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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-gc.txt28
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt5
-rw-r--r--builtin/worktree.c11
-rwxr-xr-xt/t2026-worktree-prune.sh7
4 files changed, 24 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 571b5a7e3c..3126e0dd00 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
-----------
Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
-performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been
-created from prior invocations of 'git add'.
+performance), removing unreachable objects which may have been
+created from prior invocations of 'git add', packing refs, pruning
+reflog, rerere metadata or stale working trees.
Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
@@ -45,20 +46,25 @@ OPTIONS
With this option, 'git gc' checks whether any housekeeping is
required; if not, it exits without performing any work.
Some git commands run `git gc --auto` after performing
- operations that could create many loose objects.
+ operations that could create many loose objects. Housekeeping
+ is required if there are too many loose objects or too many
+ packs in the repository.
+
-Housekeeping is required if there are too many loose objects or
-too many packs in the repository. If the number of loose objects
-exceeds the value of the `gc.auto` configuration variable, then
-all loose objects are combined into a single pack using
-`git repack -d -l`. Setting the value of `gc.auto` to 0
-disables automatic packing of loose objects.
+If the number of loose objects exceeds the value of the `gc.auto`
+configuration variable, then all loose objects are combined into a
+single pack using `git repack -d -l`. Setting the value of `gc.auto`
+to 0 disables automatic packing of loose objects.
+
If the number of packs exceeds the value of `gc.autoPackLimit`,
then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file)
are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of
'git repack'. Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables
automatic consolidation of packs.
++
+If houskeeping is required due to many loose objects or packs, all
+other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees, reflog...) will
+be performed as well.
+
--prune=<date>::
Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago,
@@ -133,6 +139,10 @@ The optional configuration variable `gc.pruneExpire` controls how old
the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned. The
default is "2 weeks ago".
+Optional configuration variable `gc.worktreePruneExpire` controls how
+old a stale working tree should be before `git worktree prune` deletes
+it. Default is "3 months ago".
+
Notes
-----
diff --git a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
index c60bcad44a..e85148f05e 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@ worktrees/<id>/locked::
or manually by `git worktree prune`. The file may contain a string
explaining why the repository is locked.
-worktrees/<id>/link::
- If this file exists, it is a hard link to the linked .git
- file. It is used to detect if the linked repository is
- manually removed.
-
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-init[1],
diff --git a/builtin/worktree.c b/builtin/worktree.c
index ba2cb877c3..40a438ed6c 100644
--- a/builtin/worktree.c
+++ b/builtin/worktree.c
@@ -101,16 +101,9 @@ static int prune_worktree(const char *id, struct strbuf *reason)
}
path[len] = '\0';
if (!file_exists(path)) {
- struct stat st_link;
free(path);
- /*
- * the repo is moved manually and has not been
- * accessed since?
- */
- if (!stat(git_path("worktrees/%s/link", id), &st_link) &&
- st_link.st_nlink > 1)
- return 0;
- if (st.st_mtime <= expire) {
+ if (stat(git_path("worktrees/%s/index", id), &st) ||
+ st.st_mtime <= expire) {
strbuf_addf(reason, _("Removing worktrees/%s: gitdir file points to non-existent location"), id);
return 1;
} else {
diff --git a/t/t2026-worktree-prune.sh b/t/t2026-worktree-prune.sh
index a0f1e3bb80..b7d6d5d45a 100755
--- a/t/t2026-worktree-prune.sh
+++ b/t/t2026-worktree-prune.sh
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ test_expect_success 'not prune locked checkout' '
test_expect_success 'not prune recent checkouts' '
test_when_finished rm -r .git/worktrees &&
- mkdir zz &&
- mkdir -p .git/worktrees/jlm &&
- echo "$(pwd)"/zz >.git/worktrees/jlm/gitdir &&
- rmdir zz &&
+ git worktree add jlm HEAD &&
+ test -d .git/worktrees/jlm &&
+ rm -rf jlm &&
git worktree prune --verbose --expire=2.days.ago &&
test -d .git/worktrees/jlm
'