X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-prune-packed.txt;h=37c53a91de659836eefd8900270cbd23c0a23cd9;hb=61f693bd5a2ab4d830aad6fce0a1c70863f38009;hp=8d96a91b410d91eefb6b424d2f3c54e33520b92b;hpb=56fc63193975edd4b9f520b6c65c2b97ecd8ee38;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt index 8d96a91b..37c53a91 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 -------