Documentation: pack.compression: explain how to recompress

jast · gitster · commit 89d71f7564cb · 2010-09-27T12:39:50.000-07:00
Add a small remark about how to recompress all existing objects after
changing the compression level for pack files.

Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger &lt;jk@jk.gs&gt;
Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre &lt;nico@fluxnic.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;gitster@pobox.com&gt;
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1466,6 +1466,10 @@ pack.compression::
 	not set,  defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default
 	compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent
 	to level 6)."
++
+Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress
+all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option
+to linkgit:git-repack[1].
 
 pack.deltaCacheSize::
 	The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in
