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⚡ TLDR: git-update-server-info (tldr-pages)

Update auxiliary repository information for dumb servers (a regular web server that only serves files).

Update Git's auxiliary files for dumb HTTP serving
git update-server-info
Rebuild the auxiliary info files from scratch
git update-server-info {{-f|--force}}

GIT-UPDATE-SERVER()                                                              GIT-UPDATE-SERVER()



NAME
       git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers

SYNOPSIS
       git update-server-info


DESCRIPTION
       A dumb server that does not do on-the-fly pack generations must have some auxiliary
       information files in $GIT_DIR/info and $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY/info directories to help clients
       discover what references and packs the server has. This command generates such auxiliary
       files.

OUTPUT
       Currently the command updates the following files. Please see gitrepository-layout(5) for
       description of what they are for:

       •   objects/info/packs

       •   info/refs

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite



                                                                                 GIT-UPDATE-SERVER()

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