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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 43ab3b1637..2248755cb7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -1396,6 +1396,13 @@ deltas are suboptimal (see above) then also adding the `-f` option to force recomputation of all deltas can significantly reduce the final packfile size (30-50% smaller can be quite typical). +Instead of running `git repack` you can also run `git gc +--aggressive`, which will also optimize other things after an import +(e.g. pack loose refs). As noted in the "AGGRESSIVE" section in +linkgit:git-gc[1] the `--aggressive` option will find new deltas with +the `-f` option to linkgit:git-repack[1]. For the reasons elaborated +on above using `--aggressive` after a fast-import is one of the few +cases where it's known to be worthwhile. MEMORY UTILIZATION ------------------ |