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Re: git gc and kernel.org

From
Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs>
Date
Oct 21, 2009, 10:21 UTC
Message-ID
<20091021122102.0793295e@perceptron>
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<4ADEC0DB.4000104@viscovery.net>
Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net> wrote:
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> $ git gc --auto --quiet
> Auto packing your repository for optimum performance. You may also
> run "git gc" manually. See "git help gc" for more information.
> [...]
> [*] Skipping the hint to "run git gc manually" would even be good in
> this case, because the hint pertains the remote repository, not the
> one from which "git push" was issued.

I agree with your suggestions. On the same note, while we're already changing the message, it might make sense to change it to "Auto packing the repository [...]".

Jan
Previous: Johannes SixtNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 14 of 18 in “git gc and kernel.org”
  1. H. Peter AnvinOct 20, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2009
  3. H. Peter AnvinOct 20, 2009
  4. Johan HerlandOct 20, 2009
  5. Nicolas PitreOct 20, 2009
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2009
  7. Nicolas PitreOct 20, 2009
  8. receive-pack: run "gc --auto" and optionally "update-server-info"Junio C Hamano, Oct 20, 2009
  9. Nicolas PitreOct 21, 2009
  10. Johannes SixtOct 21, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 21, 2009
  13. Johannes SixtOct 21, 2009
  14. Jan KrügerOct 21, 2009
  15. 1/2 gc --auto --quiet: make the notice a bit less verboaseJunio C Hamano, Oct 21, 2009
  16. 2/2 receive-pack: run "gc --auto --quiet " and optionally "update-server-info"Junio C Hamano, Oct 21, 2009
  17. Mikael MagnussonOct 20, 2009
  18. H. Peter AnvinOct 21, 2009

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