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clean-up-git-folder.sh
# see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5613345/how-to-shrink-the-git-folder
# good and safe command - from http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2007-12/msg00165.html
git repack -a -d --depth=250 --window=250
# default options should be enough for most cases, see: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-repack
git repack -a -d
# agressive way
# git gc --aggressive --prune
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