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diff --git a/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/technical/pack-protocol.txt index cd31edc..7fee6b7 100644 --- a/technical/pack-protocol.txt +++ b/technical/pack-protocol.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ upload-request = want-list *shallow-line *1depth-request + [filter-request] flush-pkt want-list = first-want @@ -256,6 +257,8 @@ additional-want = PKT-LINE("want" SP obj-id) depth = 1*DIGIT + + filter-request = PKT-LINE("filter" SP filter-spec) ---- Clients MUST send all the obj-ids it wants from the reference @@ -278,6 +281,11 @@ result are defined as shallow and marked as such in the server. This information is sent back to the client in the next step. +The client can optionally request that pack-objects omit various +objects from the packfile using one of several filtering techniques. +These are intended for use with partial clone and partial fetch +operations. See `rev-list` for possible "filter-spec" values. + Once all the 'want's and 'shallow's (and optional 'deepen') are transferred, clients MUST send a flush-pkt, to tell the server side that it is done sending the list. 