repository health reasonably well.
<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
disk space is wasted by not repacking.
-<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks. Running
-without `--prune` is a safe operation even while other ones are in progress.
+<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks.
Repack a small project into single pack.::
+
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$ git gc <1>
-$ git gc --prune
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+
<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack,
$ 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 gc --prune <7>
+$ git gc <7>
$ git fetch --tags <8>
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+