NAME
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-git-prune-packed - Program used to remove the extra object files that are now
-residing in a pack file.
+git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
SYNOPSIS
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-'git-prune-packed'
+'git-prune-packed' [-n] [-q]
+
DESCRIPTION
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-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
+-------
+-n::
+ Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been
+ removed.
+
+-q::
+ Squelch the progress indicator.
Author
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Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
-See-Also
+See Also
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gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
gitlink:git-repack[1]