Keep Git Reflog Indefinitely?
git, git-reflog, version-control
Solution
Caveat: reflogs are local and are not sent/received with push/pull operations.
Cons: reflogs may result in (otherwise) unreachable snapshots (and consequently blobs) being kept around, growing your repo to larger sizes than might be desirable. Look at `gc.reflogexpireunreachable` for something that may help in this respect.
Two configuration settings govern the expiration of reflog entries:
`gc.reflogexpire`, `gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire`
git reflog expire removes reflog entries older than this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to the refs that match the .
`gc.reflogexpireunreachable`, `gc.<ref>.reflogexpireunreachable`
git reflog expire removes reflog entries older than this time and are not reachable from the current tip; defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that match the <pattern>.
Problem
I tend to be a bit paranoid about my data, including the ability to recover it. Git reflog data is pruned after 30 days. Is there a way of setting it so that the reflog data is maintained and kept indefinitely? Any major advantage or disadvantage (other than space or speed considerations) to doing so?