Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> + When there are approximately more than this many loose >> + objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` that is >> + invoked by some Porcelain commands will create a new >> + pack and prune them. > > It might strike a newbie as dangerous to read "prune them" here. Maybe > > ... `git gc --auto` will pack the loose objects. Some Porcelain > commands use this command, to do a light weight garbage collection > from time to time. > + > *Note*: you should still run "git gc" from time to time, since the > "--auto" option is designed to be fast, whereas "git gc" _without_ > auto is designed to create small packs. > > Hmm? (I think that this is the most visible part of the --auto business, > so I would document the "git gc" note here...) Makes sense. - 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
