Re: git gc & deleted branches

On Thu, 8 May 2008, Brandon Casey wrote:

Possibly that object got packed? git-prune only removes loose objects. Try 'git gc --prune' which will call git-repack with the -a option.

Thanks, Brandon - that did the trick :-)

Just know that each one of the config options that you set to zero, including the one Jeff suggested setting to "now", is a safety mechanism that is there to ensure that you never ever lose data and that mistakes are recoverable.

I am aware of this. However, at work I am unfortunately bound to a very restrictive filesystem quota on central development servers, so every single byte counts in (our official versioning control system is ClearCase where less space is required due to working tree and history being supplied through virtual filesystems).

And be assured that the objects referenced by a deleted branch will be removed from the repository eventually as long as 'git gc --prune' is run periodically.

Ok. I did not know about the 'prune' option yet as it neither mentioned in the "Git Tutorial" nor "Everyday Git", there only 'git gc' is used with no options.

Regards

Guido