git-update-server-info(1) - Linux man page
Name
git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
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
Author
Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com [1] >
Documentation
Documentation by Junio C Hamano.
Git
Part of the git(1) suite