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@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ index::
The current index file for the repository. It is
usually not found in a bare repository.
+sharedindex.<SHA-1>::
+ The shared index part, to be referenced by $GIT_DIR/index and
+ other temporary index files. Only valid in split index mode.
+
info::
Additional information about the repository is recorded
in this directory.
@@ -176,6 +180,10 @@ info/grafts::
per line describes a commit and its fake parents by
listing their 40-byte hexadecimal object names separated
by a space and terminated by a newline.
++
+Note that the grafts mechanism is outdated and can lead to problems
+transferring objects between repositories; see linkgit:git-replace[1]
+for a more flexible and robust system to do the same thing.
info/exclude::
This file, by convention among Porcelains, stores the