repository health reasonably well.
<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
disk space is wasted by not repacking.
-<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks. Running
-without `--prune` is a safe operation even while other ones are in progress.
+<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks.
Repack a small project into single pack.::
+
------------
$ git gc <1>
-$ git gc --prune
------------
+
<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack,
$ git log -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <4>
$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5>
$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6>
-$ git gc --prune <7>
+$ git gc <7>
$ git fetch --tags <8>
------------
+
Dangling objects are not a problem. At worst they may take up a little
extra disk space. They can sometimes provide a last-resort method for
-recovering lost work--see <<dangling-objects>> for details. However, if
-you wish, you can remove them with linkgit:git-prune[1] or the `--prune`
-option to linkgit:git-gc[1]:
-
--------------------------------------------------
-$ git gc --prune
--------------------------------------------------
-
-This may be time-consuming. Unlike most other git operations (including
-git-gc when run without any options), it is not safe to prune while
-other git operations are in progress in the same repository.
-
-If linkgit:git-fsck[1] complains about sha1 mismatches or missing
-objects, you may have a much more serious problem; your best option is
-probably restoring from backups. See
-<<recovering-from-repository-corruption>> for a detailed discussion.
+recovering lost work--see <<dangling-objects>> for details.
[[recovering-lost-changes]]
Recovering lost changes