| git-prune(1) |
| ============ |
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| NAME |
| ---- |
| git-prune - Prunes all unreachable objects from the object database |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| 'git-prune' [-n] [--] [<head>...] |
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| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| |
| This runs `git-fsck-objects --unreachable` using all the refs |
| available in `$GIT_DIR/refs`, optionally with additional set of |
| objects specified on the command line, and prunes all |
| objects unreachable from any of these head objects from the object database. |
| In addition, it |
| prunes the unpacked objects that are also found in packs by |
| running `git prune-packed`. |
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| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| |
| -n:: |
| Do not remove anything; just report what it would |
| remove. |
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| --:: |
| Do not interpret any more arguments as options. |
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| <head>...:: |
| In addition to objects |
| reachable from any of our references, keep objects |
| reachable from listed <head>s. |
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| EXAMPLE |
| ------- |
| |
| To prune objects not used by your repository nor another that |
| borrows from your repository via its |
| `.git/objects/info/alternates`: |
| |
| ------------ |
| $ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git-rev-parse --all)) |
| ------------ |
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| Author |
| ------ |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> |
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| Documentation |
| -------------- |
| Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. |
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| GIT |
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| Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
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