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GIT\-PRUNE\-PACKED
Section: Git Manual (1)Updated: 11/29/2016
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NAME
git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack filesSYNOPSIS
git prune-packed [-n|--dry-run] [-q|--quiet]
DESCRIPTION
This program searches the $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY for all objects that currently exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories.
All such extra objects are removed.
A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file.
Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.
OPTIONS
-n, --dry-run
- Doncqt actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed.
-q, --quiet
- Squelch the progress indicator.
SEE ALSO
git-pack-objects(1) git-repack(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite