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1 | git-prune-packed(1) |
2 | ===================== | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | git-prune-packed - Program used to remove the extra object files that are now | |
7 | residing in a pack file. | |
8 | ||
9 | ||
10 | SYNOPSIS | |
11 | -------- | |
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12 | 'git-prune-packed' [-n] |
13 | ||
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14 | |
15 | DESCRIPTION | |
16 | ----------- | |
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17 | This program search the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIR` for all objects that currently |
18 | exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories. | |
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19 | |
20 | All such extra objects are removed. | |
21 | ||
22 | A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta | |
23 | compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file. | |
24 | ||
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25 | Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, |
26 | disk storage, etc. | |
27 | ||
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29 | OPTIONS |
30 | ------- | |
31 | -n:: | |
32 | Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been | |
33 | removed. | |
34 | ||
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35 | Author |
36 | ------ | |
37 | Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> | |
38 | ||
39 | Documentation | |
40 | -------------- | |
41 | Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> | |
42 | ||
43 | See-Also | |
44 | -------- | |
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45 | gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] |
46 | gitlink:git-repack[1] | |
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47 | |
48 | GIT | |
49 | --- | |
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