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 /* return NULL on success, else hostname running the gc */
171 static const char *lock_repo_for_gc(int force, pid_t* ret_pid)
173 static struct lock_file lock;
174 static char locking_host[128];
176 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
182 if (gethostname(my_host, sizeof(my_host)))
183 strcpy(my_host, "unknown");
185 fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&lock, git_path("gc.pid"),
188 fp = fopen(git_path("gc.pid"), "r");
189 memset(locking_host, 0, sizeof(locking_host));
192 !fstat(fileno(fp), &st) &&
194 * 12 hour limit is very generous as gc should
195 * never take that long. On the other hand we
196 * don't really need a strict limit here,
197 * running gc --auto one day late is not a big
198 * problem. --force can be used in manual gc
199 * after the user verifies that no gc is
202 time(NULL) - st.st_mtime <= 12 * 3600 &&
203 fscanf(fp, "%"PRIuMAX" %127c", &pid, locking_host) == 2 &&
204 /* be gentle to concurrent "gc" on remote hosts */
205 (strcmp(locking_host, my_host) || !kill(pid, 0));
210 rollback_lock_file(&lock);
216 strbuf_addf(&sb, "%"PRIuMAX" %s",
217 (uintmax_t) getpid(), my_host);
218 write_in_full(fd, sb.buf, sb.len);
220 commit_lock_file(&lock);
225 int cmd_gc(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
234 struct option builtin_gc_options[] = {
235 OPT__QUIET(&quiet, N_("suppress progress reporting")),
236 { OPTION_STRING, 0, "prune", &prune_expire, N_("date"),
237 N_("prune unreferenced objects"),
238 PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t)prune_expire },
239 OPT_BOOL(0, "aggressive", &aggressive, N_("be more thorough (increased runtime)")),
240 OPT_BOOL(0, "auto", &auto_gc, N_("enable auto-gc mode")),
241 OPT_BOOL(0, "force", &force, N_("force running gc even if there may be another gc running")),
245 if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
246 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
248 argv_array_pushl(&pack_refs_cmd, "pack-refs", "--all", "--prune", NULL);
249 argv_array_pushl(&reflog, "reflog", "expire", "--all", NULL);
250 argv_array_pushl(&repack, "repack", "-d", "-l", NULL);
251 argv_array_pushl(&prune, "prune", "--expire", NULL );
252 argv_array_pushl(&rerere, "rerere", "gc", NULL);
254 git_config(gc_config, NULL);
257 pack_refs = !is_bare_repository();
259 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_gc_options,
260 builtin_gc_usage, 0);
262 usage_with_options(builtin_gc_usage, builtin_gc_options);
265 argv_array_push(&repack, "-f");
266 argv_array_push(&repack, "--depth=250");
267 if (aggressive_window > 0)
268 argv_array_pushf(&repack, "--window=%d", aggressive_window);
271 argv_array_push(&repack, "-q");
275 * Auto-gc should be least intrusive as possible.
281 _("Auto packing the repository for optimum performance. You may also\n"
282 "run \"git gc\" manually. See "
283 "\"git help gc\" for more information.\n"));
285 add_repack_all_option();
287 name = lock_repo_for_gc(force, &pid);
290 return 0; /* be quiet on --auto */
291 die(_("gc is already running on machine '%s' pid %"PRIuMAX" (use --force if not)"),
292 name, (uintmax_t)pid);
295 if (pack_refs && run_command_v_opt(pack_refs_cmd.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
296 return error(FAILED_RUN, pack_refs_cmd.argv[0]);
298 if (run_command_v_opt(reflog.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
299 return error(FAILED_RUN, reflog.argv[0]);
301 if (run_command_v_opt(repack.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
302 return error(FAILED_RUN, repack.argv[0]);
305 argv_array_push(&prune, prune_expire);
307 argv_array_push(&prune, "--no-progress");
308 if (run_command_v_opt(prune.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
309 return error(FAILED_RUN, prune.argv[0]);
312 if (run_command_v_opt(rerere.argv, RUN_GIT_CMD))
313 return error(FAILED_RUN, rerere.argv[0]);
315 if (auto_gc && too_many_loose_objects())
316 warning(_("There are too many unreachable loose objects; "
317 "run 'git prune' to remove them."));