Merge branch 'jc/makefile'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 2e7be916aa5dede578b181e06457189551c16240..229a7c9b30482eb2d8729b581004bc776fa10edf 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-gc' [--prune] [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet]
+'git-gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
---prune::
-       Usually `git-gc` packs refs, expires old reflog entries,
-       packs loose objects,
-       and removes old 'rerere' records.  Removal
-       of unreferenced loose objects is an unsafe operation
-       while other git operations are in progress, so it is not
-       done by default.  Pass this option if you want it, and only
-       when you know nobody else is creating new objects in the
-       repository at the same time (e.g. never use this option
-       in a cron script).
-
 --aggressive::
        Usually 'git-gc' runs very quickly while providing good disk
        space utilization and performance.  This option will cause
@@ -104,6 +93,10 @@ the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression.  See
 the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for
 more details.  This defaults to 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".
+
 See Also
 --------
 linkgit:git-prune[1]