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