GIT-MULTI-PACK-INDEX(1) Git GIT-MULTI-PACK-INDEX(1) (NAME) git-multi-pack-index - (SYNOPSIS) git multi-pack-index [] write [--preferred-pack=] [--[no-]bitmap] [--[no-]incremental] [--[no-]stdin-packs] [--refs-snapshot=] [--[no-]write-chain-file] [--base=] git multi-pack-index [] compact [--[no-]incremental] [--[no-]bitmap] [--base=] [--[no-]write-chain-file] git multi-pack-index [] verify git multi-pack-index [] expire git multi-pack-index [] repack [--batch-size=] (DESCRIPTION) (MIDX). (OPTIONS) : --object-dir= Git . /packs/multi-pack-index MIDX /packs (pack-files) . (alternate) . --progress, --no-progress . . write verify expire repack . : write MIDX . write : --preferred-pack= . (mtime) . mtime . . --[no-]bitmap ( / bitmap) . --stdin-packs (pack index basenames) stdin . --refs-snapshot= --bitmap << >> (refs snapshot) (repacking) . OID git repack . + OID <<>> (preferred) ( pack.preferBitmapTips git-config(1) ). . ( OID + ). --incremental MIDX (incremental) MIDX . MIDX . --[no-]write-chain-file --incremental MIDX multi-pack-index-chain . (checksum) . --incremental . --base= MIDX . none ( ). --no-write-chain-file . compact MIDX MIDX . --incremental MIDX (stand-alone) MIDX . --[no-]bitmap . --[no-]write-chain-file --incremental MIDX multi-pack-index-chain . . --incremental . --base= MIDX . none . compact midx Git v2.54 . verify MIDX . expire MIDX MIDX ( .keep /cruft) . MIDX . MIDX . repack multi-pack-index . --batch-size= multi-pack-index . (batch size) << >> (expected size) multi-pack-index . . . multi-pack-index . git multi-pack-index expire . repack.packKeptObjects false .keep (repack) . MIDX . (EXAMPLES) o MIDX .git: $ git multi-pack-index write o MIDX .git (bitmap) : $ git multi-pack-index write --preferred-pack= --bitmap o MIDX (alternate object store): $ git multi-pack-index --object-dir write o MIDX .git: $ git multi-pack-index verify (SEE ALSO) multi-pack-index The Multi-Pack-Index Design Document[1] gitformat- pack(5) . (GIT) git(1) (NOTES) 1. The Multi-Pack-Index Design Document file:///usr/share/doc/git-doc/technical/multi-pack-index.html Git 2.55.0 2026-06-29 GIT-MULTI-PACK-INDEX(1)