Re: [git-users] Getting good compression
$ time git repack -d -l -f --depth=250 --window=250 -A --window-memory=1g From the manual pages and testing its behavior, when git repack is executed by git gc, the default --window-memory value is supplied by the pack.windowMemory configuration value: pack.windowMemory The window memory size limit used by git-pack-objects(1) when no limit is given on the command line. The value can be suffixed with k, m, or g. Defaults to 0, meaning no limit. So if git gc can't get enough memory, or uses so much memory it swaps, you can configure the repository to reduce its memory consumption. Dale -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Git for human beings group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [git-users] Getting good compression
From: Martin Mųller Skarbiniks Pedersen traxpla...@gmail.com It sounds like you are using the mbox email format where everything is kept inside a single file. That is correct. Have you considered using the Maildir fomat instead ? No, because my mail reader uses mbox format (and it might require various changes to my infrastructure). Dale -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Git for human beings group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: [git-users] Getting good compression
On 6 June 2013 18:06, Dale R. Worley wor...@alum.mit.edu wrote: I an working on a system to archive files for backup purposes. The current challenge is a Unix mailbox file which is about 100Mb. By its nature, new mail is added to the file at the end and most of that is rapidly deleted. It sounds like you are using the mbox email format where everything is kept inside a single file. Have you considered using the Maildir fomat instead ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir Regards Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Git for human beings group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
