Re: [PATCH 13/16] init: allow alternate backends to be set for new repos

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 1:35 AM, David Turner [off-list ref] wrote:

git init learns a new argument --refs-backend-type.  Presently, only
"files" is supported, but later we will add other backends.

When this argument is used, the repository's core.refsBackendType
configuration value is set, and the refs backend's initdb function is
used to set up the ref database.

git-init can also be used on existing repos. What happens in that case
if we use --refs-backend-type. Will existing  refs be migrated to the
new backend or hidden away?
-- 
Duy