Pre-gc: > -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 12080 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.idx > -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 678643 2007-12-12 20:35 pack-f534c957f3ee7f3f1046dee0081fcc315d9698bb.pack Post-gc: > -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 20912 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.idx > -r--r--r-- 1 compiler hackers 1144055 2007-12-12 20:36 pack-5145ce9770077cee99795fc21cfcc6ea30eb6d47.pack The fact that the index file has grown so much indicates that it's sucking in a bunch of extra objects from the .keep pack, and you're seeing the duplication. I'm not sure how that's happening, though. I thought the --local flag to git-pack-objects told it not to do that. - 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