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* jt/doc-pack-objects-fix:
  Doc: clarify that pack-objects makes packs, plural
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@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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Reads list of objects from the standard input, and writes a packed
archive with specified base-name, or to the standard output.
Reads list of objects from the standard input, and writes either one or
more packed archives with the specified base-name to disk, or a packed
archive to the standard output.
A packed archive is an efficient way to transfer a set of objects
between two repositories as well as an access efficient archival
@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ transport by their peers.
OPTIONS
-------
base-name::
Write into a pair of files (.pack and .idx), using
Write into pairs of files (.pack and .idx), using
<base-name> to determine the name of the created file.
When this option is used, the two files are written in
When this option is used, the two files in a pair are written in
<base-name>-<SHA-1>.{pack,idx} files. <SHA-1> is a hash
based on the pack content and is written to the standard
output of the command.
@ -108,9 +109,13 @@ base-name::
is taken from the `pack.windowMemory` configuration variable.
--max-pack-size=<n>::
Maximum size of each output pack file. The size can be suffixed with
In unusual scenarios, you may not be able to create files
larger than a certain size on your filesystem, and this option
can be used to tell the command to split the output packfile
into multiple independent packfiles, each not larger than the
given size. The size can be suffixed with
"k", "m", or "g". The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB.
If specified, multiple packfiles may be created, which also
This option
prevents the creation of a bitmap index.
The default is unlimited, unless the config variable
`pack.packSizeLimit` is set.