GIT\-PRUNE\-PACKED

Section: Git Manual (1)
Updated: 10/30/2009
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NAME

git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files  

SYNOPSIS

git prune-packed [-n|--dry-run] [-q|--quiet]  

DESCRIPTION

This program searches 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.  

OPTIONS

-n, --dry-run

Doncqt actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed.

-q, --quiet

Squelch the progress indicator.
 

AUTHOR

Written by Linus Torvalds <m[blue]torvalds@osdl.orgm[][1]>  

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by Ryan Anderson <m[blue]ryan@michonline.comm[][2]>  

SEE ALSO

git-pack-objects(1) git-repack(1)  

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite  

NOTES

1.
torvalds@osdl.org
mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2.
ryan@michonline.com
mailto:ryan@michonline.com