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Re: [PATCH v2] gc: make --prune useful again by accepting an optional parameter

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 15, 2009, 19:33 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
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> With this patch, "git gc --no-prune" will not prune any loose (and
> dangling) object, and "git gc --prune=5.minutes.ago" will prune
> all loose objects older than 5 minutes.
>
> This patch benefitted from suggestions by Thomas Rast and Jan Krüger.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Thanks.

Being able to say --no-$opt to an OPT_STRING to NULLify a variable that has non-NULL default value is somewhat amusing ;-)

Previous: Thomas RastNext: Jan Krüger
Message 16 of 17 in “Documentation: pruning recipe for destructive filter-branch”
  1. Documentation: pruning recipe for destructive filter-branchThomas Rast, Feb 13, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2009
  3. Jan KrügerFeb 14, 2009
  4. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  5. Jan KrügerFeb 14, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  7. Documentation: pruning recipe for destructive filter-branchThomas Rast, Feb 14, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2009
  10. Documentation: pruning recipe for destructive filter-branchThomas Rast, Feb 14, 2009
  11. gc: make --prune useful again by accepting an optional parameterJohannes Schindelin, Feb 14, 2009
  12. Thomas RastFeb 14, 2009
  13. Johannes SchindelinFeb 14, 2009
  14. gc: make --prune useful again by accepting an optional parameterJohannes Schindelin, Feb 14, 2009
  15. Thomas RastFeb 14, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2009
  17. Jan KrügerFeb 14, 2009

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