NAME
----
-git-pack-redundant - Program used to find redundant pack files.
+git-pack-redundant - Find redundant pack files
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-pack-redundant [ --verbose ] [ --alt-odb ] < --all | .pack filename ... >'
+'git-pack-redundant' [ --verbose ] [ --alt-odb ] < --all | .pack filename ... >
DESCRIPTION
-----------
are redundant. The output is suitable for piping to
'xargs rm' if you are in the root of the repository.
+git-pack-redundant accepts a list of objects on standard input. Any objects
+given will be ignored when checking which packs are required. This makes the
+following command useful when wanting to remove packs which contain unreachable
+objects.
+
+git-fsck --full --unreachable | cut -d ' ' -f3 | \
+git-pack-redundant --all | xargs rm
+
OPTIONS
-------
--all::
- Processes all packs. Any filenames on the commandline are ignored.
+ Processes all packs. Any filenames on the command line are ignored.
--alt-odb::
Don't require objects present in packs from alternate object
Author
------
-Written by Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se>
+Written by Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se>
Documentation
--------------
-Documentation by Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se>
+Documentation by Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se>
-See-Also
+See Also
--------
-gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]
-gitlink:git-repack[1]
-gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]
+linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
+linkgit:git-repack[1]
+linkgit:git-prune-packed[1]
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite