Re: [git-users] get rid of old commits

2010-09-30 Thread Peter
If you really want to remove old commit, you can just use "git rebase -i" http://book.git-scm.com/4_interactive_rebasing.html pick fc62e55 added file_size pick 9824bf4 fixed little thing pick 21d80a5 added number to log pick 76b9da6 added the apply command pick c264051 Revert "added file_size" -

Re: [git-users] get rid of old commits

2010-09-30 Thread Peter
You could try to run "git config --global gc.auto 100" on your repo machine and work machine. "If the number of loose objects exceeds the value of the gc.auto configuration variable, then all loose objects are combined into a single pack usinggit repack -d -l." On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:08 AM,

Re: [git-users] get rid of old commits

2010-09-29 Thread Adam Prescott
My understanding is that git will handle running "git gc" for you when you have a fair amount of stuff it can clear up (I've seen it do this automatically, personally, but I could be wrong). So even if the answer is "no", it might not be the answer to the question, "has 'git gc' ever been run?" --

Re: [git-users] get rid of old commits

2010-09-29 Thread Brett Viren
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:57 AM, canna wrote: > the problem is, it's taking a lot of time for simple everyday > operations Have you run "git gc" ever? -Brett. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, se

[git-users] get rid of old commits

2010-09-20 Thread canna
Hello Everybody! I hope someone can help me with this because I didn't find any information on that subject in the internet, and I'm struggling with this for a whole two days now we're using git for a year now and the repository grow very big, the main remote repository is located on a local