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[jc: the patch forgot to update the main git.txt documentation, making all these new documentation practically no-op, so I added a minimum attempt linking them from there.] Signed-off-by: Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
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git-prune-packed(1)
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v0.1, August 2005
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NAME
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git-prune-packed - Program used to remove the extra object files that are now
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residing in a pack file.
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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'git-prune-packed'
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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This program search the GIT_OBJECT_DIR for all objects that currently exist in
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a pack file as well as the independent object directories.
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All such extra objects are removed.
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A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta
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compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file.
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Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.
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Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Documentation
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Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
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See-Also
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--------
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git-pack-objects(1) git-repack-script(1)
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GIT
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Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
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