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.TH "GIT-PRUNE-PACKED" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
git-prune-packed \- Program used to remove the extra object files that are now residing in a pack file.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"


\fIgit\-prune\-packed\fR [\-n]

.SH "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\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP
\-n
Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed\&.

.SH "AUTHOR"


Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl\&.org>

.SH "DOCUMENTATION"


Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline\&.com>

.SH "SEE ALSO"


\fBgit\-pack\-objects\fR(1) \fBgit\-repack\fR(1)

.SH "GIT"


Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite