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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 2e7be916aa..229a7c9b30 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-gc' [--prune] [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] +'git-gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run OPTIONS ------- ---prune:: - Usually `git-gc` packs refs, expires old reflog entries, - packs loose objects, - and removes old 'rerere' records. Removal - of unreferenced loose objects is an unsafe operation - while other git operations are in progress, so it is not - done by default. Pass this option if you want it, and only - when you know nobody else is creating new objects in the - repository at the same time (e.g. never use this option - in a cron script). - --aggressive:: Usually 'git-gc' runs very quickly while providing good disk space utilization and performance. This option will cause @@ -104,6 +93,10 @@ the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression. See the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for more details. This defaults to 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". + See Also -------- linkgit:git-prune[1] |