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Re: Make "git gc" pack all refs by default

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 24, 2007, 19:28 UTC
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Hi,
On Thu, 24 May 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> I've taught myself to use "git gc" instead of doing the repack explicitly, 
> but it doesn't actually do what I think it should do.
> 
> We've had packed refs for a long time now, and I think it just makes sense 
> to pack normal branches too.

FWIW I already suggested that: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/28533

Since there seemed not much interest in that, I let it slip.

Ciao, Dscho

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