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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-checkout.txt11
-rw-r--r--builtin/gc.c10
3 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index e1623ec6d1..2700a1bb83 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1229,6 +1229,13 @@ gc.pruneexpire::
"now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
unreachable objects immediately.
+gc.pruneworktreesexpire::
+ When 'git gc' is run, it will call
+ 'prune --worktrees --expire 3.months.ago'.
+ Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
+ "now" may be used to disable the grace period and prune
+ $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately.
+
gc.reflogexpire::
gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire::
'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 35675da2b8..0c13825e61 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -435,8 +435,11 @@ $GIT_DIR or $GIT_COMMON_DIR when you need to directly access something
inside $GIT_DIR. Use `git rev-parse --git-path` to get the final path.
When you are done with a linked working tree you can simply delete it.
-You can clean up any stale $GIT_DIR/worktrees entries via `git prune
---worktrees` in the main or any linked working tree.
+The working tree's entry in the repository's $GIT_DIR/worktrees
+directory will eventually be removed automatically (see
+`gc.pruneworktreesexpire` in linkgit::git-config[1]), or you can run
+`git prune --worktrees` in the main or any linked working tree to
+clean up any stale entries in $GIT_DIR/worktrees.
If you move a linked working directory to another file system, or
within a file system that does not support hard links, you need to run
@@ -444,8 +447,8 @@ at least one git command inside the linked working directory
(e.g. `git status`) in order to update its entry in $GIT_DIR/worktrees
so that it does not get automatically removed.
-To prevent `git prune --worktrees` from deleting a $GIT_DIR/worktrees
-entry (which can be useful in some situations, such as when the
+To prevent a $GIT_DIR/worktrees entry from from being pruned (which
+can be useful in some situations, such as when the
entry's working tree is stored on a portable device), add a file named
'locked' to the entry's directory. The file contains the reason in
plain text. For example, if a linked working tree's `.git` file points
diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 0728650dde..fa87ad355c 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
static int detach_auto = 1;
static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
+static const char *prune_worktrees_expire = "3.months.ago";
static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
static struct argv_array reflog = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
static struct argv_array repack = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
static struct argv_array prune = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
+static struct argv_array prune_worktrees = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
static struct argv_array rerere = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
static char *pidfile;
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ static void gc_config(void)
git_config_get_int("gc.autopacklimit", &gc_auto_pack_limit);
git_config_get_bool("gc.autodetach", &detach_auto);
git_config_date_string("gc.pruneexpire", &prune_expire);
+ git_config_date_string("gc.pruneworktreesexpire", &prune_worktrees_expire);
git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
}
@@ -290,6 +293,7 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL);
+ argv_array_pushl(&prune_worktrees, "prune", "--worktrees", "--expire", NULL);
argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
gc_config();
@@ -359,6 +363,12 @@ int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
}
+ if (prune_worktrees_expire) {
+ argv_array_push(&prune_worktrees, prune_worktrees_expire);
+ if (run_command_v_opt(prune_worktrees.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
+ return error(FAILED_RUN, prune_worktrees.argv[0]);
+ }
+
if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);