gc.aggressiveDepth::
The depth parameter used in the delta compression
algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
- to 50.
+ to 50, which is the default for the `--depth` option when
+ `--aggressive` isn't in use.
+
See the documentation for the `--depth` option in
linkgit:git-repack[1] for more details.
gc.aggressiveWindow::
The window size parameter used in the delta compression
algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
- to 250.
+ to 250, which is a much more aggressive window size than
+ the default `--window` of 10.
+
See the documentation for the `--window` option in
linkgit:git-repack[1] for more details.
When there are more than this many packs that are not
marked with `*.keep` file in the repository, `git gc
--auto` consolidates them into one larger pack. The
- default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it.
+ default value is 50. Setting this to 0 disables it.
Setting `gc.auto` to 0 will also disable this.
+
See the `gc.bigPackThreshold` configuration variable below. When in
gc.autoPackLimit and gc.bigPackThreshold should be respected again.
+
If the amount of memory estimated for `git repack` to run smoothly is
-not available 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`).
+not available 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`).
gc.writeCommitGraph::
If true, then gc will rewrite the commit-graph file when
- linkgit:git-gc[1] is run. When using linkgit:git-gc[1]
- '--auto' the commit-graph will be updated if housekeeping is
+ linkgit:git-gc[1] is run. When using `git gc --auto`
+ the commit-graph will be updated if housekeeping is
required. Default is false. See linkgit:git-commit-graph[1]
for details.
in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that
match the <pattern>.
+
-These types of entries are generally created as
-a result of using `git commit --amend` or `git rebase` and are the
-commits prior to the amend or rebase occurring. Since these changes
-are not part of the current project most users will want to expire
-them sooner, which is why the default is more aggressive than
-`gc.reflogExpire`.
+These types of entries are generally created as a result of using `git
+commit --amend` or `git rebase` and are the commits prior to the amend
+or rebase occurring. Since these changes are not part of the current
+project most users will want to expire them sooner, which is why the
+default is more aggressive than `gc.reflogExpire`.
gc.rerereResolved::
Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are