In addition to approxidate-style values ("2.months.ago", "yesterday"),
consumers of 'gc.*expire*' configuration variables also accept and
respect 'now' ("do it immediately") and 'never' ("suppress entirely").
Suggested-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
* grammatical corrections
* use "now"/"never" consistently; avoid "all"/"false"
Documentation/config.txt | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 583d24f..e09ee02 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1226,20 +1226,24 @@ gc.packrefs::
gc.pruneexpire::
When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'.
Override the grace period with this config variable. The value
- "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
- unreachable objects immediately.
+ "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune
+ unreachable objects immediately, or "never" may be used to
+ suppress pruning.
gc.worktreePruneExpire::
When 'git gc' is run, it calls
'git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago'.
This config variable can be used to set a different grace
period. The value "now" may be used to disable the grace
- period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately.
+ period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately, or "never"
+ may be used to suppress pruning.
gc.reflogexpire::
gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire::
'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
- this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g.
+ this time; defaults to 90 days. The value "now" expires all
+ entries immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration
+ altogether. With "<pattern>" (e.g.
"refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to
the refs that match the <pattern>.
@@ -1247,7 +1251,9 @@ gc.reflogexpireunreachable::
gc.<ref>.reflogexpireunreachable::
'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than
this time and are not reachable from the current tip;
- defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash")
+ defaults to 30 days. The value "now" expires all entries
+ immediately, and "never" suppresses expiration altogether.
+ With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash")
in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that
match the <pattern>.
--
2.5.0.rc3.490.g8c70279
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