[PATCH,RFC] make it easier for people who just want to get rid of 'git gc --auto'

From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Date: Mar 19, 2008, 21:06 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0803191703280.2947@xanadu.home>

Give a direct hint to those who feel highly annoyed by the auto gc behavior.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
index 229a7c9..eb3a1f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,16 @@ created from prior invocations of linkgit:git-add[1].
 
 Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
 each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
-operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run
-`git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag below for details.
+operating performance.
+
+Some git commands may automatically run `git-gc`; see the `--auto` flag
+below for details. If you know what you're doing and all you want is to
+disable this behavior permanently without further considerations, just do:
+
+----------------------
+$ git config --global gc.auto 0
+$ git config --global gc.autopacklimit 0
+----------------------
 
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