NAME
git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
SYNOPSIS
git-prune-packed [-n] [-q]
DESCRIPTION
This program search the $GIT_OBJECT_DIR 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
Don't actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed.
-q
Squelch the progress indicator.
AUTHOR
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>
SEE ALSO
git-pack-objects(1) git-repack(1)
GIT
Part of the git(7) suite