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| author | Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 2006-12-27 16:43:15 -0800 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 2006-12-27 16:43:15 -0800 |
| commit | 7c20b8234af2962ea4d5ce930ec0308c33f6f654 (patch) | |
| tree | 908fc0e9d0f2dac92ba64a84427c53560afdecd1 /Documentation/everyday.txt | |
| parent | 87ac1390d9ac2ab5e495b543caee12221a773fb7 (diff) | |
| parent | a3c11db9ecf5c2a1ec1b25ba809cecb3747750d4 (diff) | |
| download | git-7c20b8234af2962ea4d5ce930ec0308c33f6f654.tar.gz git-7c20b8234af2962ea4d5ce930ec0308c33f6f654.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'sp/gc'
* sp/gc:
Use 'repack -a -d -l' instead of 'repack -a -d' in git-gc
everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc'
Create 'git gc' to perform common maintenance operations.
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 5d17ace72..2105a3d2e 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.:: + |