Name: compact

Type: command

Syntax: compact <stack>

Summary: Reclaims unused space within a <stack|stack's> <file> structure.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:

compact this stack

Example:

compact stack "Project 1"

Parameters:

stack: Any stack reference.

Description:

When you cut or delete a card, some free space is left within the stack. This empty space is reclaimed when you choose File menu. Use the <compact> <command> to reclaim this empty space without having to save the <stack>.

This command is especially useful when a handler performs multiple rearrangements of cards without saving the stack.

The "Save" menu item in the File menu automatically compacts the stack. However, the save <command> does not do so.

References: file (keyword), delete (command), stack (object), command (glossary)

Tags: file system