In addition to approxidate-style values ("2.months.ago", "yesterday"),
consumers of 'gc.*expire*' configuration variables also accept and
respect 'now'/'all' ("do it immediately") and 'never'/'false' ("suppress
entirely").Suggested-by: Michael Haggerty <mhag...@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunsh...@sunshineco.com> --- Reference: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/274325 I sneaked in a minor whitespace fix. Documentation/config.txt | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 1a8a399..cc920c0 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1307,20 +1307,22 @@ gc.packRefs:: gc.pruneExpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it will call 'prune --expire 2.weeks.ago'. Override the grace period with this config variable. The value - "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune - unreachable objects immediately. + "now" may be used to disable this grace period and always prune + unreachable objects immediately; or "never" to suppress pruning. gc.worktreePruneExpire:: When 'git gc' is run, it calls 'git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago'. This config variable can be used to set a different grace period. The value "now" may be used to disable the grace - period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately. + period and prune $GIT_DIR/worktrees immediately; or "never" to + suppress pruning. gc.reflogExpire:: gc.<pattern>.reflogExpire:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than - this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. + this time; defaults to 90 days. The value "all" expires all + entries; and "false" disables expiration. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to the refs that match the <pattern>. @@ -1328,7 +1330,8 @@ gc.reflogExpireUnreachable:: gc.<ref>.reflogExpireUnreachable:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than this time and are not reachable from the current tip; - defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") + defaults to 30 days. The value "all" expires all entries; and + "false" disables expiration. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that match the <pattern>. -- 2.5.0.rc3.407.g68aafd0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
