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31 git-update-server-info \- Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
35 \fIgit update\-server\-info\fR [\-f | \-\-force]
39 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\&.
44 Update the info files from scratch\&.
48 Currently the command updates the following files\&. Please see \fBgitrepository-layout\fR(5) for a description of what they are for:
73 Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite