From: Junio C Hamano Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:00:30 +0000 (-0800) Subject: everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc' X-Git-Tag: v1.5.0-rc1~181^2~1 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8f57b0a0fbfc0a6289bbf126f10ae041f0b508aa;p=git.git everyday: replace a few 'prune' and 'repack' with 'gc' Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt index 5d17ace72..2105a3d2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/everyday.txt +++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories. * 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 ~~~~~~~~ @@ -41,10 +44,9 @@ Check health and remove cruft.:: + ------------ $ git fsck-objects <1> -$ git prune $ git count-objects <2> $ git repack <3> -$ git prune <4> +$ git gc <4> ------------ + <1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the @@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ repository health reasonably well. 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.:: +