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Merge branch 'ab/gc-doc-update' 

The documentation of "git gc" has been updated to mention that it
is no longer limited to "pruning away crufts" but also updates
ancillary files like commit-graph as a part of repository
optimization.

* ab/gc-doc-update:
  gc doc: mention the commit-graph in the intro
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Junio C Hamano 2018-10-26 14:22:14 +09:00
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@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
performance), removing unreachable objects which may have been
created from prior invocations of 'git add', packing refs, pruning
reflog, rerere metadata or stale working trees.
reflog, rerere metadata or stale working trees. May also update ancillary
indexes such as the commit-graph.

Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good