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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/feature.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/gc.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-gc.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt | 4 |
4 files changed, 15 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/feature.txt b/Documentation/config/feature.txt index e52bc6b858..17b4d39f89 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/feature.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/feature.txt @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ feature.experimental:: + * `fetch.negotiationAlgorithm=skipping` may improve fetch negotiation times by skipping more commits at a time, reducing the number of round trips. -+ -* `gc.cruftPacks=true` reduces disk space used by unreachable objects during -garbage collection, preventing loose object explosions. feature.manyFiles:: Enable config options that optimize for repos with many files in the diff --git a/Documentation/config/gc.txt b/Documentation/config/gc.txt index 38fea076a2..7f95c866e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/gc.txt @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ gc.autoDetach:: if the system supports it. Default is true. gc.bigPackThreshold:: - If non-zero, all packs larger than this limit are kept when - `git gc` is run. This is very similar to `--keep-largest-pack` - except that all packs that meet the threshold are kept, not - just the largest pack. Defaults to zero. Common unit suffixes of - 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. + If non-zero, all non-cruft packs larger than this limit are kept + when `git gc` is run. This is very similar to + `--keep-largest-pack` except that all non-cruft packs that meet + the threshold are kept, not just the largest pack. Defaults to + zero. Common unit suffixes of 'k', 'm', or 'g' are supported. + Note that if the number of kept packs is more than gc.autoPackLimit, this configuration variable is ignored, all packs except the base pack @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ gc.packRefs:: gc.cruftPacks:: Store unreachable objects in a cruft pack (see linkgit:git-repack[1]) instead of as loose objects. The default - is `false`. + is `true`. gc.pruneExpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago' diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index a65c9aa62d..90806fd26a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees, reflog...) will be performed as well. ---cruft:: +--[no-]cruft:: When expiring unreachable objects, pack them separately into a - cruft pack instead of storing them as loose objects. + cruft pack instead of storing them as loose objects. `--cruft` + is on by default. --prune=<date>:: Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago, @@ -77,9 +78,10 @@ be performed as well. instance running on this repository. --keep-largest-pack:: - All packs except the largest pack and those marked with a - `.keep` files are consolidated into a single pack. When this - option is used, `gc.bigPackThreshold` is ignored. + All packs except the largest non-cruft pack, any packs marked + with a `.keep` file, and any cruft pack(s) are consolidated into + a single pack. When this option is used, `gc.bigPackThreshold` + is ignored. AGGRESSIVE ---------- diff --git a/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt b/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt index e06af02f21..0c1be2dbe8 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt @@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ result of repeatedly resetting the objects' mtimes to the present time. If you are GC-ing repositories in a mixed version environment, consider omitting the `--cruft` option when using linkgit:git-repack[1] and linkgit:git-gc[1], and -leaving the `gc.cruftPacks` configuration unset until all writers understand -cruft packs. +setting the `gc.cruftPacks` configuration to "false" until all writers +understand cruft packs. === Alternatives |