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@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ include::object-format-disclaimer.txt[]
written. If a `<message>` is provided, then that content will be
written to the .promisor file for future reference. See
link:technical/partial-clone.html[partial clone] for more information.
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+Also, if there are objects in the given pack that references non-promisor
+objects (in the repo), repacks those non-promisor objects into a promisor
+pack. This avoids a situation in which a repo has non-promisor objects that are
+accessible through promisor objects.
NOTES
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