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   1git-prune-packed(1)
   2=====================
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11[verse]
  12'git prune-packed' [-n|--dry-run] [-q|--quiet]
  13
  14
  15DESCRIPTION
  16-----------
  17This program searches the `$GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY` for all objects that currently
  18exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories.
  19
  20All such extra objects are removed.
  21
  22A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta
  23compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file.
  24
  25Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines,
  26disk storage, etc.
  27
  28
  29OPTIONS
  30-------
  31-n::
  32--dry-run::
  33        Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been
  34        removed.
  35
  36-q::
  37--quiet::
  38        Squelch the progress indicator.
  39
  40SEE ALSO
  41--------
  42linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
  43linkgit:git-repack[1]
  44
  45GIT
  46---
  47Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite