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diff --git a/doc/administration/housekeeping.md b/doc/administration/housekeeping.md index f846c06ca42..bb621b788f1 100644 --- a/doc/administration/housekeeping.md +++ b/doc/administration/housekeeping.md @@ -12,13 +12,24 @@ to turn it off, go to **Admin area > Settings** ## Manual housekeeping -The housekeeping function runs `git gc` ([man page][man]) on the current -project Git repository. +The housekeeping function will run a `repack` or `gc` depending on the +"Automatic Git repository housekeeping" settings configured in **Admin area > Settings** -`git gc` runs a number of housekeeping tasks, such as compressing file -revisions (to reduce disk space and increase performance) and removing -unreachable objects which may have been created from prior invocations of -`git add`. +For example in the following scenario a `git repack -d` will be executed: + ++ Project: pushes since gc counter (`pushes_since_gc`) = `10` ++ Git GC period = `200` ++ Full repack period = `50` + +When the `pushes_since_gc` value is 50 a `repack -A -d --pack-kept-objects` will run, similarly when +the `pushes_since_gc` value is 200 a `git gc` will be run. + ++ `git gc` ([man page][man-gc]) runs a number of housekeeping tasks, +such as compressing filerevisions (to reduce disk space and increase performance) +and removing unreachable objects which may have been created from prior invocations of +`git add`. + ++ `git repack` ([man page][man-repack]) re-organize existing packs into a single, more efficient pack. You can find this option under your **[Project] > Edit Project**. @@ -27,4 +38,5 @@ You can find this option under your **[Project] > Edit Project**.  [ce-2371]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/2371 "Housekeeping merge request" -[man]: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-gc.html "git gc man page" +[man-gc]: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-gc.html "git gc man page" +[man-repack]: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-repack.html
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