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.SH "NAME"
git-count-objects \- Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fIgit count\-objects\fR [\-v] [\-H | \-\-human\-readable]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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This counts the number of unpacked object files and disk space consumed by them, to help you decide when it is a good time to repack\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Report in more detail:
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count: the number of loose objects
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size: disk space consumed by loose objects, in KiB (unless \-H is specified)
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in\-pack: the number of in\-pack objects
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size\-pack: disk space consumed by the packs, in KiB (unless \-H is specified)
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prune\-packable: the number of loose objects that are also present in the packs\&. These objects could be pruned using
\fBgit prune\-packed\fR\&.
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garbage: the number of files in object database that are neither valid loose objects nor valid packs
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size\-garbage: disk space consumed by garbage files, in KiB (unless \-H is specified)
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alternate: absolute path of alternate object databases; may appear multiple times, one line per path\&. Note that if the path contains non\-printable characters, it may be surrounded by double\-quotes and contain C\-style backslashed escape sequences\&.
.RE
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\-H, \-\-human\-readable
.RS 4
Print sizes in human readable format
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.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite