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diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt index 8d96a91..37c53a9 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 ------- |