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--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
With this option, `git gc` checks if there are too many
loose objects in the repository and runs
gitlink:git-repack[1] with `-d -l` option to pack them.
- The threshold is set with `gc.auto` configuration
+ The threshold for loose objects is set with `gc.auto` configuration
variable, and can be disabled by setting it to 0. Some
Porcelain commands use this after they perform operation
that could create many loose objects automatically.
+ Additionally, when there are too many packs are present,
+ they are consolidated into one larger pack by running
+ the `git-repack` command with `-A` option. The
+ threshold for number of packs is set with
+ `gc.autopacklimit` configuration variable.
Configuration
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