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diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 02696208c9..31df3725c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1341,7 +1341,9 @@ gc.pruneExpire:: 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, or "never" may be used to - suppress pruning. + suppress pruning. This feature helps prevent corruption when + 'git gc' runs concurrently with another process writing to the + repository; see the "NOTES" section of linkgit:git-gc[1]. gc.worktreePruneExpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it calls |