SYNOPSIS
--------
+[verse]
'git-index-pack' [-v] [-o <index-file>] <pack-file>
-'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>] [<pack-file>]
+'git-index-pack' --stdin [--fix-thin] [--keep] [-v] [-o <index-file>]
+ [<pack-file>]
DESCRIPTION
locate any which have outlived their usefulness.
+Note
+----
+
+Once the index has been created, the list of object names is sorted
+and the SHA1 hash of that list is printed to stdout. If --stdin was
+also used then this is prefixed by either "pack\t", or "keep\t" if a
+new .keep file was successfully created. This is useful to remove a
+.keep file used as a lock to prevent the race with gitlink:git-repack[1]
+mentioned above.
+
+
Author
------
Written by Sergey Vlasov <vsu@altlinux.ru>