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Packfile - CI/CD Glossary Definition

A packfile (.pack under .git/objects/pack/) stores many Git objects compressed together with delta encoding, replacing loose object files to save space and speed up transfers. Git creates them during gc and pushes.

A packfile (.pack under .git/objects/pack/) stores many Git objects compressed together with delta encoding, replacing loose object files to save space and speed up transfers. Git creates them during gc and pushes.

A packfile (.pack under .git/objects/pack/) stores many Git objects compressed together with delta encoding, replacing loose object files to save space and speed up transfers. Git creates them during gc and pushes.

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