Garbage collection with git gc - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to run garbage collection in Git.

Git

git [1]

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Acommit

Bclone

Cgc

Dpush

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Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' instead of 'gc' will create a commit, not clean up files.

Using 'push' sends changes to a remote, not garbage collection.

Using 'clone' copies a repository, not related to garbage collection.

The git gc command runs garbage collection to clean up unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.

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medium

Complete the command to run garbage collection with aggressive optimization.

Git

git gc --[1]

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Afast

Baggressive

Cquiet

Dverbose

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Common Mistakes

Using 'fast' does not exist as an option for git gc.

Using 'quiet' suppresses output but does not affect optimization level.

Using 'verbose' increases output detail but not optimization.

The --aggressive option makes git gc spend extra time optimizing the repository for better compression.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to prune unreachable objects during garbage collection.

Git

git gc --prune=[1]

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Anow

Bnever

Calways

Dlater

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Common Mistakes

Using 'never' means no pruning happens.

Using 'always' is not a valid prune option.

Using 'later' is not recognized by git gc.

The --prune=now option tells Git to remove unreachable objects immediately during garbage collection.

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hard

Fill both blanks to run garbage collection quietly and prune objects older than 2 weeks.

Git

git gc --[1] --prune=[2]

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Aquiet

Bnow

C2.weeks.ago

Dverbose

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Common Mistakes

Using 'verbose' instead of 'quiet' will increase output.

Using 'now' prunes immediately, not older than 2 weeks.

Mixing options incorrectly can cause errors.

The --quiet option suppresses output, and --prune=2.weeks.ago removes unreachable objects older than two weeks.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to run aggressive garbage collection, prune immediately, and show verbose output.

Git

git gc --[1] --prune=[2] --[3]

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Aaggressive

Bnow

Cverbose

Dquiet

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Common Mistakes

Using 'quiet' instead of 'verbose' hides output.

Using 'later' or invalid prune values causes errors.

Omitting aggressive makes optimization less thorough.

This command runs garbage collection aggressively, prunes unreachable objects immediately, and shows detailed output.