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



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

SYNOPSIS
       git update-server-info [--force]


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.

OPTIONS
       -f, --force
           Update the info files from scratch.

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



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