[PATCH 3/2] Document the fact that git-svn now runs git-gc
Signed-off-by: Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>
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Documentation/git-svn.txt | 10 +++++++++-
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index e157c6a..26f0f39 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,15 @@ and have no uncommitted changes.
alternative to HEAD.
This is advantageous over 'set-tree' (below) because it produces
cleaner, more linear history.
-+
+
+When the commit is finished, gitlink:git-gc[1] is run with the
+`--prune` and `--auto` options to clean up the git object database,
+including removing old unreachable objects (some of which are
+created by the process of committing to SVN.) Set the `gc.auto`
+config option to 0 if you don't want your repository to be cleaned,
+e.g., because you are intentionally keeping unreachable objects in
+your repository.
+
--no-rebase;;
After committing, do not rebase or reset.
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1.5.3.4.203.gcc61a
Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>