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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index a65c9aa62d..b5561c458a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -54,9 +54,17 @@ other housekeeping tasks (e.g. rerere, working trees, reflog...) will be performed as well. ---cruft:: +--[no-]cruft:: When expiring unreachable objects, pack them separately into a - cruft pack instead of storing them as loose objects. + cruft pack instead of storing them as loose objects. `--cruft` + is on by default. + +--max-cruft-size=<n>:: + When packing unreachable objects into a cruft pack, limit the + size of new cruft packs to be at most `<n>` bytes. Overrides any + value specified via the `gc.maxCruftSize` configuration. See + the `--max-cruft-size` option of linkgit:git-repack[1] for + more. --prune=<date>:: Prune loose objects older than date (default is 2 weeks ago, @@ -77,9 +85,10 @@ be performed as well. instance running on this repository. --keep-largest-pack:: - All packs except the largest pack and those marked with a - `.keep` files are consolidated into a single pack. When this - option is used, `gc.bigPackThreshold` is ignored. + All packs except the largest non-cruft pack, any packs marked + with a `.keep` file, and any cruft pack(s) are consolidated into + a single pack. When this option is used, `gc.bigPackThreshold` + is ignored. AGGRESSIVE ---------- |