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everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc'

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Junio C Hamano 2006-12-27 02:00:30 -08:00
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@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.
* gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency. * 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 Examples
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
@ -41,10 +44,9 @@ Check health and remove cruft.::
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$ git fsck-objects <1> $ git fsck-objects <1>
$ git prune
$ git count-objects <2> $ git count-objects <2>
$ git repack <3> $ git repack <3>
$ git prune <4> $ git gc <4>
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<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the <1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
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disk space is wasted by not repacking. disk space is wasted by not repacking.
<3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB <3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB
of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb. 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.:: Repack a small project into single pack.::
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