git/Documentation/git-update-server-info.txt

git-update-server-info(1)
=========================

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


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

DESCRIPTION
-----------
A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must
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.  This command
generates such auxiliary files.

OUTPUT
------

Currently the command updates the following files.  Please see
linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for description of
what they are for:

* objects/info/packs

* info/refs

GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
[PATCH] Document update-server-info. This adds a minimum documentation to the new command. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 2005-07-24 04:54:56 +04:00			`git-update-server-info(1)`
			`=========================`

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


			`SYNOPSIS`
			`--------`
Documentation: use [verse] for SYNOPSIS sections The SYNOPSIS sections of most commands that span several lines already use [verse] to retain line breaks. Most commands that don't span several lines seem not to use [verse]. In the HTML output, [verse] does not only preserve line breaks, but also makes the section indented, which causes a slight inconsistency between commands that use [verse] and those that don't. Use [verse] in all SYNOPSIS sections for consistency. Also remove the blank lines from git-fetch.txt and git-rebase.txt to align with the other man pages. In the case of git-rebase.txt, which already uses [verse], the blank line makes the [verse] not apply to the last line, so removing the blank line also makes the formatting within the document more consistent. While at it, add single quotes to 'git cvsimport' for consistency with other commands. Signed-off-by: Martin von Zweigbergk <martin.von.zweigbergk@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 2011-07-02 06:38:26 +04:00			`[verse]`
update-server-info: avoid needless overwrites Do not change the existing info/refs and objects/info/packs files if they match the existing content on the filesystem. This is intended to preserve mtime and make it easier for dumb HTTP pollers to rely on the If-Modified-Since header. Combined with stdio and kernel buffering; the kernel should be able to avoid block layer writes and reduce wear for small files. As a result, the --force option is no longer needed. So stop documenting it, but let it remain for compatibility (and debugging, if necessary). v3: perform incremental comparison while generating to avoid OOM with giant files. Remove documentation for --force. Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 2019-05-14 02:17:08 +03:00			`'git update-server-info'`
[PATCH] Document update-server-info. This adds a minimum documentation to the new command. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 2005-07-24 04:54:56 +04:00
			`DESCRIPTION`
			`-----------`
Documentation: HTTP needs update-server-info. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> 2005-12-17 22:39:39 +03:00			`A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must`
[PATCH] Document update-server-info. This adds a minimum documentation to the new command. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 2005-07-24 04:54:56 +04:00			`have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and`
			`$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover`
Documentation: HTTP needs update-server-info. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> 2005-12-17 22:39:39 +03:00			`what references and packs the server has. This command`
			`generates such auxiliary files.`
[PATCH] Document update-server-info. This adds a minimum documentation to the new command. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 2005-07-24 04:54:56 +04:00
Add a link from update-server-info documentation to repository layout. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> 2005-09-04 22:25:56 +04:00			`OUTPUT`
			`------`

			`Currently the command updates the following files. Please see`
Documentation: fix links to tutorials and other new manual pages With the conversion of HTML documentation to man pages tutorial.html -> gittutorial (7) tutorial-2.html -> gittutorial-2 (7) cvs-migration.html -> gitcvs-migration (7) diffcore.html -> gitdiffcore (7) repository-layout.html -> gitrepository-layout (5) hooks.html -> githooks (5) glossary.html -> gitglossary (7) core-tutorial.html -> gitcore-tutorial (7) and the automatic update of references to these pages, a little debris was left behind. We clear it away. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 2008-07-01 02:01:21 +04:00			`linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] for description of`
documentation: convert "diffcore" and "repository-layout" to man pages This patch renames the following documents and at the same time converts them to the man format: diffcore.txt -> gitdiffcore.txt (man section 7) repository-layout.txt -> gitrepository-layout.txt (man section 5) Other documents that reference the above ones are changed accordingly. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 2008-06-06 11:07:28 +04:00			`what they are for:`
Add a link from update-server-info documentation to repository layout. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> 2005-09-04 22:25:56 +04:00
			`* objects/info/packs`

			`* info/refs`

[PATCH] Document update-server-info. This adds a minimum documentation to the new command. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> 2005-07-24 04:54:56 +04:00			`GIT`
			`---`
documentation: move git(7) to git(1) As the "git" man page describes the "git" command at the end-user level, it seems better to move it to man section 1. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 2008-06-06 11:07:32 +04:00			`Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite`