pack-objects: use bitmaps when packing objects

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index ab26963d61877a2f8e03a3532ace5b31bc68738e..a9813691baa91edbb363979c74b1ded7c38284a8 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1858,6 +1858,12 @@ pack.packSizeLimit::
        Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are
        supported.
 
+pack.useBitmaps::
+       When true, git will use pack bitmaps (if available) when packing
+       to stdout (e.g., during the server side of a fetch). Defaults to
+       true. You should not generally need to turn this off unless
+       you are debugging pack bitmaps.
+
 pager.<cmd>::
        If the value is boolean, turns on or off pagination of the
        output of a particular Git subcommand when writing to a tty.