Merge branch 'ps/doc-pack-refs-auto-with-files-backend-fix'

Doc update.

* ps/doc-pack-refs-auto-with-files-backend-fix:
  docs/git-pack-refs: document heuristic used for packing loose refs
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Junio C Hamano
2025-07-16 09:42:28 -07:00

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@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ Pack refs as needed depending on the current state of the ref database. The
behavior depends on the ref format used by the repository and may change in the
future.
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- "files": No special handling for `--auto` has been implemented.
- "files": Loose references are packed into the `packed-refs` file
based on the ratio of loose references to the size of the
`packed-refs` file. The bigger the `packed-refs` file, the more loose
references need to exist before we repack.
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- "reftable": Tables are compacted such that they form a geometric
sequence. For two tables N and N+1, where N+1 is newer, this