git-update-server-info
Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
- Provided by: git-man (Version: 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.10)
- Source: git
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SYNOPSIS
git update-server-info [--force]
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.
OPTIONS
-f, --force
Update the info files from scratch.
OUTPUT
Currently the command updates the following files. Please see gitrepository-layout(5) for description of what they are for:
•objects/info/packs
•info/refs
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite