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Generated from bd help --doc gc. Full lifecycle garbage collection for standalone Beads databases. Runs three phases in sequence:
  1. DECAY — Delete closed issues older than N days (default 90)
  2. COMPACT — Squash old Dolt commits into fewer commits (bd compact)
  3. GC — Run Dolt garbage collection to reclaim disk space
Each phase can be skipped individually. Use —dry-run to preview all phases without making changes. Examples: bd gc # Full GC with defaults (90 day decay) bd gc —dry-run # Preview what would happen bd gc —older-than 30 # Decay issues closed 30+ days ago bd gc —skip-decay # Skip issue deletion, just compact+GC bd gc —skip-dolt # Skip Dolt GC, just decay+compact bd gc —force # Skip confirmation prompt 
bd gc [flags]
Flags: 
      --dry-run          Preview without making changes
  -f, --force            Skip confirmation prompts
      --older-than int   Delete closed issues older than N days (default 90)
      --skip-decay       Skip issue deletion phase
      --skip-dolt        Skip Dolt garbage collection phase