2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index a670fd8..43a3c0d 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ module Git
       self.lib.repack
     end
     
+    def gc
+      self.lib.gc
+    end
+    
     
     ## LOWER LEVEL INDEX OPERATIONS ##
     
diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 71f960a..c9c46e0 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -517,6 +517,10 @@ module Git
       command('repack', ['-a', '-d'])
     end
     
+    def gc
+      command('gc', ['--prune', '--aggressive', '--auto'])
+    end
+    
     # reads a tree into the current index file
     def read_tree(treeish, opts = {})
       arr_opts = []