Hello, Not important at all, but I was surprised to see this: $ git fetch \ git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y.git \ refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/vendor remote: Generating pack... remote: Done counting 194409 objects. remote: Deltifying 194409 objects. remote: 100% (194409/194409) done Indexing 194409 objects. remote: Total 194409 (delta 147074), reused 179896 (delta 138737) 100% (194409/194409) done Resolving 147074 deltas. 100% (147074/147074) done * refs/remotes/vendor: storing branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.16.y commit: 7a715c6 $ du -h .git 95M .git $ git-gc --prune Generating pack... Done counting 194520 objects. Deltifying 194520 objects... 100% (194520/194520) done Writing 194520 objects... 100% (194520/194520) done Total 194520 (delta 147074), reused 194520 (delta 147074) Pack pack-220cec9989ebd8b75963de71742861c6adbeda7d created. Removing unused objects 100%... Done. $ du -h .git 97M .git That's a bit odd isn't it? Andy -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIET andyparkins@xxxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html