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diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt index 020028cf9..0f2f11738 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ changes, which would normally have no effect. Nevertheless, this may be useful in the future for compensating for some git bugs or such, therefore such a usage is permitted. -*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts`. If you have any grafts -defined, running this command will make them permanent. +*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts` and `.git/refs/replace/`. +If you have any grafts or replacement refs defined, running this command +will make them permanent. *WARNING*! The rewritten history will have different object names for all the objects and will not converge with the original branch. You will not @@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ OPTIONS This filter may be used if you only need to modify the environment in which the commit will be performed. Specifically, you might want to rewrite the author/committer name/email/time environment - variables (see linkgit:git-commit[1] for details). Do not forget + variables (see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] for details). Do not forget to re-export the variables. --tree-filter <command>:: @@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ OPTIONS This is the filter for performing the commit. If this filter is specified, it will be called instead of the 'git commit-tree' command, with arguments of the form - "<TREE_ID> [-p <PARENT_COMMIT_ID>]..." and the log message on + "<TREE_ID> [(-p <PARENT_COMMIT_ID>)...]" and the log message on stdin. The commit id is expected on stdout. + As a special extension, the commit filter may emit multiple @@ -159,18 +160,7 @@ to other tags will be rewritten to point to the underlying commit. --subdirectory-filter <directory>:: Only look at the history which touches the given subdirectory. The result will contain that directory (and only that) as its - project root. Implies --remap-to-ancestor. - ---remap-to-ancestor:: - Rewrite refs to the nearest rewritten ancestor instead of - ignoring them. -+ -Normally, positive refs on the command line are only changed if the -commit they point to was rewritten. However, you can limit the extent -of this rewriting by using linkgit:rev-list[1] arguments, e.g., path -limiters. Refs pointing to such excluded commits would then normally -be ignored. With this option, they are instead rewritten to point at -the nearest ancestor that was not excluded. + project root. Implies <<Remap_to_ancestor>>. --prune-empty:: Some kind of filters will generate empty commits, that left the tree @@ -204,7 +194,18 @@ the nearest ancestor that was not excluded. Arguments for 'git rev-list'. All positive refs included by these options are rewritten. You may also specify options such as '--all', but you must use '--' to separate them from - the 'git filter-branch' options. + the 'git filter-branch' options. Implies <<Remap_to_ancestor>>. + + +[[Remap_to_ancestor]] +Remap to ancestor +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +By using linkgit:rev-list[1] arguments, e.g., path limiters, you can limit the +set of revisions which get rewritten. However, positive refs on the command +line are distinguished: we don't let them be excluded by such limiters. For +this purpose, they are instead rewritten to point at the nearest ancestor that +was not excluded. Examples @@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ git filter-branch --index-filter \ 'git ls-files -s | sed "s-\t\"*-&newsubdir/-" | GIT_INDEX_FILE=$GIT_INDEX_FILE.new \ git update-index --index-info && - mv $GIT_INDEX_FILE.new $GIT_INDEX_FILE' HEAD + mv "$GIT_INDEX_FILE.new" "$GIT_INDEX_FILE"' HEAD --------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -405,16 +406,6 @@ warned. (or if your git-gc is not new enough to support arguments to `\--prune`, use `git repack -ad; git prune` instead). - -Author ------- -Written by Petr "Pasky" Baudis <pasky@suse.cz>, -and the git list <git@vger.kernel.org> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Petr Baudis and the git list. - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |