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diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-gc' [--prune] [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet]
+'git-gc' [--aggressive] [--auto] [--quiet]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ operating performance. Some git commands may automatically run
OPTIONS
-------
---prune::
- Usually `git-gc` packs refs, expires old reflog entries,
- packs loose objects,
- and removes old 'rerere' records. Removal
- of unreferenced loose objects is an unsafe operation
- while other git operations are in progress, so it is not
- done by default. Pass this option if you want it, and only
- when you know nobody else is creating new objects in the
- repository at the same time (e.g. never use this option
- in a cron script).
-
--aggressive::
Usually 'git-gc' runs very quickly while providing good disk
space utilization and performance. This option will cause
@@ -104,6 +93,10 @@ the value, the more time is spent optimizing the delta compression. See
the documentation for the --window' option in linkgit:git-repack[1] for
more details. This defaults to 10.
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.pruneExpire' controls how old
+the unreferenced loose objects have to be before they are pruned. The
+default is "2 weeks ago".
+
See Also
--------
linkgit:git-prune[1]