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diff --git a/Documentation/config/core.txt b/Documentation/config/core.txt index 88bc799cf3..37afbaf5a4 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/core.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/core.txt @@ -444,17 +444,32 @@ You probably do not need to adjust this value. Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. core.bigFileThreshold:: - Files larger than this size are stored deflated, without - attempting delta compression. Storing large files without - delta compression avoids excessive memory usage, at the - slight expense of increased disk usage. Additionally files - larger than this size are always treated as binary. + The size of files considered "big", which as discussed below + changes the behavior of numerous git commands, as well as how + such files are stored within the repository. The default is + 512 MiB. Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are + supported. + -Default is 512 MiB on all platforms. This should be reasonable -for most projects as source code and other text files can still -be delta compressed, but larger binary media files won't be. +Files above the configured limit will be: + -Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. +* Stored deflated in packfiles, without attempting delta compression. ++ +The default limit is primarily set with this use-case in mind. With it, +most projects will have their source code and other text files delta +compressed, but not larger binary media files. ++ +Storing large files without delta compression avoids excessive memory +usage, at the slight expense of increased disk usage. ++ +* Will be treated as if they were labeled "binary" (see + linkgit:gitattributes[5]). e.g. linkgit:git-log[1] and + linkgit:git-diff[1] will not compute diffs for files above this limit. ++ +* Will generally be streamed when written, which avoids excessive +memory usage, at the cost of some fixed overhead. Commands that make +use of this include linkgit:git-archive[1], +linkgit:git-fast-import[1], linkgit:git-index-pack[1], +linkgit:git-unpack-objects[1] and linkgit:git-fsck[1]. core.excludesFile:: Specifies the pathname to the file that contains patterns to |