X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-prune-packed.txt;h=234882685d923d632c4e09a38cb9ba18439dda4a;hb=885a86abe2e9f7b96a4e2012183c6751635840aa;hp=8d96a91b410d91eefb6b424d2f3c54e33520b92b;hpb=2db0bfbc04478d9fb42f58ff50ad4123a2a9ddde;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt index 8d96a91b..23488268 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt @@ -9,19 +9,22 @@ residing in a pack file. SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-prune-packed' +'git-prune-packed' [-n] + 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. +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. +Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, +disk storage, etc. + OPTIONS ------- @@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ Documentation -------------- Documentation by Ryan Anderson -See-Also +See Also -------- gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] gitlink:git-repack[1]