diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 60e5002bd5..2904f12349 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ git-fmt-merge-msg
 git-for-each-ref
 git-format-patch
 git-fsck-objects
+git-gc
 git-get-tar-commit-id
 git-grep
 git-hash-object
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 22482d6a94..6452a8be14 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -192,6 +192,25 @@ format.headers::
 	Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted
 	by mail.  See gitlink:git-format-patch[1].
 
+gc.reflogexpire::
+	`git reflog expire` removes reflog entries older than
+	this time; defaults to 90 days.
+
+gc.reflogexpireunreachable::
+	`git reflog expire` removes reflog entries older than
+	this time and are not reachable from the current tip;
+	defaults to 30 days.
+
+gc.rerereresolved::
+	Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
+	kept for this many days when `git rerere gc` is run.
+	The default is 60 days.  See gitlink:git-rerere[1].
+
+gc.rerereunresolved::
+	Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
+	kept for this many days when `git rerere gc` is run.
+	The default is 15 days.  See gitlink:git-rerere[1].
+
 gitcvs.enabled::
 	Whether the cvs pserver interface is enabled for this repository.
 	See gitlink:git-cvsserver[1].
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 5d17ace721..2105a3d2e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.
 
   * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.
 
+  * gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
+    repack and prune.
+
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -41,10 +44,9 @@ Check health and remove cruft.::
 +
 ------------
 $ git fsck-objects <1>
-$ git prune
 $ git count-objects <2>
 $ git repack <3>
-$ git prune <4>
+$ git gc <4>
 ------------
 +
 <1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ repository health reasonably well.
 disk space is wasted by not repacking.
 <3> without `-a` repacks incrementally.  repacking every 4-5MB
 of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
-<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
+<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands
+such as `prune` and `repack`.  This runs `repack -a -d`.
 
 Repack a small project into single pack.::
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73d78c15e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+git-gc(1)
+=========
+
+NAME
+----
+git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git-gc'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
+such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase
+performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been
+created from prior invocations of gitlink:git-add[1].
+
+Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within
+each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good
+operating performance.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpire' can be
+set to indicate how long historical entries within each branch's
+reflog should remain available in this repository.  The setting is
+expressed as a length of time, for example '90 days' or '3 months'.
+It defaults to '90 days'.
+
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpireUnreachable'
+can be set to indicate how long historical reflog entries which
+are not part of the current branch should remain available in
+this repository.  These types of entries are generally created as
+a result of using `git commit \--amend` or `git rebase` and are the
+commits prior to the amend or rebase occuring.  Since these changes
+are not part of the current project most users will want to expire
+them sooner.  This option defaults to '30 days'.
+
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereresolved' indicates
+how long records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
+kept.  This defaults to 60 days.
+
+The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereunresolved' indicates
+how long records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are
+kept.  This defaults to 15 days.
+
+
+See Also
+--------
+gitlink:git-prune[1]
+gitlink:git-reflog[1]
+gitlink:git-repack[1]
+gitlink:git-rerere[1]
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55a24d3266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+git-reflog(1)
+=============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-reflog - Manage reflog information
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'git-reflog' expire [--dry-run]
+	[--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are
+updated.  This command is to manage the information recorded in it.
+
+The subcommand "expire" is used to prune older reflog entries.
+Entries older than `expire` time, or entries older than
+`expire-unreachable` time and are not reachable from the current
+tip, are removed from the reflog.  This is typically not used
+directly by the end users -- instead, see gitlink:git-gc[1].
+
+
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+--expire=<time>::
+	Entries older than this time are pruned.  Without the
+	option it is taken from configuration `gc.reflogExpire`,
+	which in turn defaults to 90 days.
+
+--expire-unreachable=<time>::
+	Entries older than this time and are not reachable from
+	the current tip of the branch are pruned.  Without the
+	option it is taken from configuration
+	`gc.reflogExpireUnreachable`, which in turn defaults to
+	30 days.
+
+--all::
+	Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs.
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt
index 116dca4c06..b57a72bdd7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-rerere - Reuse recorded resolve
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-rerere' [clear|diff|status]
+'git-rerere' [clear|diff|status|gc]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ for resolutions.
 'gc'::
 
 This command is used to prune records of conflicted merge that
-occurred long time ago.
+occurred long time ago.  By default, conflicts older than 15
+days that you have not recorded their resolution, and conflicts
+older than 60 days, are pruned.  These are controlled with
+`gc.rerereunresolved` and `gc.rerereresolved` configuration
+variables.
 
 
 DISCUSSION
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 2a9e97dac1..36b2126d84 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ gitlink:git-cvsexportcommit[1]::
 gitlink:git-cvsserver[1]::
 	A CVS server emulator for git.
 
+gitlink:git-gc[1]::
+	Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.
+
 gitlink:git-lost-found[1]::
 	Recover lost refs that luckily have not yet been pruned.
 
@@ -224,6 +227,9 @@ gitlink:git-prune[1]::
 gitlink:git-quiltimport[1]::
 	Applies a quilt patchset onto the current branch.
 
+gitlink:git-reflog[1]::
+	Manage reflog information.
+
 gitlink:git-relink[1]::
 	Hardlink common objects in local repositories.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8b746fb85..fb6ba277c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ BASIC_LDFLAGS =
 SCRIPT_SH = \
 	git-bisect.sh git-checkout.sh \
 	git-clean.sh git-clone.sh git-commit.sh \
-	git-fetch.sh \
+	git-fetch.sh git-gc.sh \
 	git-ls-remote.sh \
 	git-merge-one-file.sh git-parse-remote.sh \
 	git-pull.sh git-rebase.sh \
diff --git a/builtin-reflog.c b/builtin-reflog.c
index de31967b99..d3f2f50d2b 100644
--- a/builtin-reflog.c
+++ b/builtin-reflog.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "tree-walk.h"
 
+static unsigned long default_reflog_expire;
+static unsigned long default_reflog_expire_unreachable;
+
 struct expire_reflog_cb {
 	FILE *newlog;
 	const char *ref;
@@ -150,6 +153,17 @@ static int expire_reflog(const char *ref, const unsigned char *sha1, int unused,
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int reflog_expire_config(const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gc.reflogexpire"))
+		default_reflog_expire = approxidate(value);
+	else if (!strcmp(var, "gc.reflogexpireunreachable"))
+		default_reflog_expire_unreachable = approxidate(value);
+	else
+		return git_default_config(var, value);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const char reflog_expire_usage[] =
 "git-reflog expire [--dry-run] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...";
 
@@ -159,11 +173,18 @@ static int cmd_reflog_expire(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	unsigned long now = time(NULL);
 	int i, status, do_all;
 
+	git_config(reflog_expire_config);
+
 	save_commit_buffer = 0;
 	do_all = status = 0;
 	memset(&cb, 0, sizeof(cb));
-	cb.expire_total = now - 90 * 24 * 3600;
-	cb.expire_unreachable = now - 30 * 24 * 3600;
+
+	if (!default_reflog_expire_unreachable)
+		default_reflog_expire_unreachable = now - 30 * 24 * 3600;
+	if (!default_reflog_expire)
+		default_reflog_expire = now - 90 * 24 * 3600;
+	cb.expire_total = default_reflog_expire;
+	cb.expire_unreachable = default_reflog_expire_unreachable;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		const char *arg = argv[i];
diff --git a/builtin-rerere.c b/builtin-rerere.c
index d064bd8bf0..7442498dee 100644
--- a/builtin-rerere.c
+++ b/builtin-rerere.c
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ tail_optimization:
 	return write_rr(rr, fd);
 }
 
+static int git_rerere_config(const char *var, const char *value)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(var, "gc.rerereresolved"))
+		cutoff_resolve = git_config_int(var, value);
+	else if (!strcmp(var, "gc.rerereunresolved"))
+		cutoff_noresolve = git_config_int(var, value);
+	else
+		return git_default_config(var, value);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_rerere(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct path_list merge_rr = { NULL, 0, 0, 1 };
@@ -371,6 +382,8 @@ int cmd_rerere(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (stat(git_path("rr-cache"), &st) || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
 		return 0;
 
+	git_config(git_rerere_config);
+
 	merge_rr_path = xstrdup(git_path("rr-cache/MERGE_RR"));
 	fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&write_lock, merge_rr_path, 1);
 	read_rr(&merge_rr);
diff --git a/git-gc.sh b/git-gc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e55ed19fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-gc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006, Shawn O. Pearce
+#
+# Cleanup unreachable files and optimize the repository.
+
+USAGE=''
+SUBDIRECTORY_OK=Yes
+. git-sh-setup
+
+git-pack-refs --prune &&
+git-reflog expire --all &&
+git-repack -a -d &&
+git-prune &&
+git-rerere gc || exit