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Move the paragraph specifying where the .idx and .pack files should be

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Signed-off-by: Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Matt Kraai 2007-09-21 06:43:44 -07:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
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@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ is efficient to access. The packed archive format (.pack) is
designed to be unpackable without having anything else, but for designed to be unpackable without having anything else, but for
random access, accompanied with the pack index file (.idx). random access, accompanied with the pack index file (.idx).
Placing both in the pack/ subdirectory of $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY (or
any of the directories on $GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES)
enables git to read from such an archive.
'git-unpack-objects' command can read the packed archive and 'git-unpack-objects' command can read the packed archive and
expand the objects contained in the pack into "one-file expand the objects contained in the pack into "one-file
one-object" format; this is typically done by the smart-pull one-object" format; this is typically done by the smart-pull
commands when a pack is created on-the-fly for efficient network commands when a pack is created on-the-fly for efficient network
transport by their peers. transport by their peers.
Placing both in the pack/ subdirectory of $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY (or
any of the directories on $GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES)
enables git to read from such an archive.
In a packed archive, an object is either stored as a compressed In a packed archive, an object is either stored as a compressed
whole, or as a difference from some other object. The latter is whole, or as a difference from some other object. The latter is
often called a delta. often called a delta.