| git-prune-packed(1) |
| ===================== |
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| NAME |
| ---- |
| git-prune-packed - Program used to remove the extra object files that are now |
| residing in a pack file. |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| 'git-prune-packed' [-n] |
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| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| This program search the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIR` for all objects that currently |
| exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories. |
| |
| All such extra objects are removed. |
| |
| A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta |
| compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file. |
| |
| Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, |
| disk storage, etc. |
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| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| -n:: |
| Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been |
| removed. |
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| Author |
| ------ |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |
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| Documentation |
| -------------- |
| Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> |
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| See Also |
| -------- |
| gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] |
| gitlink:git-repack[1] |
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| GIT |
| --- |
| Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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