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| author | Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 2006-12-27 02:00:30 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 2006-12-27 02:00:30 -0800 |
| commit | 8f57b0a0fbfc0a6289bbf126f10ae041f0b508aa (patch) | |
| tree | abf76c39ec43b476c7f7530563375578f34e2b75 /Documentation/everyday.txt | |
| parent | 30f610b7b09a579aeba343317114bf18b4fd92bf (diff) | |
| download | git-8f57b0a0fbfc0a6289bbf126f10ae041f0b508aa.tar.gz | |
everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc'
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/everyday.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/everyday.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt index 5d17ace721..2105a3d2e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/everyday.txt +++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories. * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency. + * gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as + repack and prune. + Examples ~~~~~~~~ @@ -41,10 +44,9 @@ Check health and remove cruft.:: + ------------ $ git fsck-objects <1> -$ git prune $ git count-objects <2> $ git repack <3> -$ git prune <4> +$ git gc <4> ------------ + <1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the @@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ repository health reasonably well. disk space is wasted by not repacking. <3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb. -<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects. +<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands +such as `prune` and `repack`. This runs `repack -a -d`. Repack a small project into single pack.:: + |