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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-gc.txt | 11 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 229a7c9b30..d424a4ecbe 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -19,8 +19,15 @@ created from prior invocations of linkgit:git-add[1]. Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good -operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run -`git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag below for details. +operating performance. + +Some git commands may automatically run `git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag +below for details. If you know what you're doing and all you want is to +disable this behavior permanently without further considerations, just do: + +---------------------- +$ git config --global gc.auto 0 +---------------------- OPTIONS ------- |