1 git-prune-packed(1)
2 =====================
4 NAME
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6 git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
9 SYNOPSIS
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11 'git prune-packed' [-n|--dry-run] [-q|--quiet]
14 DESCRIPTION
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16 This program searches the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIR` for all objects that currently
17 exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories.
19 All such extra objects are removed.
21 A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta
22 compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file.
24 Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines,
25 disk storage, etc.
28 OPTIONS
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30 -n::
31 --dry-run::
32 Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been
33 removed.
35 -q::
36 --quiet::
37 Squelch the progress indicator.
39 Author
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41 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
43 Documentation
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45 Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
47 SEE ALSO
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49 linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
50 linkgit:git-repack[1]
52 GIT
53 ---
54 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite