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* sp/gc:
  Use 'repack -a -d -l' instead of 'repack -a -d' in git-gc
  everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc'
  Create 'git gc' to perform common maintenance operations.
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Junio C Hamano committed Dec 28, 2006
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git-for-each-ref
git-format-patch
git-fsck-objects
git-gc
git-get-tar-commit-id
git-grep
git-hash-object
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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions Documentation/everyday.txt
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* gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.

* gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
repack and prune.

Examples
~~~~~~~~

Check health and remove cruft.::
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$ git fsck-objects <1>
$ git prune
$ git count-objects <2>
$ git repack <3>
$ git prune <4>
$ git gc <4>
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<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
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disk space is wasted by not repacking.
<3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB
of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands
such as `prune` and `repack`. This runs `repack -a -d`.

Repack a small project into single pack.::
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git-gc(1)
=========

NAME
----
git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository


SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-gc'

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 gitlink:git-add[1].

Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
operating performance.

Configuration
-------------

The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpire' can be
set to indicate how long historical entries within each branch's
reflog should remain available in this repository. The setting is
expressed as a length of time, for example '90 days' or '3 months'.
It defaults to '90 days'.

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
commits prior to the amend or rebase occuring. Since these changes
are not part of the current project most users will want to expire
them sooner. This option defaults to '30 days'.

The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereresolved' indicates
how long records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
kept. This defaults to 60 days.

The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereunresolved' indicates
how long records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
kept. This defaults to 15 days.


See Also
--------
gitlink:git-prune[1]
gitlink:git-reflog[1]
gitlink:git-repack[1]
gitlink:git-rerere[1]

Author
------
Written by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>

GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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gitlink:git-cvsserver[1]::
A CVS server emulator for git.

gitlink:git-gc[1]::
Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.

gitlink:git-lost-found[1]::
Recover lost refs that luckily have not yet been pruned.

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SCRIPT_SH = \
git-bisect.sh git-checkout.sh \
git-clean.sh git-clone.sh git-commit.sh \
git-fetch.sh \
git-fetch.sh git-gc.sh \
git-ls-remote.sh \
git-merge-one-file.sh git-parse-remote.sh \
git-pull.sh git-rebase.sh \
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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions git-gc.sh
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#!/bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2006, Shawn O. Pearce
#
# Cleanup unreachable files and optimize the repository.

USAGE=''
SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
. git-sh-setup

git-pack-refs --prune &&
git-reflog expire --all &&
git-repack -a -d -l &&
git-prune &&
git-rerere gc || exit

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