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+git-prune(1)
+============
+v0.99.5, Aug 2005
+
+NAME
+----
+git-prune - Prunes all unreachable objects from the object database
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git-prune' [-n]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+This runs `git-fsck-objects --unreachable` using the heads
+specified on the command line (or `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/\*` and
+`$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/\*` if none is specified), and prunes all
+unreachable objects from the object database. In addition, it
+prunes the unpacked objects that are also found in packs by
+running `git prune-packed`.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+-n::
+ Do not remove anything; just report what it would
+ remove.
+
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+