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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 815afcb922..e158a3b31f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] [--prune=<date> | --no-prune] +'git gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] [--prune=<date> | --no-prune] [--force] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ automatic consolidation of packs. --prune=<date>:: Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago, - overridable by the config variable `gc.pruneExpire`). This - option is on by default. + overridable by the config variable `gc.pruneExpire`). + --prune=all prunes loose objects regardless of their age. + --prune is on by default. --no-prune:: Do not prune any loose objects. @@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ automatic consolidation of packs. --quiet:: Suppress all progress reports. +--force:: + Force `git gc` to run even if there may be another `git gc` + instance running on this repository. + Configuration ------------- @@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpireUnreachable' can be set to indicate how long historical reflog entries which are not part of the current branch should remain available in this repository. These types of entries are generally created as -a result of using `git commit \--amend` or `git rebase` and are the +a result of using `git commit --amend` or `git rebase` and are the commits prior to the amend or rebase occurring. Since these changes are not part of the current project most users will want to expire them sooner. This option defaults to '30 days'. |