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| author | Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> | 2015-07-28 16:06:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2015-07-28 13:23:03 -0700 |
| commit | 8cc88166c00e555f1bf5375017ed91b7e2cc904e (patch) | |
| tree | 9a218bdb1020f91d4f1b87b239444884085071b6 | |
| parent | 5f5f553fd571732f6ff78107fb6223c5cf7b441f (diff) | |
| download | git-8cc88166c00e555f1bf5375017ed91b7e2cc904e.tar.gz | |
Documentation/config: mention "now" and "never" for 'expire' settings
In addition to approxidate-style values ("2.months.ago", "yesterday"),
consumers of 'gc.*expire*' configuration variables also accept and
respect 'now' ("do it immediately") and 'never' ("suppress entirely").
Suggested-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 583d24fda4..e09ee02df8 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1226,20 +1226,24 @@ gc.packrefs:: gc.pruneexpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'. Override the grace period with this config variable. The value - "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune - unreachable objects immediately. + "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune + unreachable objects immediately, or "never" may be used to + suppress pruning. gc.worktreePruneExpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it calls 'git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago'. This config variable can be used to set a different grace period. The value "now" may be used to disable the grace - period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately. + period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately, or "never" + may be used to suppress pruning. gc.reflogexpire:: gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than - this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. + this time; defaults to 90 days. The value "now" expires all + entries immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration + altogether. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to the refs that match the <pattern>. @@ -1247,7 +1251,9 @@ gc.reflogexpireunreachable:: gc.<ref>.reflogexpireunreachable:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than this time and are not reachable from the current tip; - defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") + defaults to 30 days. The value "now" expires all entries + immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration altogether. + With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that match the <pattern>. |