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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
  30
  31EXAMPLES
  32--------
  33
  34* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in the current .git folder.
  35+
  36-----------------------------------------------
  37$ git multi-pack-index write
  38-----------------------------------------------
  39
  40* Write a MIDX file for the packfiles in an alternate object store.
  41+
  42-----------------------------------------------
  43$ git multi-pack-index --object-dir <alt> write
  44-----------------------------------------------
  45
  46
  47SEE ALSO
  48--------
  49See link:technical/multi-pack-index.html[The Multi-Pack-Index Design
  50Document] and link:technical/pack-format.html[The Multi-Pack-Index
  51Format] for more information on the multi-pack-index feature.
  52
  53
  54GIT
  55---
  56Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite