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   1git-multi-pack-index(1)
   2=======================
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-multi-pack-index - Write and verify multi-pack-indexes
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11[verse]
  12'git multi-pack-index' [--object-dir=<dir>] <verb>
  13
  14DESCRIPTION
  15-----------
  16Write or verify a multi-pack-index (MIDX) file.
  17
  18OPTIONS
  19-------
  20
  21--object-dir=<dir>::
  22        Use given directory for the location of Git objects. We check
  23        `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index` for the current MIDX file, and
  24        `<dir>/packs` for the pack-files to index.
  25
  26write::
  27        When given as the verb, write a new MIDX file to
  28        `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
  29
  30verify::
  31        When given as the verb, verify the contents of the MIDX file
  32        at `<dir>/packs/multi-pack-index`.
  33
  34
  35EXAMPLES
  36--------
  37
  38* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
  39+
  40-----------------------------------------------
  41$ git multi-pack-index write
  42-----------------------------------------------
  43
  44* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store.
  45+
  46-----------------------------------------------
  47$ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
  48-----------------------------------------------
  49
  50* Verify the MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
  51+
  52-----------------------------------------------
  53$ git multi-pack-index verify
  54-----------------------------------------------
  55
  56
  57SEE ALSO
  58--------
  59See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[The Multi-Pack-Index Design
  60Document] and link:technical/pack-format.html[The Multi-Pack-Index
  61Format] for more information on the multi-pack-index feature.
  62
  63
  64GIT
  65---
  66Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite