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@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.
* gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.
+ * gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
+ repack and prune.
+
Examples
~~~~~~~~
@@ -41,10 +44,9 @@ Check health and remove cruft.::
+
------------
$ git fsck-objects <1>
-$ git prune
$ git count-objects <2>
$ git repack <3>
-$ git prune <4>
+$ git gc <4>
------------
+
<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ repository health reasonably well.
disk space is wasted by not repacking.
<3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB
of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
-<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
+<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands
+such as `prune` and `repack`. This runs `repack -a -d`.
Repack a small project into single pack.::
+