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git-prune-packed last updated in 2.43.0

NAME

git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files

git prune-packed [-n | --dry-run] [-q | --quiet]

This program searches the $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY for all objects that currently exist in a pack file as well as the independent object directories.

All such extra objects are removed.

A pack is a collection of objects, individually compressed, with delta compression applied, stored in a single file, with an associated index file.

Packs are used to reduce the load on mirror systems, backup engines, disk storage, etc.

-n
--dry-run: Don’t actually remove any objects, only show those that would have been removed.
-q
--quiet: Squelch the progress indicator.

Part of the git[1] suite