GIT-PRUNE(1)

NAME

git-prune - Prune all unreachable objects from the object database

SYNOPSIS

git prune [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] [--] [<head>...]

DESCRIPTION

Note
In most cases, users should run git gc, which calls git prune. See the section "NOTES", below.
This runs git fsck --unreachable using all the refs available in refs/, optionally with additional set of objects specified on the command
line, and prunes all unpacked objects unreachable from any of these
head objects from the object database. In addition, it prunes the
unpacked objects that are also found in packs by running git
prune-packed.
Note that unreachable, packed objects will remain. If this is not
desired, see git-repack(1).

OPTIONS

-n
Do not remove anything; just report what it would remove.
-v
Report all removed objects.
-
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
--expire <time>
Only expire loose objects older than <time>.
<head>...
In addition to objects reachable from any of our references, keep
objects reachable from listed <head>s.

EXAMPLE

To prune objects not used by your repository nor another that borrows
from your repository via its .git/objects/info/alternates:
$ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git rev-parse --all))

NOTES

In most cases, users will not need to call git prune directly, but should instead call git gc, which handles pruning along with many other housekeeping tasks.

For a description of which objects are considered for pruning, see git fsck's --unreachable option.

SEE ALSO

git-fsck(1), git-gc(1), git-reflog(1)

AUTHOR

Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org[1]>

DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list
<git@vger.kernel.org[2]>.

GIT

Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES

1. torvalds@osdl.org
mailto:torvalds@osdl.org
2. git@vger.kernel.org
mailto:git@vger.kernel.org
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