Merge branch 'maint'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-gc.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 229a7c9b30482eb2d8729b581004bc776fa10edf..d424a4ecbe2c751550f50048e63ce640941a3ebb 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ created from prior invocations of linkgit: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. Some git commands may automatically run
-`git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag below for details.
+operating performance.
+
+Some git commands may automatically run `git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag
+below for details. If you know what you're doing and all you want is to
+disable this behavior permanently without further considerations, just do:
+
+----------------------
+$ git config --global gc.auto 0
+----------------------
 
 OPTIONS
 -------