2 * git gc builtin command
4 * Cleanup unreachable files and optimize the repository.
6 * Copyright (c) 2007 James Bowes
8 * Based on git-gc.sh, which is
10 * Copyright (c) 2006 Shawn O. Pearce
15 #include "parse-options.h"
16 #include "run-command.h"
17 #include "argv-array.h"
19 #define FAILED_RUN "failed to run %s"
21 static const char * const builtin_gc_usage[] = {
22 N_("git gc [options]"),
26 static int pack_refs = 1;
27 static int aggressive_window = 250;
28 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
29 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
30 static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
32 static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
33 static struct argv_array reflog = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
34 static struct argv_array repack = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
35 static struct argv_array prune = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
36 static struct argv_array rerere = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
38 static int gc_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
40 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.packrefs")) {
41 if (value && !strcmp(value, "notbare"))
44 pack_refs = git_config_bool(var, value);
47 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.aggressivewindow")) {
48 aggressive_window = git_config_int(var, value);
51 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.auto")) {
52 gc_auto_threshold = git_config_int(var, value);
55 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.autopacklimit")) {
56 gc_auto_pack_limit = git_config_int(var, value);
59 if (!strcmp(var, "gc.pruneexpire")) {
60 if (value && strcmp(value, "now")) {
61 unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
62 if (approxidate(value) >= now)
63 return error(_("Invalid %s: '%s'"), var, value);
65 return git_config_string(&prune_expire, var, value);
67 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
70 static int too_many_loose_objects(void)
73 * Quickly check if a "gc" is needed, by estimating how
74 * many loose objects there are. Because SHA-1 is evenly
75 * distributed, we can check only one and get a reasonable
79 const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
86 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
89 if (sizeof(path) <= snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/17", objdir)) {
90 warning(_("insanely long object directory %.*s"), 50, objdir);
97 auto_threshold = (gc_auto_threshold + 255) / 256;
98 while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
99 if (strspn(ent->d_name, "0123456789abcdef") != 38 ||
100 ent->d_name[38] != '\0')
102 if (++num_loose > auto_threshold) {
111 static int too_many_packs(void)
113 struct packed_git *p;
116 if (gc_auto_pack_limit <= 0)
119 prepare_packed_git();
120 for (cnt = 0, p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
126 * Perhaps check the size of the pack and count only
127 * very small ones here?
131 return gc_auto_pack_limit <= cnt;
134 static void add_repack_all_option(void)
136 if (prune_expire && !strcmp(prune_expire, "now"))
137 argv_array_push(&repack, "-a");
139 argv_array_push(&repack, "-A");
141 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--unpack-unreachable=%s", prune_expire);
145 static int need_to_gc(void)
148 * Setting gc.auto to 0 or negative can disable the
151 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
155 * If there are too many loose objects, but not too many
156 * packs, we run "repack -d -l". If there are too many packs,
157 * we run "repack -A -d -l". Otherwise we tell the caller
160 if (too_many_packs())
161 add_repack_all_option();
162 else if (!too_many_loose_objects())
165 if (run_hook(NULL, "pre-auto-gc", NULL))
170 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
176 struct option builtin_gc_options[] = {
177 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
178 { OPTION_STRING, 0, "prune", &prune_expire, N_("date"),
179 N_("prune unreferenced objects"),
180 PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)prune_expire },
181 OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "aggressive", &aggressive, N_("be more thorough (increased runtime)")),
182 OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "auto", &auto_gc, N_("enable auto-gc mode")),
186 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
187 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
189 argv_array_pushl(&pack_refs_cmd, "pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL);
190 argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
191 argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
192 argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL );
193 argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
195 git_config(gc_config, NULL);
198 pack_refs = !is_bare_repository();
200 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_gc_options,
201 builtin_gc_usage, 0);
203 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
206 argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
207 argv_array_push(&repack, "--depth=250");
208 if (aggressive_window > 0)
209 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
212 argv_array_push(&repack, "-q");
216 * Auto-gc should be least intrusive as possible.
222 _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. You may also\n"
223 "run \"git gc\" manually. See "
224 "\"git help gc\" for more information.\n"));
226 add_repack_all_option();
228 if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
229 return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
231 if (run_command_v_opt(reflog.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
232 return error(FAILED_RUN, reflog.argv[0]);
234 if (run_command_v_opt(repack.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
235 return error(FAILED_RUN, repack.argv[0]);
238 argv_array_push(&prune, prune_expire);
240 argv_array_push(&prune, "--no-progress");
241 if (run_command_v_opt(prune.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
242 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
245 if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
246 return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);
248 if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
249 warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
250 "run 'git prune' to remove them."));