gc --auto: exclude base pack if not enough mem to "repack -ad"

diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 571b5a7e3c9dbc11aafc194b6e08dbbed5b2f7d3..0fb1d43b2c343afffe5156b22e894408ba4a976c 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] [--prune=<date> | --no-prune] [--force]
+'git gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet] [--prune=<date> | --no-prune] [--force] [--keep-largest-pack]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
 such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
-performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been
-created from prior invocations of 'git add'.
+performance), removing unreachable objects which may have been
+created from prior invocations of 'git add', packing refs, pruning
+reflog, rerere metadata or stale working trees.
 
 Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
 each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
@@ -45,20 +46,31 @@ OPTIONS
        With this option, 'git gc' checks whether any housekeeping is
        required; if not, it exits without performing any work.
        Some git commands run `git gc --auto` after performing
-       operations that could create many loose objects.
+       operations that could create many loose objects. Housekeeping
+       is required if there are too many loose objects or too many
+       packs in the repository.
 +
-Housekeeping is required if there are too many loose objects or
-too many packs in the repository. If the number of loose objects
-exceeds the value of the `gc.auto` configuration variable, then
-all loose objects are combined into a single pack using
-`git repack -d -l`.  Setting the value of `gc.auto` to 0
-disables automatic packing of loose objects.
+If the number of loose objects exceeds the value of the `gc.auto`
+configuration variable, then all loose objects are combined into a
+single pack using `git repack -d -l`.  Setting the value of `gc.auto`
+to 0 disables automatic packing of loose objects.
 +
 If the number of packs exceeds the value of `gc.autoPackLimit`,
-then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file)
+then existing packs (except those marked with a `.keep` file
+or over `gc.bigPackThreshold` limit)
 are consolidated into a single pack by using the `-A` option of
-'git repack'. Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables
-automatic consolidation of packs.
+'git repack'.
+If the amount of memory is estimated not enough for `git repack` to
+run smoothly and `gc.bigPackThreshold` is not set, the largest
+pack will also be excluded (this is the equivalent of running `git gc`
+with `--keep-base-pack`).
+Setting `gc.autoPackLimit` to 0 disables automatic consolidation of
+packs.
++
+If houskeeping is required due to many loose objects or packs, all
+other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees, reflog...) will
+be performed as well.
+
 
 --prune=<date>::
        Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago,
@@ -78,6 +90,11 @@ automatic consolidation of packs.
        Force `git gc` to run even if there may be another `git gc`
        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.
+
 Configuration
 -------------
 
@@ -133,6 +150,10 @@ The optional configuration variable `gc.pruneExpire` controls how old
 the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned.  The
 default is "2 weeks ago".
 
+Optional configuration variable `gc.worktreePruneExpire` controls how
+old a stale working tree should be before `git worktree prune` deletes
+it. Default is "3 months ago".
+
 
 Notes
 -----