* gitlink:git-fsck[1] to check the repository for errors.
- * gitlink:git-prune[1] to remove unused objects in the repository.
-
- * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.
-
* gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
repack and prune.
------------
$ git fsck <1>
$ git count-objects <2>
-$ git repack <3>
-$ git gc <4>
+$ git gc <3>
------------
+
<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
repository health reasonably well.
<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
disk space is wasted by not repacking.
-<3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB
-of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
-<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands
-such as `prune` and `repack`. This runs `repack -a -d`.
+<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks. Running
+without `--prune` is a safe operation even while other ones are in progress.
Repack a small project into single pack.::
+
------------
-$ git repack -a -d <1>
-$ git prune
+$ git gc <1>
+$ git gc --prune
------------
+
<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack,
$ cd frotz
$ git-init
$ git add . <1>
-$ git commit -m 'import of frotz source tree.'
+$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree."
$ git tag v2.43 <2>
------------
+
$ git log -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <4>
$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5>
$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6>
-$ git prune <7>
+$ git gc --prune <7>
$ git fetch --tags <8>
------------
+
$ git checkout maint
$ git cherry-pick master~4 <9>
$ compile/test
-$ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
+$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10>
$ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
$ git push ko <12>
$ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>