X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-prune-packed.txt;h=234882685d923d632c4e09a38cb9ba18439dda4a;hb=fb6a9f93d39e4e5fdb83673a927f71a34e9fb7c0;hp=28a1500d39a503e8341ad9c39c1c1597b1653d7c;hpb=1301c6eb412e7c5511b952a12e42c70ad56f028b;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt index 28a1500d..23488268 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt @@ -9,19 +9,28 @@ 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 +------- +-n:: + Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been + removed. Author ------ @@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ Documentation -------------- Documentation by Ryan Anderson -See-Also +See Also -------- gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] gitlink:git-repack[1]