How to pack all loose objects in Git?

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I have a bare git repository with some loose objects. How do I pack all loose obects into a single, new pack, without changing other packs?

linquize · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10 03:06:04Z

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git pack-objects < object_list.txt

where object_list.txt has a list of object hashes, delimited by '\n'.

answered Sep 10, 2012 at 3:06

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Thank you for the suggestion, it was useful for me to solve the problem. I can't accept, because it doesn't solve the problem end-to-end.
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pts · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-10 11:20:57Z

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I could come up with:

$ git prune-packed
$ find objects/?? -type f | perl -pe 's@^objects/(..)/@$1@' |
  git pack-objects objects/pack/pack
$ git prune-packed

Is there anything simpler?

answered Sep 10, 2012 at 11:20

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VonC · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-10 18:34:32Z

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Warning, when using git prune-packed.

Before Git 2.22 (Q1 2019), "git prune-packed" did not notice and complain against excess arguments given from the command line, which now it does.

It will now display "too many arguments" if any argument is passed to git prune-packed.

answered Mar 10, 2019 at 18:34

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This is nice to know, but it doesn't answer the question.
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