Re: [PATCH 5/8] git-gc --auto: add documentation.

> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> +	When there are approximately more than this many loose
>> +	objects in the repository, `git gc --auto` that is
>> +	invoked by some Porcelain commands will create a new
>> +	pack and prune them.
>
> It might strike a newbie as dangerous to read "prune them" here.  Maybe
>
> 	... `git gc --auto` will pack the loose objects.  Some Porcelain 
> 	commands use this command, to do a light weight garbage collection
> 	from time to time.
> +
> *Note*: you should still run "git gc" from time to time, since the 
> "--auto" option is designed to be fast, whereas "git gc" _without_ 
> auto is designed to create small packs.
>
> Hmm? (I think that this is the most visible part of the --auto business, 
> so I would document the "git gc" note here...)