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NAME git-update-server-info - Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
SYNOPSIS git update-server-info [-f | --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:
o objects/info/packs
o info/refs
GIT Part of the git(1) suite
Git 2.42.0 2023-08-21 GIT-UPDATE-SERVER-INFO(1)