SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-prune' [-n] [--] [<head>...]
+'git-prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] [--] [<head>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This runs `git-fsck --unreachable` using all the refs
+NOTE: In most cases, users should run 'git-gc', which calls
+'git-prune'. See the section "NOTES", below.
+
+This runs 'git-fsck --unreachable' using all the refs
available in `$GIT_DIR/refs`, optionally with additional set of
-objects specified on the command line, and prunes all
+objects specified on the command line, and prunes all unpacked
objects unreachable from any of these head objects from the object database.
In addition, it
prunes the unpacked objects that are also found in packs by
-running `git prune-packed`.
+running 'git-prune-packed'.
+
+Note that unreachable, packed objects will remain. If this is
+not desired, see linkgit:git-repack[1].
OPTIONS
-------
Do not remove anything; just report what it would
remove.
+-v::
+ Report all removed objects.
+
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
+--expire <time>::
+ Only expire loose objects older than <time>.
+
<head>...::
In addition to objects
reachable from any of our references, keep objects
`.git/objects/info/alternates`:
------------
-$ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git-rev-parse --all))
+$ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git rev-parse --all))
------------
+Notes
+-----
+
+In most cases, users will not need to call 'git-prune' directly, but
+should instead call 'git-gc', which handles pruning along with
+many other housekeeping tasks.
+
+For a description of which objects are considered for pruning, see
+'git-fsck''s --unreachable option.
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+
+linkgit:git-fsck[1],
+linkgit:git-gc[1],
+linkgit:git-reflog[1]
+
Author
------
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite