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From: "Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Eric Sunshine" <sunshine@sunshineco.com>,
	"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] gc.txt: more details about what gc does
Date: Sat,  3 Mar 2018 10:39:16 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180303033918.15751-2-pclouds@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180303033918.15751-1-pclouds@gmail.com>

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-gc.txt | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 571b5a7e3c..862c931104 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
 such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
-performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been
-created from prior invocations of 'git add'.
+performance), removing unreachable objects which may have been
+created from prior invocations of 'git add', packing refs, pruning
+reflog, rerere or stale working trees.
 
 Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
 each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file)
 are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of
 'git repack'. Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables
 automatic consolidation of packs.
++
+If `git gc --auto` goes ahead because of either too loose objects or
+packs, all other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees,
+reflog...) will also be be performed.
 
 --prune=<date>::
 	Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago,
@@ -133,6 +138,9 @@ The optional configuration variable `gc.pruneExpire` controls how old
 the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned.  The
 default is "2 weeks ago".
 
+The optional gc.worktreePruneExpire controls how old a stale working
+tree before `git worktree prune` deletes it. The default is "3 months
+ago".
 
 Notes
 -----
-- 
2.16.1.435.g8f24da2e1a


  reply	other threads:[~2018-03-03  3:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-03-03  3:39 [PATCH 0/3] git worktree prune improvements Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-03  3:39 ` Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy [this message]
2018-03-03  9:14   ` [PATCH 1/3] gc.txt: more details about what gc does Eric Sunshine
2018-03-03  3:39 ` [PATCH 2/3] worktree: delete dead code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-03  3:39 ` [PATCH 3/3] worktree prune: improve prune logic when worktree is moved Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-03  9:30   ` Eric Sunshine
2018-03-03 14:21 ` [PATCH 0/3] git worktree prune improvements Randall S. Becker
2018-03-05 12:16   ` Duy Nguyen
2018-03-15 16:44 ` [PATCH v2 " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-15 16:44   ` [PATCH v2 1/3] gc.txt: more details about what gc does Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-15 16:44   ` [PATCH v2 2/3] worktree: delete dead code Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-18 22:51     ` Eric Sunshine
2018-03-15 16:44   ` [PATCH v2 3/3] worktree prune: improve prune logic when worktree is moved Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2018-03-18 22:59     ` Eric Sunshine
2018-03-18 23:02   ` [PATCH v2 0/3] git worktree prune improvements Eric Sunshine

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