6 git-prune - Prune all unreachable objects from the object database
12 'git prune' [-n] [-v] [--expire <expire>] [--] [<head>...]
17 NOTE: In most cases, users should run 'git gc', which calls
18 'git prune'. See the section "NOTES", below.
20 This runs 'git fsck --unreachable' using all the refs
21 available in `refs/`, optionally with additional set of
22 objects specified on the command line, and prunes all unpacked
23 objects unreachable from any of these head objects from the object database.
25 prunes the unpacked objects that are also found in packs by
26 running 'git prune-packed'.
28 Note that unreachable, packed objects will remain. If this is
29 not desired, see linkgit:git-repack[1].
36 Do not remove anything; just report what it would
41 Report all removed objects.
44 Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
47 Only expire loose objects older than <time>.
50 In addition to objects
51 reachable from any of our references, keep objects
52 reachable from listed <head>s.
57 To prune objects not used by your repository nor another that
58 borrows from your repository via its
59 `.git/objects/info/alternates`:
62 $ git prune $(cd ../another && $(git rev-parse --all))
68 In most cases, users will not need to call 'git prune' directly, but
69 should instead call 'git gc', which handles pruning along with
70 many other housekeeping tasks.
72 For a description of which objects are considered for pruning, see
73 'git fsck''s --unreachable option.
84 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite