repack: improve documentation on -a option

Some minor enhancements to the git-repack manual page.

Signed-off-by: Sam Vilain <sam.vilain@catalyst.net.nz>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index cc3b0b21c727349eb3a51d9837bc006b987537c3..c57013b9537f68fafdb1c1d90491ff5d556ed326 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 This script is used to combine all objects that do not currently
-reside in a "pack", into a pack.
+reside in a "pack", into a pack.  It can also be used to re-organise
+existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.
 
 A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with
 delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -a::
        Instead of incrementally packing the unpacked objects,
-       pack everything available into a single pack.
+       pack everything referenced into a single pack.
        Especially useful when packing a repository that is used
        for private development and there is no need to worry
-       about people fetching via dumb file transfer protocols
-       from it.  Use with '-d'.
+       about people fetching via dumb protocols from it.  Use
+       with '-d'.  This will clean up the objects that `git prune`
+       leaves behind, but `git fsck --full` shows as
+       dangling.
 
 -d::
        After packing, if the newly created packs make some