs mechanism was
introduced may still say things like ".git/refs/heads/<branch>
file exists" when it means "branch <branch> exists".
