traditional `$GIT_DIR/refs` hierarchy, it is looked up in this
file and used if found.
-Subsequent updates to branches always creates new file under
+Subsequent updates to branches always create new files under
`$GIT_DIR/refs` hierarchy.
A recommended practice to deal with a repository with too many
definition stationary and are not expected to change. Branch
heads will be packed with the initial `pack-refs --all`, but
only the currently active branch heads will become unpacked,
-and next `pack-refs` (without `--all`) will leave them
+and the next `pack-refs` (without `--all`) will leave them
unpacked.
The command usually removes loose refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs`
hierarchy after packing them. This option tells it not to.
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-Author
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-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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GIT
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