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4 <article lang="en" id="git-update-server-info(1)">
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6 <title>git-update-server-info(1)</title>
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8 <primary>git-update-server-info(1)</primary>
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11 <simplesect id="_name">
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13 <simpara>git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers</simpara>
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15 <simplesect id="_synopsis">
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16 <title>SYNOPSIS</title>
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17 <simpara><emphasis>git update-server-info</emphasis> [--force]</simpara>
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19 <simplesect id="_description">
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20 <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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21 <simpara>A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must
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22 have some auxiliary information files in $GIT_DIR/info and
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23 $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients discover
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24 what references and packs the server has. This command
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25 generates such auxiliary files.</simpara>
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27 <simplesect id="_options">
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28 <title>OPTIONS</title>
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39 Update the info files from scratch.
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45 <simplesect id="_output">
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46 <title>OUTPUT</title>
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47 <simpara>Currently the command updates the following files. Please see
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48 <xref linkend="gitrepository-layout(5)"/> for description of
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49 what they are for:</simpara>
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63 <simplesect id="_bugs">
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65 <simpara>When you remove an existing ref, the command fails to update
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66 info/refs file unless <literal>--force</literal> flag is given.</simpara>
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68 <simplesect id="_author">
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69 <title>Author</title>
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70 <simpara>Written by Junio C Hamano <<ulink url="mailto:gitster@pobox.com">gitster@pobox.com</ulink>></simpara>
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72 <simplesect id="_documentation">
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73 <title>Documentation</title>
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74 <simpara>Documentation by Junio C Hamano.</simpara>
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76 <simplesect id="_git">
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78 <simpara>Part of the <xref linkend="git(1)"/> suite</simpara>
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