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"
18 #include "argv-array.h"
21 #define FAILED_RUN "failed to run %s"
23 static const char * const builtin_gc_usage[] = {
24 N_("git gc [<options>]"),
28 static int pack_refs = 1;
29 static int prune_reflogs = 1;
30 static int aggressive_depth = 250;
31 static int aggressive_window = 250;
32 static int gc_auto_threshold = 6700;
33 static int gc_auto_pack_limit = 50;
34 static int detach_auto = 1;
35 static const char *prune_expire = "2.weeks.ago";
36 static const char *prune_worktrees_expire = "3.months.ago";
38 static struct argv_array pack_refs_cmd = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
39 static struct argv_array reflog = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
40 static struct argv_array repack = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
41 static struct argv_array prune = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
42 static struct argv_array prune_worktrees = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
43 static struct argv_array rerere = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
47 static void remove_pidfile(void)
53 static void remove_pidfile_on_signal(int signo)
60 static void git_config_date_string(const char *key, const char **output)
62 if (git_config_get_string_const(key, output))
64 if (strcmp(*output, "now")) {
65 unsigned long now = approxidate("now");
66 if (approxidate(*output) >= now)
67 git_die_config(key, _("Invalid %s: '%s'"), key, *output);
71 static void gc_config(void)
75 if (!git_config_get_value("gc.packrefs", &value)) {
76 if (value && !strcmp(value, "notbare"))
79 pack_refs = git_config_bool("gc.packrefs", value);
82 git_config_get_int("gc.aggressivewindow", &aggressive_window);
83 git_config_get_int("gc.aggressivedepth", &aggressive_depth);
84 git_config_get_int("gc.auto", &gc_auto_threshold);
85 git_config_get_int("gc.autopacklimit", &gc_auto_pack_limit);
86 git_config_get_bool("gc.autodetach", &detach_auto);
87 git_config_date_string("gc.pruneexpire", &prune_expire);
88 git_config_date_string("gc.pruneworktreesexpire", &prune_worktrees_expire);
89 git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
92 static int too_many_loose_objects(void)
95 * Quickly check if a "gc" is needed, by estimating how
96 * many loose objects there are. Because SHA-1 is evenly
97 * distributed, we can check only one and get a reasonable
101 const char *objdir = get_object_directory();
108 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
111 if (sizeof(path) <= snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/17", objdir)) {
112 warning(_("insanely long object directory %.*s"), 50, objdir);
119 auto_threshold = (gc_auto_threshold + 255) / 256;
120 while ((ent = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
121 if (strspn(ent->d_name, "0123456789abcdef") != 38 ||
122 ent->d_name[38] != '\0')
124 if (++num_loose > auto_threshold) {
133 static int too_many_packs(void)
135 struct packed_git *p;
138 if (gc_auto_pack_limit <= 0)
141 prepare_packed_git();
142 for (cnt = 0, p = packed_git; p; p = p->next) {
148 * Perhaps check the size of the pack and count only
149 * very small ones here?
153 return gc_auto_pack_limit <= cnt;
156 static void add_repack_all_option(void)
158 if (prune_expire && !strcmp(prune_expire, "now"))
159 argv_array_push(&repack, "-a");
161 argv_array_push(&repack, "-A");
163 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--unpack-unreachable=%s", prune_expire);
167 static int need_to_gc(void)
170 * Setting gc.auto to 0 or negative can disable the
173 if (gc_auto_threshold <= 0)
177 * If there are too many loose objects, but not too many
178 * packs, we run "repack -d -l". If there are too many packs,
179 * we run "repack -A -d -l". Otherwise we tell the caller
182 if (too_many_packs())
183 add_repack_all_option();
184 else if (!too_many_loose_objects())
187 if (run_hook_le(NULL, "pre-auto-gc", NULL))
192 /* return NULL on success, else hostname running the gc */
193 static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
195 static struct lock_file lock;
197 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
207 if (gethostname(my_host, sizeof(my_host)))
208 strcpy(my_host, "unknown");
210 fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, git_path("gc.pid"),
213 static char locking_host[128];
215 fp = fopen(git_path("gc.pid"), "r");
216 memset(locking_host, 0, sizeof(locking_host));
219 !fstat(fileno(fp), &st) &&
221 * 12 hour limit is very generous as gc should
222 * never take that long. On the other hand we
223 * don't really need a strict limit here,
224 * running gc --auto one day late is not a big
225 * problem. --force can be used in manual gc
226 * after the user verifies that no gc is
229 time(NULL) - st.st_mtime <= 12 * 3600 &&
230 fscanf(fp, "%"PRIuMAX" %127c", &pid, locking_host) == 2 &&
231 /* be gentle to concurrent "gc" on remote hosts */
232 (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0) || errno == EPERM);
237 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
243 strbuf_addf(&sb, "%"PRIuMAX" %s",
244 (uintmax_t) getpid(), my_host);
245 write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len);
247 commit_lock_file(&lock);
249 pidfile = git_pathdup("gc.pid");
250 sigchain_push_common(remove_pidfile_on_signal);
251 atexit(remove_pidfile);
256 static int gc_before_repack(void)
258 if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
259 return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
261 if (prune_reflogs && run_command_v_opt(reflog.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
262 return error(FAILED_RUN, reflog.argv[0]);
269 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
278 struct option builtin_gc_options[] = {
279 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
280 { OPTION_STRING, 0, "prune", &prune_expire, N_("date"),
281 N_("prune unreferenced objects"),
282 PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)prune_expire },
283 OPT_BOOL(0, "aggressive", &aggressive, N_("be more thorough (increased runtime)")),
284 OPT_BOOL(0, "auto", &auto_gc, N_("enable auto-gc mode")),
285 OPT_BOOL(0, "force", &force, N_("force running gc even if there may be another gc running")),
289 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
290 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
292 argv_array_pushl(&pack_refs_cmd, "pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL);
293 argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
294 argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
295 argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL);
296 argv_array_pushl(&prune_worktrees, "worktree", "prune", "--expire", NULL);
297 argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
302 pack_refs = !is_bare_repository();
304 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_gc_options,
305 builtin_gc_usage, 0);
307 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
310 argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
311 if (aggressive_depth > 0)
312 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--depth=%d", aggressive_depth);
313 if (aggressive_window > 0)
314 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
317 argv_array_push(&repack, "-q");
321 * Auto-gc should be least intrusive as possible.
327 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance.\n"));
329 fprintf(stderr, _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance.\n"));
330 fprintf(stderr, _("See \"git help gc\" for manual housekeeping.\n"));
333 if (gc_before_repack())
336 * failure to daemonize is ok, we'll continue
342 add_repack_all_option();
344 name = lock_repo_for_gc(force, &pid);
347 return 0; /* be quiet on --auto */
348 die(_("gc is already running on machine '%s' pid %"PRIuMAX" (use --force if not)"),
349 name, (uintmax_t)pid);
352 if (gc_before_repack())
355 if (run_command_v_opt(repack.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
356 return error(FAILED_RUN, repack.argv[0]);
359 argv_array_push(&prune, prune_expire);
361 argv_array_push(&prune, "--no-progress");
362 if (run_command_v_opt(prune.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
363 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
366 if (prune_worktrees_expire) {
367 argv_array_push(&prune_worktrees, prune_worktrees_expire);
368 if (run_command_v_opt(prune_worktrees.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
369 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune_worktrees.argv[0]);
372 if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
373 return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);
375 if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
376 warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
377 "run 'git prune' to remove them."));