git-prune
(1)
Name
git-prune - Prune all unreachable objects from the object
database
Synopsis
git prune [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] [--] [<head>...]
Description
Git Manual GIT-PRUNE(1)
NAME
git-prune - Prune all unreachable objects from the object
database
SYNOPSIS
git prune [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] [--] [<head>...]
DESCRIPTION
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 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.
Note that unreachable, packed objects will remain. If this
is not desired, see git-repack(1).
OPTIONS
-n, --dry-run
Do not remove anything; just report what it would
remove.
-v, --verbose
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 reachable from listed <head>s.
EXAMPLE
To prune objects not used by your repository nor another
that borrows from your repository via its
.git/objects/info/alternates:
$ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git rev-parse --all))
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Git Manual GIT-PRUNE(1)
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | developer/versioning/git |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+--------------------------+
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
git-fsck(1), git-gc(1), git-reflog(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from http://git-
core.googlecode.com/files/git-1.7.9.2.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://git-scm.com/.
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