Change gc.auto Parameter

Question

I would to change gc.auto parameter to something "much larger than 6700" as recommended here so git gc --auto does not run every time I do a pull (which it is doing now for some reason) how do I do this? I have checked the config file and do not see this parameter should I add it? I have run git gc --aggressive twice and git gc --auto is still running on every pull.

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '13 at 21:49

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Use the git config command:

git config --global gc.auto 13400

That will double the parameter size for all your repos. As a note setting it to 0 disables it.

answered May 06 '13 at 21:49

Ilion

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 06 '13 at 21:49

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Probably the easiest thing to do is to add it from the command line in the repository that requires adjustment:

git config --local gc.auto <value>

where <value> is the number that you want.

answered May 06 '13 at 21:49

John Szakmeister

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 06 '13 at 21:50

Yes you need to add a new config option.

If you want the config to be local to your repo, run this:
```
git config --local gc.auto <NEW_VALUE>
```

If you want it to be global, use this:

git config --global gc.auto <NEW_VALUE>

You could also add the following lines manually to your ~/.gitconfig or your repo's .git/config:
```
[gc]
    auto = NEW_VALUE
```

Change gc.auto Parameter

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