Cleaning Up Unreferenced Files from a Git LFS Repository

Overview

Use this command to clean up a Git LFS repository. This command deletes all files from a Git LFS repository in Artifactory that are no longer referenced in a corresponding Git repository.

Commands Params

Command name	rt git-lfs-clean
Abbreviation	rt glc
Command options:
--refs	[Default: refs/remotes/*] List of Git references in the form of "ref1,ref2,..." which should be preserved.
--repo	[Optional] Local Git LFS repository in Artifactory which should be cleaned. If omitted, the repository is detected from the Git repository.
--quiet	[Default: false] Set to true to skip the delete confirmation message.
--dry-run	[Default: false] If true, cleanup is only simulated. No files are actually deleted.
Command arguments:	If no arguments are passed in, the command assumes the .git repository is located at current directory.
path to .git	Path to the directory which includes the .git directory.

Examples

Example 1: Clean Up Using the Current Directory

This example cleans up Git LFS files from Artifactory, using the configuration from the .git directory located in the current directory.

jf rt glc

Example 2: Clean Up Using a Specific Path

This example cleans up Git LFS files from Artifactory, using the configuration from the .git directory located inside the path/to/git/config directory.

jf rt glc path/to/git/config