| = gerrit gc | 
 |  | 
 | == NAME | 
 | gerrit gc - Run the Git garbage collection. | 
 |  | 
 | == SYNOPSIS | 
 | [verse] | 
 | -- | 
 | _ssh_ -p <port> <host> _gerrit gc_ | 
 |   [--all] | 
 |   [--show-progress] | 
 |   [--aggressive] | 
 |   <NAME> ... | 
 | -- | 
 |  | 
 | == DESCRIPTION | 
 | Runs the Git garbage collection for the specified projects. | 
 |  | 
 | A Gerrit system administrator can define the default parameters that | 
 | should be used for running the garbage collection in the user global | 
 | Git configuration file of the system user that runs the Gerrit | 
 | server. | 
 |  | 
 | Since the user global Git configuration file is overlaid with the Git | 
 | configuration on repository level it is possible to specify | 
 | repository specific parameters for the garbage collection in the Git | 
 | repository configuration of every project. | 
 |  | 
 | == ACCESS | 
 | Caller must be a member of the privileged 'Administrators' group, | 
 | or have been granted the | 
 | link:access-control.html#capability_runGC[Run Garbage Collection] | 
 | global capability. | 
 |  | 
 | == SCRIPTING | 
 | This command is intended to be used in scripts. | 
 |  | 
 | == OPTIONS | 
 | <NAME>:: | 
 | 	Name of the projects for which the Git garbage collection should be run. | 
 |  | 
 | --all:: | 
 | 	If specified the Git garbage collection is run for all projects | 
 | 	sequentially. | 
 |  | 
 | --show-progress:: | 
 | 	If specified progress information is shown. | 
 |  | 
 | --aggressive:: | 
 | 	If an aggressive garbage collection should be done. | 
 |  | 
 | == EXAMPLES | 
 |  | 
 | Run the Git garbage collection for the projects 'myProject' and | 
 | 'yourProject': | 
 | ---- | 
 | $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit gc myProject yourProject | 
 | collecting garbage for "myProject": | 
 | ... | 
 | done. | 
 |  | 
 | collecting garbage for "yourProject": | 
 | ... | 
 | done. | 
 | ---- | 
 |  | 
 | Run the Git garbage collection for all projects: | 
 | ---- | 
 | $ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit gc --all | 
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