git-update-server-info(1) Ubuntu Man Page

Name

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

Synopsis

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 gitrepository-layout(5) for description of what they are for: \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c

objects/info/packs \h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c

info/refs

Git

Part of the git(1) suite