@@ -176,6 +176,21 @@ agent strings are purely informative for statistics and debugging
purposes, and MUST NOT be used to programmatically assume the presence
or absence of particular features.
+object-format
+-------------
+
+This capability, which takes a hash algorithm as an argument, indicates
+that the server supports the given hash algorithms. It may be sent
+multiple times; if so, the first one given is the one used in the ref
+advertisement.
+
+When provided by the client, this indicates that it intends to use the
+given hash algorithm to communicate. The algorithm provided must be one
+that the server supports.
+
+If this capability is not provided, it is assumed that the only
+supported algorithm is SHA-1.
+
symref
------
Document a capability that indicates which hash algorithms are in use by both sides of a remote connection. Use the term "object-format", since this is the term used for the repository extension as well. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> --- Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)