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Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository, |
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Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository, |
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such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase |
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such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase |
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performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been |
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performance), removing unreachable objects which may have been |
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created from prior invocations of 'git add'. |
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created from prior invocations of 'git add', packing refs, pruning |
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reflog, rerere metadata or stale working trees. |
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Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within |
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Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within |
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each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good |
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each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good |
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With this option, 'git gc' checks whether any housekeeping is |
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With this option, 'git gc' checks whether any housekeeping is |
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required; if not, it exits without performing any work. |
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required; if not, it exits without performing any work. |
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Some git commands run `git gc --auto` after performing |
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Some git commands run `git gc --auto` after performing |
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operations that could create many loose objects. |
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operations that could create many loose objects. Housekeeping |
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is required if there are too many loose objects or too many |
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packs in the repository. |
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Housekeeping is required if there are too many loose objects or |
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If the number of loose objects exceeds the value of the `gc.auto` |
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too many packs in the repository. If the number of loose objects |
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configuration variable, then all loose objects are combined into a |
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exceeds the value of the `gc.auto` configuration variable, then |
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single pack using `git repack -d -l`. Setting the value of `gc.auto` |
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all loose objects are combined into a single pack using |
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to 0 disables automatic packing of loose objects. |
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`git repack -d -l`. Setting the value of `gc.auto` to 0 |
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disables automatic packing of loose objects. |
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If the number of packs exceeds the value of `gc.autoPackLimit`, |
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If the number of packs exceeds the value of `gc.autoPackLimit`, |
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then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file) |
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then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file) |
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are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of |
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are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of |
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'git repack'. Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables |
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'git repack'. Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables |
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automatic consolidation of packs. |
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automatic consolidation of packs. |
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If houskeeping is required due to many loose objects or packs, all |
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other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees, reflog...) will |
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be performed as well. |
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--prune=<date>:: |
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--prune=<date>:: |
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Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago, |
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Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago, |
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the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned. The |
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the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned. The |
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default is "2 weeks ago". |
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default is "2 weeks ago". |
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Optional configuration variable `gc.worktreePruneExpire` controls how |
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old a stale working tree should be before `git worktree prune` deletes |
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it. Default is "3 months ago". |
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Notes |
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Notes |
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