🧹 Repository Cleaning and Optimisation
Maintain a tidy and efficient Git repository by using these powerful commands to clean up and optimise your repository.
🚀 Optimise Repository by Repacking
Runs garbage collection with aggressive optimisations and removes objects that are no longer reachable immediately.
git gc --aggressive --prune=now🔍 Find Large Objects in the Repository
Lists the 20 largest objects (e.g., blobs) in your repository, sorted by size in descending order. Useful for diagnosing repository bloat.
git rev-list --objects --all | \
git cat-file --batch-check='%(objecttype) %(objectname) %(objectsize) %(rest)' | \
grep '^blob' | \
sort -k3 -n -r | \
head -n 20🧽 Remove Ignored Files
Removes all files ignored by .gitignore. Be cautious, as this action cannot be undone.
git clean -Xdf🗑️ Remove Untracked Files and Directories
Deletes all untracked files and directories. Useful for resetting your working directory.
git clean -fd📂 Remove Only Untracked Directories
Removes all untracked directories, excluding files matching the specified pattern (e.g., *.txt).
git clean -fd --exclude="*.txt"