diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
111 files changed, 2119 insertions, 1010 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/.gitignore b/Documentation/.gitignore index c87c61af0..6a51331b2 100644 --- a/Documentation/.gitignore +++ b/Documentation/.gitignore @@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ *.7 howto-index.txt doc.dep -README +cmds-*.txt diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index c2ee5b482..5e012f48e 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/Makefile @@ -71,14 +71,24 @@ doc.dep : $(wildcard *.txt) build-docdep.perl -include doc.dep -git.7: README +cmds_txt = cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt \ + cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt \ + cmds-mainporcelain.txt \ + cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt \ + cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt \ + cmds-synchingrepositories.txt \ + cmds-synchelpers.txt \ + cmds-purehelpers.txt \ + cmds-foreignscminterface.txt -README: ../README - cp $< $@ +$(cmds_txt): cmd-list.perl $(MAN1_TXT) + perl ./cmd-list.perl +git.7 git.html: git.txt core-intro.txt clean: - rm -f *.xml *.html *.1 *.7 howto-index.txt howto/*.html doc.dep README + rm -f *.xml *.html *.1 *.7 howto-index.txt howto/*.html doc.dep + rm -f $(cmds_txt) %.html : %.txt asciidoc -b xhtml11 -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf $< @@ -95,8 +105,6 @@ user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf user-manual.html: user-manual.xml xmlto -m /etc/asciidoc/docbook-xsl/xhtml.xsl html-nochunks $< -git.html: git.txt README - glossary.html : glossary.txt sort_glossary.pl cat $< | \ perl sort_glossary.pl | \ diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 646b6e733..ce85d06c6 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ probably need to split up your commit to finer grained pieces. Oh, another thing. I am picky about whitespaces. Make sure your changes do not trigger errors with the sample pre-commit hook shipped -in templates/hooks--pre-commit. +in templates/hooks--pre-commit. To help ensure this does not happen, +run git diff --check on your changes before you commit. (2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits. @@ -72,7 +73,9 @@ other than the commit message itself. Place such "cover letter" material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not. -Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable. Many +Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable. Do not let +your e-mail client send format=flowed which would destroy +whitespaces in your patches. Many popular e-mail applications will not always transmit a MIME attachment as plain text, making it impossible to comment on your code. A MIME attachment also takes a bit more time to @@ -312,3 +315,19 @@ settings but I haven't tried, yet. mail.identity.default.compose_html => false mail.identity.id?.compose_html => false + + +Gnus +---- + +'|' in the *Summary* buffer can be used to pipe the current +message to an external program, and this is a handy way to drive +"git am". However, if the message is MIME encoded, what is +piped into the program is the representation you see in your +*Article* buffer after unwrapping MIME. This is often not what +you would want for two reasons. It tends to screw up non ASCII +characters (most notably in people's names), and also +whitespaces (fatal in patches). Running 'C-u g' to display the +message in raw form before using '|' to run the pipe can work +this problem around. + diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl new file mode 100755 index 000000000..6dba8d8fe --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +# + +sub format_one { + my ($out, $name) = @_; + my ($state, $description); + open I, '<', "$name.txt" or die "No such file $name.txt"; + while (<I>) { + if (/^NAME$/) { + $state = 1; + next; + } + if ($state == 1 && /^----$/) { + $state = 2; + next; + } + next if ($state != 2); + chomp; + $description = $_; + last; + } + close I; + if (!defined $description) { + die "No description found in $name.txt"; + } + if (my ($verify_name, $text) = ($description =~ /^($name) - (.*)/)) { + print $out "gitlink:$name\[1\]::\n"; + print $out "\t$text.\n\n"; + } + else { + die "Description does not match $name: $description"; + } +} + +my %cmds = (); +while (<DATA>) { + next if /^#/; + + chomp; + my ($name, $cat) = /^(\S+)\s+(.*)$/; + push @{$cmds{$cat}}, $name; +} + +for my $cat (qw(ancillaryinterrogators + ancillarymanipulators + mainporcelain + plumbinginterrogators + plumbingmanipulators + synchingrepositories + foreignscminterface + purehelpers + synchelpers)) { + my $out = "cmds-$cat.txt"; + open O, '>', "$out+" or die "Cannot open output file $out+"; + for (@{$cmds{$cat}}) { + format_one(\*O, $_); + } + close O; + rename "$out+", "$out"; +} + +__DATA__ +git-add mainporcelain +git-am mainporcelain +git-annotate ancillaryinterrogators +git-applymbox ancillaryinterrogators +git-applypatch purehelpers +git-apply plumbingmanipulators +git-archimport foreignscminterface +git-archive mainporcelain +git-bisect mainporcelain +git-blame ancillaryinterrogators +git-branch mainporcelain +git-cat-file plumbinginterrogators +git-checkout-index plumbingmanipulators +git-checkout mainporcelain +git-check-ref-format purehelpers +git-cherry ancillaryinterrogators +git-cherry-pick mainporcelain +git-clean mainporcelain +git-clone mainporcelain +git-commit mainporcelain +git-commit-tree plumbingmanipulators +git-convert-objects ancillarymanipulators +git-count-objects ancillaryinterrogators +git-cvsexportcommit foreignscminterface +git-cvsimport foreignscminterface +git-cvsserver foreignscminterface +git-daemon synchingrepositories +git-describe mainporcelain +git-diff-files plumbinginterrogators +git-diff-index plumbinginterrogators +git-diff mainporcelain +git-diff-stages plumbinginterrogators +git-diff-tree plumbinginterrogators +git-fetch mainporcelain +git-fetch-pack synchingrepositories +git-fmt-merge-msg purehelpers +git-for-each-ref plumbinginterrogators +git-format-patch mainporcelain +git-fsck ancillaryinterrogators +git-gc mainporcelain +git-get-tar-commit-id ancillaryinterrogators +git-grep mainporcelain +git-hash-object plumbingmanipulators +git-http-fetch synchelpers +git-http-push synchelpers +git-imap-send foreignscminterface +git-index-pack plumbingmanipulators +git-init mainporcelain +git-instaweb ancillaryinterrogators +gitk mainporcelain +git-local-fetch synchingrepositories +git-log mainporcelain +git-lost-found ancillarymanipulators +git-ls-files plumbinginterrogators +git-ls-remote plumbinginterrogators +git-ls-tree plumbinginterrogators +git-mailinfo purehelpers +git-mailsplit purehelpers +git-merge-base plumbinginterrogators +git-merge-file plumbingmanipulators +git-merge-index plumbingmanipulators +git-merge mainporcelain +git-merge-one-file purehelpers +git-merge-tree ancillaryinterrogators +git-mktag plumbingmanipulators +git-mktree plumbingmanipulators +git-mv mainporcelain +git-name-rev plumbinginterrogators +git-pack-objects plumbingmanipulators +git-pack-redundant plumbinginterrogators +git-pack-refs ancillarymanipulators +git-parse-remote synchelpers +git-patch-id purehelpers +git-peek-remote purehelpers +git-prune ancillarymanipulators +git-prune-packed plumbingmanipulators +git-pull mainporcelain +git-push mainporcelain +git-quiltimport foreignscminterface +git-read-tree plumbingmanipulators +git-rebase mainporcelain +git-receive-pack synchelpers +git-reflog ancillarymanipulators +git-relink ancillarymanipulators +git-repack ancillarymanipulators +git-config ancillarymanipulators +git-request-pull foreignscminterface +git-rerere ancillaryinterrogators +git-reset mainporcelain +git-resolve mainporcelain +git-revert mainporcelain +git-rev-list plumbinginterrogators +git-rev-parse ancillaryinterrogators +git-rm mainporcelain +git-runstatus ancillaryinterrogators +git-send-email foreignscminterface +git-send-pack synchingrepositories +git-shell synchelpers +git-shortlog mainporcelain +git-show mainporcelain +git-show-branch ancillaryinterrogators +git-show-index plumbinginterrogators +git-show-ref plumbinginterrogators +git-sh-setup purehelpers +git-ssh-fetch synchingrepositories +git-ssh-upload synchingrepositories +git-status mainporcelain +git-stripspace purehelpers +git-svn foreignscminterface +git-svnimport foreignscminterface +git-symbolic-ref plumbingmanipulators +git-tag mainporcelain +git-tar-tree plumbinginterrogators +git-unpack-file plumbinginterrogators +git-unpack-objects plumbingmanipulators +git-update-index plumbingmanipulators +git-update-ref plumbingmanipulators +git-update-server-info synchingrepositories +git-upload-archive synchelpers +git-upload-pack synchelpers +git-var plumbinginterrogators +git-verify-pack plumbinginterrogators +git-verify-tag ancillaryinterrogators +git-whatchanged ancillaryinterrogators +git-write-tree plumbingmanipulators diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index f7dba8977..e5e019fed 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -2,21 +2,84 @@ CONFIGURATION FILE ------------------ The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect -the git command's behavior. They can be used by both the git plumbing +the git command's behavior. `.git/config` file for each repository +is used to store the information for that repository, and +`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store per user information to give +fallback values for `.git/config` file. + +They can be used by both the git plumbing and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, where in the fully qualified variable name the variable itself is the last dot-separated segment and the section name is everything before the last dot. The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric characters are allowed. Some variables may appear multiple times. +Syntax +~~~~~~ + The syntax is fairly flexible and permissive; whitespaces are mostly -ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line, -blank lines are ignored, lines containing strings enclosed in square -brackets start sections and all the other lines are recognized -as setting variables, in the form 'name = value'. If there is no equal -sign on the line, the entire line is taken as 'name' and the variable -is recognized as boolean "true". String values may be entirely or partially -enclosed in double quotes; some variables may require special value format. +ignored. The '#' and ';' characters begin comments to the end of line, +blank lines are ignored. + +The file consists of sections and variables. A section begins with +the name of the section in square brackets and continues until the next +section begins. Section names are not case sensitive. Only alphanumeric +characters, '`-`' and '`.`' are allowed in section names. Each variable +must belong to some section, which means that there must be section +header before first setting of a variable. + +Sections can be further divided into subsections. To begin a subsection +put its name in double quotes, separated by space from the section name, +in the section header, like in example below: + +-------- + [section "subsection"] + +-------- + +Subsection names can contain any characters except newline (doublequote +'`"`' and backslash have to be escaped as '`\"`' and '`\\`', +respecitvely) and are case sensitive. Section header cannot span multiple +lines. Variables may belong directly to a section or to a given subsection. +You can have `[section]` if you have `[section "subsection"]`, but you +don't need to. + +There is also (case insensitive) alternative `[section.subsection]` syntax. +In this syntax subsection names follow the same restrictions as for section +name. + +All the other lines are recognized as setting variables, in the form +'name = value'. If there is no equal sign on the line, the entire line +is taken as 'name' and the variable is recognized as boolean "true". +The variable names are case-insensitive and only alphanumeric +characters and '`-`' are allowed. There can be more than one value +for a given variable; we say then that variable is multivalued. + +Leading and trailing whitespace in a variable value is discarded. +Internal whitespace within a variable value is retained verbatim. + +The values following the equals sign in variable assign are all either +a string, an integer, or a boolean. Boolean values may be given as yes/no, +0/1 or true/false. Case is not significant in boolean values, when +converting value to the canonical form using '--bool' type specifier; +`git-config` will ensure that the output is "true" or "false". + +String values may be entirely or partially enclosed in double quotes. +You need to enclose variable value in double quotes if you want to +preserve leading or trailing whitespace, or if variable value contains +beginning of comment characters (if it contains '#' or ';'). +Double quote '`"`' and backslash '`\`' characters in variable value must +be escaped: use '`\"`' for '`"`' and '`\\`' for '`\`'. + +The following escape sequences (beside '`\"`' and '`\\`') are recognized: +'`\n`' for newline character (NL), '`\t`' for horizontal tabulation (HT, TAB) +and '`\b`' for backspace (BS). No other char escape sequence, nor octal +char sequences are valid. + +Variable value ending in a '`\`' is continued on the next line in the +customary UNIX fashion. + +Some variables may require special value format. Example ~~~~~~~ @@ -35,6 +98,10 @@ Example remote = origin merge = refs/heads/devel + # Proxy settings + [core] + gitProxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/" + gitProxy=default-proxy ; for the rest Variables ~~~~~~~~~ @@ -183,10 +250,15 @@ color.branch.<slot>:: Use customized color for branch coloration. `<slot>` is one of `current` (the current branch), `local` (a local branch), `remote` (a tracking branch in refs/remotes/), `plain` (other - refs), or `reset` (the normal terminal color). The value for - these configuration variables can be one of: `normal`, `bold`, - `dim`, `ul`, `blink`, `reverse`, `reset`, `black`, `red`, - `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, `magenta`, `cyan`, or `white`. + refs). ++ +The value for these configuration variables is a list of colors (at most +two) and attributes (at most one), separated by spaces. The colors +accepted are `normal`, `black`, `red`, `green`, `yellow`, `blue`, +`magenta`, `cyan` and `white`; the attributes are `bold`, `dim`, `ul`, +`blink` and `reverse`. The first color given is the foreground; the +second is the background. The position of the attribute, if any, +doesn't matter. color.diff:: When true (or `always`), always use colors in patch. @@ -194,12 +266,13 @@ color.diff:: colors only when the output is to the terminal. color.diff.<slot>:: - Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` - specifies which part of the patch to use the specified - color, and is one of `plain` (context text), `meta` - (metainformation), `frag` (hunk header), `old` (removed - lines), or `new` (added lines). The values of these - variables may be specified as in color.branch.<slot>. + Use customized color for diff colorization. `<slot>` specifies + which part of the patch to use the specified color, and is one + of `plain` (context text), `meta` (metainformation), `frag` + (hunk header), `old` (removed lines), `new` (added lines), + `commit` (commit headers), or `whitespace` (highlighting dubious + whitespace). The values of these variables may be specified as + in color.branch.<slot>. color.pager:: A boolean to enable/disable colored output when the pager is in @@ -228,6 +301,16 @@ diff.renames:: will enable basic rename detection. If set to "copies" or "copy", it will detect copies, as well. +fetch.unpackLimit:: + If the number of objects fetched over the git native + transfer is below this + limit, then the objects will be unpacked into loose object + files. However if the number of received objects equals or + exceeds this limit then the received pack will be stored as + a pack, after adding any missing delta bases. Storing the + pack from a push can make the push operation complete faster, + especially on slow filesystems. + format.headers:: Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted by mail. See gitlink:git-format-patch[1]. @@ -321,6 +404,13 @@ merge.summary:: Whether to include summaries of merged commits in newly created merge commit messages. False by default. +merge.verbosity:: + Controls the amount of output shown by the recursive merge + strategy. Level 0 outputs nothing except a final error + message if conflicts were detected. Level 1 outputs only + conflicts, 2 outputs conflicts and file changes. Level 5 and + above outputs debugging information. The default is level 2. + pack.window:: The size of the window used by gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] when no window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10. @@ -344,6 +434,14 @@ remote.<name>.push:: The default set of "refspec" for gitlink:git-push[1]. See gitlink:git-push[1]. +remote.<name>.receivepack:: + The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing. See + option \--exec of gitlink:git-push[1]. + +remote.<name>.uploadpack:: + The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See + option \--exec of gitlink:git-fetch-pack[1]. + repack.usedeltabaseoffset:: Allow gitlink:git-repack[1] to create packs that uses delta-base offset. Defaults to false. @@ -377,6 +475,13 @@ user.name:: Can be overridden by the 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME' and 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME' environment variables. See gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]. +user.signingkey:: + If gitlink:git-tag[1] is not selecting the key you want it to + automatically when creating a signed tag, you can override the + default selection with this variable. This option is passed + unchanged to gpg's --local-user parameter, so you may specify a key + using any method that gpg supports. + whatchanged.difftree:: The default gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] arguments to be used for gitlink:git-whatchanged[1]. @@ -400,3 +505,8 @@ receive.denyNonFastForwards:: even if that push is forced. This configuration variable is set when initializing a shared repository. +transfer.unpackLimit:: + When `fetch.unpackLimit` or `receive.unpackLimit` are + not set, the value of this variable is used instead. + + diff --git a/Documentation/core-intro.txt b/Documentation/core-intro.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..abafefc71 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/core-intro.txt @@ -0,0 +1,590 @@ +//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// + + GIT - the stupid content tracker + +//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// + +"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood. + + - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not + actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a + mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. + - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the + dictionary of slang. + - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually + works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. + - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks + +This is a (not so) stupid but extremely fast directory content manager. +It doesn't do a whole lot at its core, but what it 'does' do is track +directory contents efficiently. + +There are two object abstractions: the "object database", and the +"current directory cache" aka "index". + +The Object Database +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The object database is literally just a content-addressable collection +of objects. All objects are named by their content, which is +approximated by the SHA1 hash of the object itself. Objects may refer +to other objects (by referencing their SHA1 hash), and so you can +build up a hierarchy of objects. + +All objects have a statically determined "type" aka "tag", which is +determined at object creation time, and which identifies the format of +the object (i.e. how it is used, and how it can refer to other +objects). There are currently four different object types: "blob", +"tree", "commit" and "tag". + +A "blob" object cannot refer to any other object, and is, like the type +implies, a pure storage object containing some user data. It is used to +actually store the file data, i.e. a blob object is associated with some +particular version of some file. + +A "tree" object is an object that ties one or more "blob" objects into a +directory structure. In addition, a tree object can refer to other tree +objects, thus creating a directory hierarchy. + +A "commit" object ties such directory hierarchies together into +a DAG of revisions - each "commit" is associated with exactly one tree +(the directory hierarchy at the time of the commit). In addition, a +"commit" refers to one or more "parent" commit objects that describe the +history of how we arrived at that directory hierarchy. + +As a special case, a commit object with no parents is called the "root" +object, and is the point of an initial project commit. Each project +must have at least one root, and while you can tie several different +root objects together into one project by creating a commit object which +has two or more separate roots as its ultimate parents, that's probably +just going to confuse people. So aim for the notion of "one root object +per project", even if git itself does not enforce that. + +A "tag" object symbolically identifies and can be used to sign other +objects. It contains the identifier and type of another object, a +symbolic name (of course!) and, optionally, a signature. + +Regardless of object type, all objects share the following +characteristics: they are all deflated with zlib, and have a header +that not only specifies their type, but also provides size information +about the data in the object. It's worth noting that the SHA1 hash +that is used to name the object is the hash of the original data +plus this header, so `sha1sum` 'file' does not match the object name +for 'file'. +(Historical note: in the dawn of the age of git the hash +was the sha1 of the 'compressed' object.) + +As a result, the general consistency of an object can always be tested +independently of the contents or the type of the object: all objects can +be validated by verifying that (a) their hashes match the content of the +file and (b) the object successfully inflates to a stream of bytes that +forms a sequence of <ascii type without space> + <space> + <ascii decimal +size> + <byte\0> + <binary object data>. + +The structured objects can further have their structure and +connectivity to other objects verified. This is generally done with +the `git-fsck` program, which generates a full dependency graph +of all objects, and verifies their internal consistency (in addition +to just verifying their superficial consistency through the hash). + +The object types in some more detail: + +Blob Object +~~~~~~~~~~~ +A "blob" object is nothing but a binary blob of data, and doesn't +refer to anything else. There is no signature or any other +verification of the data, so while the object is consistent (it 'is' +indexed by its sha1 hash, so the data itself is certainly correct), it +has absolutely no other attributes. No name associations, no +permissions. It is purely a blob of data (i.e. normally "file +contents"). + +In particular, since the blob is entirely defined by its data, if two +files in a directory tree (or in multiple different versions of the +repository) have the same contents, they will share the same blob +object. The object is totally independent of its location in the +directory tree, and renaming a file does not change the object that +file is associated with in any way. + +A blob is typically created when gitlink:git-update-index[1] +is run, and its data can be accessed by gitlink:git-cat-file[1]. + +Tree Object +~~~~~~~~~~~ +The next hierarchical object type is the "tree" object. A tree object +is a list of mode/name/blob data, sorted by name. Alternatively, the +mode data may specify a directory mode, in which case instead of +naming a blob, that name is associated with another TREE object. + +Like the "blob" object, a tree object is uniquely determined by the +set contents, and so two separate but identical trees will always +share the exact same object. This is true at all levels, i.e. it's +true for a "leaf" tree (which does not refer to any other trees, only +blobs) as well as for a whole subdirectory. + +For that reason a "tree" object is just a pure data abstraction: it +has no history, no signatures, no verification of validity, except +that since the contents are again protected by the hash itself, we can +trust that the tree is immutable and its contents never change. + +So you can trust the contents of a tree to be valid, the same way you +can trust the contents of a blob, but you don't know where those +contents 'came' from. + +Side note on trees: since a "tree" object is a sorted list of +"filename+content", you can create a diff between two trees without +actually having to unpack two trees. Just ignore all common parts, +and your diff will look right. In other words, you can effectively +(and efficiently) tell the difference between any two random trees by +O(n) where "n" is the size of the difference, rather than the size of +the tree. + +Side note 2 on trees: since the name of a "blob" depends entirely and +exclusively on its contents (i.e. there are no names or permissions +involved), you can see trivial renames or permission changes by +noticing that the blob stayed the same. However, renames with data +changes need a smarter "diff" implementation. + +A tree is created with gitlink:git-write-tree[1] and +its data can be accessed by gitlink:git-ls-tree[1]. +Two trees can be compared with gitlink:git-diff-tree[1]. + +Commit Object +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The "commit" object is an object that introduces the notion of +history into the picture. In contrast to the other objects, it +doesn't just describe the physical state of a tree, it describes how +we got there, and why. + +A "commit" is defined by the tree-object that it results in, the +parent commits (zero, one or more) that led up to that point, and a +comment on what happened. Again, a commit is not trusted per se: +the contents are well-defined and "safe" due to the cryptographically +strong signatures at all levels, but there is no reason to believe +that the tree is "good" or that the merge information makes sense. +The parents do not have to actually have any relationship with the +result, for example. + +Note on commits: unlike real SCM's, commits do not contain +rename information or file mode change information. All of that is +implicit in the trees involved (the result tree, and the result trees +of the parents), and describing that makes no sense in this idiotic +file manager. + +A commit is created with gitlink:git-commit-tree[1] and +its data can be accessed by gitlink:git-cat-file[1]. + +Trust +~~~~~ +An aside on the notion of "trust". Trust is really outside the scope +of "git", but it's worth noting a few things. First off, since +everything is hashed with SHA1, you 'can' trust that an object is +intact and has not been messed with by external sources. So the name +of an object uniquely identifies a known state - just not a state that +you may want to trust. + +Furthermore, since the SHA1 signature of a commit refers to the +SHA1 signatures of the tree it is associated with and the signatures +of the parent, a single named commit specifies uniquely a whole set +of history, with full contents. You can't later fake any step of the +way once you have the name of a commit. + +So to introduce some real trust in the system, the only thing you need +to do is to digitally sign just 'one' special note, which includes the +name of a top-level commit. Your digital signature shows others +that you trust that commit, and the immutability of the history of +commits tells others that they can trust the whole history. + +In other words, you can easily validate a whole archive by just +sending out a single email that tells the people the name (SHA1 hash) +of the top commit, and digitally sign that email using something +like GPG/PGP. + +To assist in this, git also provides the tag object... + +Tag Object +~~~~~~~~~~ +Git provides the "tag" object to simplify creating, managing and +exchanging symbolic and signed tokens. The "tag" object at its +simplest simply symbolically identifies another object by containing +the sha1, type and symbolic name. + +However it can optionally contain additional signature information +(which git doesn't care about as long as there's less than 8k of +it). This can then be verified externally to git. + +Note that despite the tag features, "git" itself only handles content +integrity; the trust framework (and signature provision and +verification) has to come from outside. + +A tag is created with gitlink:git-mktag[1], +its data can be accessed by gitlink:git-cat-file[1], +and the signature can be verified by +gitlink:git-verify-tag[1]. + + +The "index" aka "Current Directory Cache" +----------------------------------------- +The index is a simple binary file, which contains an efficient +representation of a virtual directory content at some random time. It +does so by a simple array that associates a set of names, dates, +permissions and content (aka "blob") objects together. The cache is +always kept ordered by name, and names are unique (with a few very +specific rules) at any point in time, but the cache has no long-term +meaning, and can be partially updated at any time. + +In particular, the index certainly does not need to be consistent with +the current directory contents (in fact, most operations will depend on +different ways to make the index 'not' be consistent with the directory +hierarchy), but it has three very important attributes: + +'(a) it can re-generate the full state it caches (not just the +directory structure: it contains pointers to the "blob" objects so +that it can regenerate the data too)' + +As a special case, there is a clear and unambiguous one-way mapping +from a current directory cache to a "tree object", which can be +efficiently created from just the current directory cache without +actually looking at any other data. So a directory cache at any one +time uniquely specifies one and only one "tree" object (but has +additional data to make it easy to match up that tree object with what +has happened in the directory) + +'(b) it has efficient methods for finding inconsistencies between that +cached state ("tree object waiting to be instantiated") and the +current state.' + +'(c) it can additionally efficiently represent information about merge +conflicts between different tree objects, allowing each pathname to be +associated with sufficient information about the trees involved that +you can create a three-way merge between them.' + +Those are the three ONLY things that the directory cache does. It's a +cache, and the normal operation is to re-generate it completely from a +known tree object, or update/compare it with a live tree that is being +developed. If you blow the directory cache away entirely, you generally +haven't lost any information as long as you have the name of the tree +that it described. + +At the same time, the index is at the same time also the +staging area for creating new trees, and creating a new tree always +involves a controlled modification of the index file. In particular, +the index file can have the representation of an intermediate tree that +has not yet been instantiated. So the index can be thought of as a +write-back cache, which can contain dirty information that has not yet +been written back to the backing store. + + + +The Workflow +------------ +Generally, all "git" operations work on the index file. Some operations +work *purely* on the index file (showing the current state of the +index), but most operations move data to and from the index file. Either +from the database or from the working directory. Thus there are four +main combinations: + +1) working directory -> index +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You update the index with information from the working directory with +the gitlink:git-update-index[1] command. You +generally update the index information by just specifying the filename +you want to update, like so: + + git-update-index filename + +but to avoid common mistakes with filename globbing etc, the command +will not normally add totally new entries or remove old entries, +i.e. it will normally just update existing cache entries. + +To tell git that yes, you really do realize that certain files no +longer exist, or that new files should be added, you +should use the `--remove` and `--add` flags respectively. + +NOTE! A `--remove` flag does 'not' mean that subsequent filenames will +necessarily be removed: if the files still exist in your directory +structure, the index will be updated with their new status, not +removed. The only thing `--remove` means is that update-cache will be +considering a removed file to be a valid thing, and if the file really +does not exist any more, it will update the index accordingly. + +As a special case, you can also do `git-update-index --refresh`, which +will refresh the "stat" information of each index to match the current +stat information. It will 'not' update the object status itself, and +it will only update the fields that are used to quickly test whether +an object still matches its old backing store object. + +2) index -> object database +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You write your current index file to a "tree" object with the program + + git-write-tree + +that doesn't come with any options - it will just write out the +current index into the set of tree objects that describe that state, +and it will return the name of the resulting top-level tree. You can +use that tree to re-generate the index at any time by going in the +other direction: + +3) object database -> index +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You read a "tree" file from the object database, and use that to +populate (and overwrite - don't do this if your index contains any +unsaved state that you might want to restore later!) your current +index. Normal operation is just + + git-read-tree <sha1 of tree> + +and your index file will now be equivalent to the tree that you saved +earlier. However, that is only your 'index' file: your working +directory contents have not been modified. + +4) index -> working directory +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You update your working directory from the index by "checking out" +files. This is not a very common operation, since normally you'd just +keep your files updated, and rather than write to your working +directory, you'd tell the index files about the changes in your +working directory (i.e. `git-update-index`). + +However, if you decide to jump to a new version, or check out somebody +else's version, or just restore a previous tree, you'd populate your +index file with read-tree, and then you need to check out the result +with + + git-checkout-index filename + +or, if you want to check out all of the index, use `-a`. + +NOTE! git-checkout-index normally refuses to overwrite old files, so +if you have an old version of the tree already checked out, you will +need to use the "-f" flag ('before' the "-a" flag or the filename) to +'force' the checkout. + + +Finally, there are a few odds and ends which are not purely moving +from one representation to the other: + +5) Tying it all together +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +To commit a tree you have instantiated with "git-write-tree", you'd +create a "commit" object that refers to that tree and the history +behind it - most notably the "parent" commits that preceded it in +history. + +Normally a "commit" has one parent: the previous state of the tree +before a certain change was made. However, sometimes it can have two +or more parent commits, in which case we call it a "merge", due to the +fact that such a commit brings together ("merges") two or more +previous states represented by other commits. + +In other words, while a "tree" represents a particular directory state +of a working directory, a "commit" represents that state in "time", +and explains how we got there. + +You create a commit object by giving it the tree that describes the +state at the time of the commit, and a list of parents: + + git-commit-tree <tree> -p <parent> [-p <parent2> ..] + +and then giving the reason for the commit on stdin (either through +redirection from a pipe or file, or by just typing it at the tty). + +git-commit-tree will return the name of the object that represents +that commit, and you should save it away for later use. Normally, +you'd commit a new `HEAD` state, and while git doesn't care where you +save the note about that state, in practice we tend to just write the +result to the file pointed at by `.git/HEAD`, so that we can always see +what the last committed state was. + +Here is an ASCII art by Jon Loeliger that illustrates how +various pieces fit together. + +------------ + + commit-tree + commit obj + +----+ + | | + | | + V V + +-----------+ + | Object DB | + | Backing | + | Store | + +-----------+ + ^ + write-tree | | + tree obj | | + | | read-tree + | | tree obj + V + +-----------+ + | Index | + | "cache" | + +-----------+ + update-index ^ + blob obj | | + | | + checkout-index -u | | checkout-index + stat | | blob obj + V + +-----------+ + | Working | + | Directory | + +-----------+ + +------------ + + +6) Examining the data +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +You can examine the data represented in the object database and the +index with various helper tools. For every object, you can use +gitlink:git-cat-file[1] to examine details about the +object: + + git-cat-file -t <objectname> + +shows the type of the object, and once you have the type (which is +usually implicit in where you find the object), you can use + + git-cat-file blob|tree|commit|tag <objectname> + +to show its contents. NOTE! Trees have binary content, and as a result +there is a special helper for showing that content, called +`git-ls-tree`, which turns the binary content into a more easily +readable form. + +It's especially instructive to look at "commit" objects, since those +tend to be small and fairly self-explanatory. In particular, if you +follow the convention of having the top commit name in `.git/HEAD`, +you can do + + git-cat-file commit HEAD + +to see what the top commit was. + +7) Merging multiple trees +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Git helps you do a three-way merge, which you can expand to n-way by +repeating the merge procedure arbitrary times until you finally +"commit" the state. The normal situation is that you'd only do one +three-way merge (two parents), and commit it, but if you like to, you +can do multiple parents in one go. + +To do a three-way merge, you need the two sets of "commit" objects +that you want to merge, use those to find the closest common parent (a +third "commit" object), and then use those commit objects to find the +state of the directory ("tree" object) at these points. + +To get the "base" for the merge, you first look up the common parent +of two commits with + + git-merge-base <commit1> <commit2> + +which will return you the commit they are both based on. You should +now look up the "tree" objects of those commits, which you can easily +do with (for example) + + git-cat-file commit <commitname> | head -1 + +since the tree object information is always the first line in a commit +object. + +Once you know the three trees you are going to merge (the one +"original" tree, aka the common case, and the two "result" trees, aka +the branches you want to merge), you do a "merge" read into the +index. This will complain if it has to throw away your old index contents, so you should +make sure that you've committed those - in fact you would normally +always do a merge against your last commit (which should thus match +what you have in your current index anyway). + +To do the merge, do + + git-read-tree -m -u <origtree> <yourtree> <targettree> + +which will do all trivial merge operations for you directly in the +index file, and you can just write the result out with +`git-write-tree`. + +Historical note. We did not have `-u` facility when this +section was first written, so we used to warn that +the merge is done in the index file, not in your +working tree, and your working tree will not match your +index after this step. +This is no longer true. The above command, thanks to `-u` +option, updates your working tree with the merge results for +paths that have been trivially merged. + + +8) Merging multiple trees, continued +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Sadly, many merges aren't trivial. If there are files that have +been added.moved or removed, or if both branches have modified the +same file, you will be left with an index tree that contains "merge +entries" in it. Such an index tree can 'NOT' be written out to a tree +object, and you will have to resolve any such merge clashes using +other tools before you can write out the result. + +You can examine such index state with `git-ls-files --unmerged` +command. An example: + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git-read-tree -m $orig HEAD $target +$ git-ls-files --unmerged +100644 263414f423d0e4d70dae8fe53fa34614ff3e2860 1 hello.c +100644 06fa6a24256dc7e560efa5687fa84b51f0263c3a 2 hello.c +100644 cc44c73eb783565da5831b4d820c962954019b69 3 hello.c +------------------------------------------------ + +Each line of the `git-ls-files --unmerged` output begins with +the blob mode bits, blob SHA1, 'stage number', and the +filename. The 'stage number' is git's way to say which tree it +came from: stage 1 corresponds to `$orig` tree, stage 2 `HEAD` +tree, and stage3 `$target` tree. + +Earlier we said that trivial merges are done inside +`git-read-tree -m`. For example, if the file did not change +from `$orig` to `HEAD` nor `$target`, or if the file changed +from `$orig` to `HEAD` and `$orig` to `$target` the same way, +obviously the final outcome is what is in `HEAD`. What the +above example shows is that file `hello.c` was changed from +`$orig` to `HEAD` and `$orig` to `$target` in a different way. +You could resolve this by running your favorite 3-way merge +program, e.g. `diff3` or `merge`, on the blob objects from +these three stages yourself, like this: + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git-cat-file blob 263414f... >hello.c~1 +$ git-cat-file blob 06fa6a2... >hello.c~2 +$ git-cat-file blob cc44c73... >hello.c~3 +$ merge hello.c~2 hello.c~1 hello.c~3 +------------------------------------------------ + +This would leave the merge result in `hello.c~2` file, along +with conflict markers if there are conflicts. After verifying +the merge result makes sense, you can tell git what the final +merge result for this file is by: + + mv -f hello.c~2 hello.c + git-update-index hello.c + +When a path is in unmerged state, running `git-update-index` for +that path tells git to mark the path resolved. + +The above is the description of a git merge at the lowest level, +to help you understand what conceptually happens under the hood. +In practice, nobody, not even git itself, uses three `git-cat-file` +for this. There is `git-merge-index` program that extracts the +stages to temporary files and calls a "merge" script on it: + + git-merge-index git-merge-one-file hello.c + +and that is what higher level `git resolve` is implemented with. diff --git a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt index 0cd33fb5b..86a9c7521 100644 --- a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt @@ -906,18 +906,13 @@ of it as it can automatically (which in this case is just merge the `example` file, which had no differences in the `mybranch` branch), and say: ---------------- - Trying really trivial in-index merge... - fatal: Merge requires file-level merging - Nope. - ... Auto-merging hello CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in hello Automatic merge failed; fix up by hand ---------------- -which is way too verbose, but it basically tells you that it failed the -really trivial merge ("Simple merge") and did an "Automatic merge" -instead, but that too failed due to conflicts in `hello`. +It tells you that it did an "Automatic merge", which +failed due to conflicts in `hello`. Not to worry. It left the (trivial) conflict in `hello` in the same form you should already be well used to if you've ever used CVS, so let's just @@ -1129,46 +1124,26 @@ juggle multiple lines of development simultaneously. Of course, you will pay the price of more disk usage to hold multiple working trees, but disk space is cheap these days. -[NOTE] -You could even pull from your own repository by -giving '.' as <remote-repository> parameter to `git pull`. This -is useful when you want to merge a local branch (or more, if you -are making an Octopus) into the current branch. - It is likely that you will be pulling from the same remote repository from time to time. As a short hand, you can store -the remote repository URL in a file under .git/remotes/ -directory, like this: - ------------------------------------------------- -$ mkdir -p .git/remotes/ -$ cat >.git/remotes/linus <<\EOF -URL: http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/ -EOF ------------------------------------------------- - -and use the filename to `git pull` instead of the full URL. -The URL specified in such file can even be a prefix -of a full URL, like this: +the remote repository URL in the local repository's config file +like this: ------------------------------------------------ -$ cat >.git/remotes/jgarzik <<\EOF -URL: http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/git/jgarzik/ -EOF +$ git config remote.linus.url http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/ ------------------------------------------------ +and use the "linus" keyword with `git pull` instead of the full URL. Examples. . `git pull linus` . `git pull linus tag v0.99.1` -. `git pull jgarzik/netdev-2.6.git/ e100` the above are equivalent to: . `git pull http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/ HEAD` . `git pull http://www.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/ tag v0.99.1` -. `git pull http://www.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/netdev-2.6.git e100` How does the merge work? @@ -1546,7 +1521,8 @@ on that project and has an own "public repository" goes like this: 1. Prepare your work repository, by `git clone` the public repository of the "project lead". The URL used for the - initial cloning is stored in `.git/remotes/origin`. + initial cloning is stored in the remote.origin.url + configuration variable. 2. Prepare a public repository accessible to others, just like the "project lead" person does. @@ -1586,14 +1562,15 @@ like this: 1. Prepare your work repository, by `git clone` the public repository of the "project lead" (or a "subsystem maintainer", if you work on a subsystem). The URL used for - the initial cloning is stored in `.git/remotes/origin`. + the initial cloning is stored in the remote.origin.url + configuration variable. 2. Do your work in your repository on 'master' branch. 3. Run `git fetch origin` from the public repository of your upstream every once in a while. This does only the first half of `git pull` but does not merge. The head of the - public repository is stored in `.git/refs/heads/origin`. + public repository is stored in `.git/refs/remotes/origin/master`. 4. Use `git cherry origin` to see which ones of your patches were accepted, and/or use `git rebase origin` to port your @@ -1681,11 +1658,11 @@ $ git reset --hard master~2 You can make sure 'git show-branch' matches the state before those two 'git merge' you just did. Then, instead of running -two 'git merge' commands in a row, you would pull these two +two 'git merge' commands in a row, you would merge these two branch heads (this is known as 'making an Octopus'): ------------ -$ git pull . commit-fix diff-fix +$ git merge commit-fix diff-fix $ git show-branch ! [commit-fix] Fix commit message normalization. ! [diff-fix] Fix rename detection. @@ -1701,7 +1678,7 @@ $ git show-branch Note that you should not do Octopus because you can. An octopus is a valid thing to do and often makes it easier to view the -commit history if you are pulling more than two independent +commit history if you are merging more than two independent changes at the same time. However, if you have merge conflicts with any of the branches you are merging in and need to hand resolve, that is an indication that the development happened in diff --git a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt index 775bf4266..764cc560b 100644 --- a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt +++ b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ them first before running git pull. ================================ The `pull` command knows where to get updates from because of certain configuration variables that were set by the first `git clone` -command; see `git repo-config -l` and the gitlink:git-repo-config[1] man +command; see `git config -l` and the gitlink:git-config[1] man page for details. ================================ diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index da1cc60e9..019a39f2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Turn off rename detection, even when the configuration file gives the default to do so. +--check:: + Warn if changes introduce trailing whitespace + or an indent that uses a space before a tab. + --full-index:: Instead of the first handful characters, show full object name of pre- and post-image blob on the "index" diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt index 4e83994c5..08c61b1f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/everyday.txt +++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories. * gitlink:git-init[1] or gitlink:git-clone[1] to create a new repository. - * gitlink:git-fsck-objects[1] to check the repository for errors. + * gitlink:git-fsck[1] to check the repository for errors. * gitlink:git-prune[1] to remove unused objects in the repository. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Examples Check health and remove cruft.:: + ------------ -$ git fsck-objects <1> +$ git fsck <1> $ git count-objects <2> $ git repack <3> $ git gc <4> @@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later. <8> redo the commit undone in the previous step, using the message you originally wrote. <9> switch to the master branch. -<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch. You can also use -`git pull . alsa-audio`, i.e. pull from the local repository. +<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch. <11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be combined and include `\--max-count=10` (show 10 commits), `\--until=2005-12-10`, etc. @@ -213,12 +212,12 @@ Push into another repository.:: ------------ satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1> satellite$ cd frotz -satellite$ git repo-config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2> +satellite$ git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2> remote.origin.url mothership:frotz remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* branch.master.remote origin branch.master.merge refs/heads/master -satellite$ git repo-config remote.origin.push \ +satellite$ git config remote.origin.push \ master:refs/remotes/satellite/master <3> satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit satellite$ git push origin <4> diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index 95bea6637..b73a99d61 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the changeset to be committed next SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive] [--] <file>... +'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [--] <file>... DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OPTIONS -f:: Allow adding otherwise ignored files. -\--interactive:: +\i, \--interactive:: Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to the index. @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ git-add git-*.sh:: Interactive mode ---------------- When the command enters the interactive mode, it shows the -output of the 'status' subcommand, and then goes into ints +output of the 'status' subcommand, and then goes into its interactive command loop. The command loop shows the list of subcommands available, and diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt index 53e81cb10..aa4ce1ddb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-am.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-am(1) NAME ---- -git-am - Apply a series of patches in a mailbox +git-am - Apply a series of patches from a mailbox SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt index 33b93db50..065ba1bf2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-apply(1) NAME ---- -git-apply - Apply patch on a git index file and a work tree +git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and a working tree SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-applypatch.txt b/Documentation/git-applypatch.txt index 2b1ff1454..451434a75 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-applypatch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-applypatch.txt @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- +This is usually not what an end user wants to run directly. See +gitlink:git-am[1] instead. + Takes three files <msg>, <patch>, and <info> prepared from an e-mail message by 'git-mailinfo', and creates a commit. It is usually not necessary to use this command directly. diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt index 031fcd519..493474b2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-archive(1) NAME ---- -git-archive - Creates a archive of the files in the named tree +git-archive - Creates an archive of files from a named tree SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt index ac4b4965a..16ec7269b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-bisect(1) NAME ---- -git-bisect - Find the change that introduced a bug +git-bisect - Find the change that introduced a bug by binary search SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt index bdfc66692..0ee887d73 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-blame - Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-blame' [-c] [-l] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-p] [-L n,m] [-S <revs-file>] +'git-blame' [-c] [-l] [-t] [-f] [-n] [-p] [--incremental] [-L n,m] [-S <revs-file>] [-M] [-C] [-C] [--since=<date>] [<rev>] [--] <file> DESCRIPTION @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ replaced; you need to use a tool such as gitlink:git-diff[1] or the "pickaxe" interface briefly mentioned in the following paragraph. Apart from supporting file annotation, git also supports searching the -development history for when a code snippet occured in a change. This makes it +development history for when a code snippet occurred in a change. This makes it possible to track when a code snippet was added to a file, moved or copied between files, and eventually deleted or replaced. It works by searching for a text string in the diff. A small example: @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ OPTIONS -p, --porcelain:: Show in a format designed for machine consumption. +--incremental:: + Show the result incrementally in a format designed for + machine consumption. + -M:: Detect moving lines in the file as well. When a commit moves a block of lines in a file (e.g. the original file @@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ THE PORCELAIN FORMAT -------------------- In this format, each line is output after a header; the -header at the minumum has the first line which has: +header at the minimum has the first line which has: - 40-byte SHA-1 of the commit the line is attributed to; - the line number of the line in the original file; @@ -112,15 +116,18 @@ header, prefixed by a TAB. This is to allow adding more header elements later. -SPECIFIYING RANGES ------------------- +SPECIFYING RANGES +----------------- Unlike `git-blame` and `git-annotate` in older git, the extent of annotation can be limited to both line ranges and revision ranges. When you are interested in finding the origin for -ll. 40-60 for file `foo`, you can use `-L` option like this: +ll. 40-60 for file `foo`, you can use `-L` option like these +(they mean the same thing -- both ask for 21 lines starting at +line 40): git blame -L 40,60 foo + git blame -L 40,+21 foo Also you can use regular expression to specify the line range. @@ -155,6 +162,47 @@ parents, using `commit{caret}!` notation: git blame -C -C -f $commit^! -- foo +INCREMENTAL OUTPUT +------------------ + +When called with `--incremental` option, the command outputs the +result as it is built. The output generally will talk about +lines touched by more recent commits first (i.e. the lines will +be annotated out of order) and is meant to be used by +interactive viewers. + +The output format is similar to the Porcelain format, but it +does not contain the actual lines from the file that is being +annotated. + +. Each blame entry always starts with a line of: + + <40-byte hex sha1> <sourceline> <resultline> <num_lines> ++ +Line numbers count from 1. + +. The first time that commit shows up in the stream, it has various + other information about it printed out with a one-word tag at the + beginning of each line about that "extended commit info" (author, + email, committer, dates, summary etc). + +. Unlike Porcelain format, the filename information is always + given and terminates the entry: + + "filename" <whitespace-quoted-filename-goes-here> ++ +and thus it's really quite easy to parse for some line- and word-oriented +parser (which should be quite natural for most scripting languages). ++ +[NOTE] +For people who do parsing: to make it more robust, just ignore any +lines in between the first and last one ("<sha1>" and "filename" lines) +where you don't recognize the tag-words (or care about that particular +one) at the beginning of the "extended information" lines. That way, if +there is ever added information (like the commit encoding or extended +commit commentary), a blame viewer won't ever care. + + SEE ALSO -------- gitlink:git-annotate[1] diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index e872fc89f..aa1fdd402 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-branch(1) NAME ---- -git-branch - List, create, or delete branches. +git-branch - List, create, or delete branches SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS List both remote-tracking branches and local branches. -v:: - Show sha1 and commit subjectline for each head. + Show sha1 and commit subject line for each head. --abbrev=<length>:: Alter minimum display length for sha1 in output listing, diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index 5e9cbf875..075c0d05e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-cat-file(1) NAME ---- -git-cat-file - Provide content or type information for repository objects +git-cat-file - Provide content or type/size information for repository objects SYNOPSIS @@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ or '-s' is used to find the object size. OPTIONS ------- <object>:: - The sha1 identifier of the object. + The name of the object to show. + For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -t:: Instead of the content, show the object type identified by diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt index 765c173e1..6dd6db04b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-checkout-index(1) NAME ---- -git-checkout-index - Copy files from the index to the working directory +git-checkout-index - Copy files from the index to the working tree SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index fbdbadc74..4ea2b315d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>] -'git-checkout' [-m] [<branch>] <paths>... +'git-checkout' [<tree-ish>] <paths>... DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ be created. When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree from -the index file (i.e. it runs `git-checkout-index -f -u`). In +the index file (i.e. it runs `git-checkout-index -f -u`), or a +named commit. In this case, `-f` and `-b` options are meaningless and giving -either of them results in an error. <branch> argument can be -used to specify a specific tree-ish to update the index for the -given paths before updating the working tree. +either of them results in an error. <tree-ish> argument can be +used to specify a specific tree-ish (i.e. commit, tag or tree) +to update the index for the given paths before updating the +working tree. OPTIONS @@ -63,7 +65,57 @@ and mark the resolved paths with `git update-index`. <branch>:: Branch to checkout; may be any object ID that resolves to a - commit. Defaults to HEAD. + commit. Defaults to HEAD. ++ +When this parameter names a non-branch (but still a valid commit object), +your HEAD becomes 'detached'. + + +Detached HEAD +------------- + +It is sometimes useful to be able to 'checkout' a commit that is +not at the tip of one of your branches. The most obvious +example is to check out the commit at a tagged official release +point, like this: + +------------ +$ git checkout v2.6.18 +------------ + +Earlier versions of git did not allow this and asked you to +create a temporary branch using `-b` option, but starting from +version 1.5.0, the above command 'detaches' your HEAD from the +current branch and directly point at the commit named by the tag +(`v2.6.18` in the above example). + +You can use usual git commands while in this state. You can use +`git-reset --hard $othercommit` to further move around, for +example. You can make changes and create a new commit on top of +a detached HEAD. You can even create a merge by using `git +merge $othercommit`. + +The state you are in while your HEAD is detached is not recorded +by any branch (which is natural --- you are not on any branch). +What this means is that you can discard your temporary commits +and merges by switching back to an existing branch (e.g. `git +checkout master`), and a later `git prune` or `git gc` would +garbage-collect them. + +The command would refuse to switch back to make sure that you do +not discard your temporary state by mistake when your detached +HEAD is not pointed at by any existing ref. If you did want to +save your state (e.g. "I was interested in the fifth commit from +the top of 'master' branch", or "I made two commits to fix minor +bugs while on a detached HEAD" -- and if you do not want to lose +these facts), you can create a new branch and switch to it with +`git checkout -b newbranch` so that you can keep building on +that state, or tag it first so that you can come back to it +later and switch to the branch you wanted to switch to with `git +tag that_state; git checkout master`. On the other hand, if you +did want to discard the temporary state, you can give `-f` +option (e.g. `git checkout -f master`) to override this +behaviour. EXAMPLES diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt index 875edb6b9..3149d08da 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <commit>:: Commit to cherry-pick. + For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -e|--edit:: With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index a78207461..707376f22 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-clone(1) NAME ---- -git-clone - Clones a repository +git-clone - Clones a repository into a new directory SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt index 77ba96ed8..cf25507f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-commit-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-commit-tree - Creates a new commit object +git-commit-tree - Create a new commit object SYNOPSIS @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- +This is usually not what an end user wants to run directly. See +gitlink:git-commit[1] instead. + Creates a new commit object based on the provided tree object and emits the new commit object id on stdout. If no parent is given then it is considered to be an initial tree. diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index b4528d72b..2187eee41 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ git-commit(1) NAME ---- -git-commit - Record your changes +git-commit - Record changes to the repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>] - [--no-verify] [--amend] [-e] [--author <author>] +'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> | + --amend] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...] DESCRIPTION @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit. are concluding a conflicted merge. -q|--quiet:: - Supress commit summary message. + Suppress commit summary message. \--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. @@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ $ git add hello.c $ git commit ------------ -//////////// -We should fix 'git rm' to remove goodbye.c from both index and -working tree for the above example. -//////////// - Instead of staging files after each individual change, you can tell `git commit` to notice the changes to the files whose contents are tracked in @@ -223,6 +218,12 @@ refuses to run when given pathnames (but see `-i` option). DISCUSSION ---------- +Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message +with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the +change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description. +Tools that turn commits into email, for example, use the first line +on the Subject: line and the rest of the commit in the body. + include::i18n.txt[] ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6624484fe --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@ +git-config(1) +============= + +NAME +---- +git-config - Get and set repository or global options + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]] +'git-config' [--global] [type] --add name value +'git-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]] +'git-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex] +'git-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex] +'git-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex] +'git-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex] +'git-config' [--global] -l | --list + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is +actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be +escaped. + +Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option. +If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple +lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the +existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If +you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just +prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES). + +The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make +'git-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and +convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int, +a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed, +no checks or transformations are performed on the value. + +This command will fail if: + +. The .git/config file is invalid, +. Can not write to .git/config, +. no section was provided, +. the section or key is invalid, +. you try to unset an option which does not exist, +. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or +. you use --global option without $HOME being properly set. + + +OPTIONS +------- + +--replace-all:: + Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces + all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex). + +--add:: + Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing + values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex. + +--get:: + Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex + matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not + found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found. + +--get-all:: + Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key + is not exactly one. + +--get-regexp:: + Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression. + +--global:: + Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config. + +--unset:: + Remove the line matching the key from config file. + +--unset-all:: + Remove all matching lines from config file. + +-l, --list:: + List all variables set in config file. + +--bool:: + git-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false" + +--int:: + git-config will ensure that the output is a simple + decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g' + in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied + by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output. + + +ENVIRONMENT +----------- + +GIT_CONFIG:: + Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config. + Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. + +GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL:: + Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global + configuration files, this will cause it to take the configuration + from the global configuration file in addition to the given file. + + +EXAMPLE +------- + +Given a .git/config like this: + + # + # This is the config file, and + # a '#' or ';' character indicates + # a comment + # + + ; core variables + [core] + ; Don't trust file modes + filemode = false + + ; Our diff algorithm + [diff] + external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u" + renames = true + + ; Proxy settings + [core] + gitproxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/" + gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org + gitproxy="myprotocol-command" for "my://" + gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest + +you can set the filemode to true with + +------------ +% git config core.filemode true +------------ + +The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern +what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org +to "ssh". + +------------ +% git config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$' +------------ + +This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced. + +To delete the entry for renames, do + +------------ +% git config --unset diff.renames +------------ + +If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above), +you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line. + +To query the value for a given key, do + +------------ +% git config --get core.filemode +------------ + +or + +------------ +% git config core.filemode +------------ + +or, to query a multivar: + +------------ +% git config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$" +------------ + +If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do: + +------------ +% git config --get-all core.gitproxy +------------ + +If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a +new one with + +------------ +% git config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh +------------ + +However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy, +i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this: + +------------ +% git config core.gitproxy ssh '! for ' +------------ + +To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to + +------------ +% git config section.key value '[!]' +------------ + +To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use + +------------ +% git config core.gitproxy '"proxy" for example.com' +------------ + + +include::config.txt[] + + +Author +------ +Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + diff --git a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt index c59df6438..91c8c92c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-count-objects(1) NAME ---- -git-count-objects - Reports on unpacked objects +git-count-objects - Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt index 092d0d673..347cbcec3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-cvsexportcommit(1) NAME ---- -git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout +git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt index 5c402de26..f5450de74 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-cvsimport(1) NAME ---- -git-cvsimport - Import a CVS repository into git +git-cvsimport - Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate SYNOPSIS @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma. Substitute the character "/" in branch names with <subst> -A <author-conv-file>:: - CVS by default uses the unix username when writing its + CVS by default uses the Unix username when writing its commit logs. Using this option and an author-conv-file in this format diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt index 993adc7c5..9ddab7120 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt @@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning `git-daemon` if needed. ---enable-service, --disable-service:: +--enable=service, --disable=service:: Enable/disable the service site-wide per default. Note that a service disabled site-wide can still be enabled per repository if it is marked overridable and the repository enables the service with an configuration item. ---allow-override, --forbid-override:: +--allow-override=service, --forbid-override=service:: Allow/forbid overriding the site-wide default with per repository configuration. By default, all the services are overridable. diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index 2700f35bd..47a583d3a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- The command finds the most recent tag that is reachable from a commit, and if the commit itself is pointed at by the tag, shows -the tag. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with abbreviated -object name of the commit. +the tag. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with the number of +additional commits and the abbreviated object name of the commit. OPTIONS @@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ OPTIONS Instead of using the default 8 hexadecimal digits as the abbreviated object name, use <n> digits. +--candidates=<n>:: + Instead of considering only the 10 most recent tags as + candidates to describe the input committish consider + up to <n> candidates. Increasing <n> above 10 will take + slightly longer but may produce a more accurate result. + +--debug:: + Verbosely display information about the searching strategy + being employed to standard error. The tag name will still + be printed to standard out. EXAMPLES -------- @@ -42,12 +52,18 @@ EXAMPLES With something like git.git current tree, I get: [torvalds@g5 git]$ git-describe parent - v1.0.4-g2414721b + v1.0.4-14-g2414721 i.e. the current head of my "parent" branch is based on v1.0.4, -but since it has a few commits on top of that, it has added the -git hash of the thing to the end: "-g" + 8-char shorthand for -the commit `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`. +but since it has a handful commits on top of that, +describe has added the number of additional commits ("14") and +an abbreviated object name for the commit itself ("2414721") +at the end. + +The number of additional commits is the number +of commits which would be displayed by "git log v1.0.4..parent". +The hash suffix is "-g" + 7-char abbreviation for the tip commit +of parent (which was `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`). Doing a "git-describe" on a tag-name will just show the tag name: @@ -58,16 +74,43 @@ With --all, the command can use branch heads as references, so the output shows the reference path as well: [torvalds@g5 git]$ git describe --all --abbrev=4 v1.0.5^2 - tags/v1.0.0-g975b + tags/v1.0.0-21-g975b [torvalds@g5 git]$ git describe --all HEAD^ - heads/lt/describe-g975b + heads/lt/describe-7-g975b + +With --abbrev set to 0, the command can be used to find the +closest tagname without any suffix: + + [torvalds@g5 git]$ git describe --abbrev=0 v1.0.5^2 + tags/v1.0.0 + +SEARCH STRATEGY +--------------- + +For each committish supplied "git describe" will first look for +a tag which tags exactly that commit. Annotated tags will always +be preferred over lightweight tags, and tags with newer dates will +always be preferred over tags with older dates. If an exact match +is found, its name will be output and searching will stop. + +If an exact match was not found "git describe" will walk back +through the commit history to locate an ancestor commit which +has been tagged. The ancestor's tag will be output along with an +abbreviation of the input committish's SHA1. + +If multiple tags were found during the walk then the tag which +has the fewest commits different from the input committish will be +selected and output. Here fewest commits different is defined as +the number of commits which would be shown by "git log tag..input" +will be the smallest number of commits possible. Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, but somewhat -butchered by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> +butchered by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>. Later significantly +updated by Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>. Documentation -------------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-stages.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-stages.txt index 327391862..120d14e87 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-stages.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-stages.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-diff-stages(1) NAME ---- -git-diff-stages - Compares content and mode of blobs between stages in an unmerged index file +git-diff-stages - Compares two merge stages in the index SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 8977877b2..6a098df26 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Just in case if you are doing something exotic, it should be noted that all of the <commit> in the above description can be any <tree-ish>. +For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see +"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. + OPTIONS ------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt index 3e6cd880b..105d76b0b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt @@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ git-fetch-pack - Receive missing objects from another repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-fetch-pack' [-q] [-k] [--exec=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> [<refs>...] +'git-fetch-pack' [--all] [--quiet|-q] [--keep|-k] [--thin] [--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>] [--depth=<n>] [-v] [<host>:]<directory> [<refs>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- +Usually you would want to use gitlink:git-fetch[1] which is a +higher level wrapper of this command instead. + Invokes 'git-upload-pack' on a potentially remote repository, and asks it to send objects missing from this repository, to update the named heads. The list of commits available locally @@ -25,17 +28,24 @@ have a common ancestor commit. OPTIONS ------- --q:: +\--all:: + Fetch all remote refs. + +\--quiet, \-q:: Pass '-q' flag to 'git-unpack-objects'; this makes the cloning process less verbose. --k:: +\--keep, \-k:: Do not invoke 'git-unpack-objects' on received data, but create a single packfile out of it instead, and store it in the object database. If provided twice then the pack is locked against repacking. ---exec=<git-upload-pack>:: +\--thin:: + Spend extra cycles to minimize the number of objects to be sent. + Use it on slower connection. + +\--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>:: Use this to specify the path to 'git-upload-pack' on the remote side, if is not found on your $PATH. Installations of sshd ignores the user's environment @@ -47,6 +57,15 @@ OPTIONS shells by having a lean .bashrc file (they set most of the things up in .bash_profile). +\--exec=<git-upload-pack>:: + Same as \--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>. + +\--depth=<n>:: + Limit fetching to ancestor-chains not longer than n. + +\-v:: + Run verbosely. + <host>:: A remote host that houses the repository. When this part is specified, 'git-upload-pack' is invoked via diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt index a9e86fd26..7ecf2408d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-fetch(1) NAME ---- -git-fetch - Download objects and a head from another repository +git-fetch - Download objects and refs from another repository SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index 2bf6aef73..da52eba7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-for-each-ref - Output information on each ref SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-for-each-ref' [--count=<count>]\* [--shell|--perl|--python] [--sort=<key>]\* [--format=<format>] [<pattern>] +'git-for-each-ref' [--count=<count>]\* [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl] [--sort=<key>]\* [--format=<format>] [<pattern>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DESCRIPTION Iterate over all refs that match `<pattern>` and show them according to the given `<format>`, after sorting them according to the given set of `<key>`. If `<max>` is given, stop after -showing that many refs. The interporated values in `<format>` +showing that many refs. The interpolated values in `<format>` can optionally be quoted as string literals in the specified host language allowing their direct evaluation in that language. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OPTIONS using fnmatch(3). Refs that do not match the pattern are not shown. ---shell, --perl, --python:: +--shell, --perl, --python, --tcl:: If given, strings that substitute `%(fieldname)` placeholders are quoted as string literals suitable for the specified host language. This is meant to produce diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 67425dc03..59f34b9f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread] [-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>] - [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] + [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] + [--ignore-if-in-upstream] <since>[..<until>] DESCRIPTION @@ -20,7 +21,9 @@ DESCRIPTION Prepare each commit between <since> and <until> with its patch in one file per commit, formatted to resemble UNIX mailbox format. If ..<until> is not specified, the head of the current working -tree is implied. +tree is implied. For a more complete list of ways to spell +<since> and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in +gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or for use with gitlink:git-am[1]. @@ -78,13 +81,34 @@ OPTIONS reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to provide a new patch series. +--ignore-if-in-upstream:: + Do not include a patch that matches a commit in + <until>..<since>. This will examine all patches reachable + from <since> but not from <until> and compare them with the + patches being generated, and any patch that matches is + ignored. + +--suffix=.<sfx>:: + Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated + filenames, use specifed suffix. A common alternative is + `--suffix=.txt`. ++ +Note that you would need to include the leading dot `.` if you +want a filename like `0001-description-of-my-change.patch`, and +the first letter does not have to be a dot. Leaving it empty would +not add any suffix. + CONFIGURATION ------------- You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each -message in the repository configuration as follows: +message in the repository configuration. Also you can specify +the default suffix different from the built-in one: +------------ [format] headers = "Organization: git-foo\n" + suffix = .txt +------------ EXAMPLES @@ -109,6 +133,9 @@ git-format-patch -M -B origin:: understand renaming patches, so use it only when you know the recipient uses git to apply your patch. +git-format-patch -3:: + Extract three topmost commits from the current branch + and format them as e-mailable patches. See Also -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt index d0af99d35..f21061ecf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt @@ -8,132 +8,10 @@ git-fsck-objects - Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the SYNOPSIS -------- -[verse] -'git-fsck-objects' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] - [--full] [--strict] [<object>*] +'git-fsck-objects' ... DESCRIPTION ----------- -Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database. - -OPTIONS -------- -<object>:: - An object to treat as the head of an unreachability trace. -+ -If no objects are given, git-fsck-objects defaults to using the -index file and all SHA1 references in .git/refs/* as heads. - ---unreachable:: - Print out objects that exist but that aren't readable from any - of the reference nodes. - ---root:: - Report root nodes. - ---tags:: - Report tags. - ---cache:: - Consider any object recorded in the index also as a head node for - an unreachability trace. - ---full:: - Check not just objects in GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY - ($GIT_DIR/objects), but also the ones found in alternate - object pools listed in GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES - or $GIT_DIR/objects/info/alternates, - and in packed git archives found in $GIT_DIR/objects/pack - and corresponding pack subdirectories in alternate - object pools. - ---strict:: - Enable more strict checking, namely to catch a file mode - recorded with g+w bit set, which was created by older - versions of git. Existing repositories, including the - Linux kernel, git itself, and sparse repository have old - objects that triggers this check, but it is recommended - to check new projects with this flag. - -It tests SHA1 and general object sanity, and it does full tracking of -the resulting reachability and everything else. It prints out any -corruption it finds (missing or bad objects), and if you use the -'--unreachable' flag it will also print out objects that exist but -that aren't readable from any of the specified head nodes. - -So for example - - git-fsck-objects --unreachable HEAD $(cat .git/refs/heads/*) - -will do quite a _lot_ of verification on the tree. There are a few -extra validity tests to be added (make sure that tree objects are -sorted properly etc), but on the whole if "git-fsck-objects" is happy, you -do have a valid tree. - -Any corrupt objects you will have to find in backups or other archives -(i.e., you can just remove them and do an "rsync" with some other site in -the hopes that somebody else has the object you have corrupted). - -Of course, "valid tree" doesn't mean that it wasn't generated by some -evil person, and the end result might be crap. git is a revision -tracking system, not a quality assurance system ;) - -Extracted Diagnostics ---------------------- - -expect dangling commits - potential heads - due to lack of head information:: - You haven't specified any nodes as heads so it won't be - possible to differentiate between un-parented commits and - root nodes. - -missing sha1 directory '<dir>':: - The directory holding the sha1 objects is missing. - -unreachable <type> <object>:: - The <type> object <object>, isn't actually referred to directly - or indirectly in any of the trees or commits seen. This can - mean that there's another root node that you're not specifying - or that the tree is corrupt. If you haven't missed a root node - then you might as well delete unreachable nodes since they - can't be used. - -missing <type> <object>:: - The <type> object <object>, is referred to but isn't present in - the database. - -dangling <type> <object>:: - The <type> object <object>, is present in the database but never - 'directly' used. A dangling commit could be a root node. - -warning: git-fsck-objects: tree <tree> has full pathnames in it:: - And it shouldn't... - -sha1 mismatch <object>:: - The database has an object who's sha1 doesn't match the - database value. - This indicates a serious data integrity problem. - -Environment Variables ---------------------- - -GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY:: - used to specify the object database root (usually $GIT_DIR/objects) - -GIT_INDEX_FILE:: - used to specify the index file of the index - -GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES:: - used to specify additional object database roots (usually unset) - -Author ------- -Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - -GIT ---- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +This is a synonym for gitlink:git-fsck[1]. Please refer to the +documentation of that command. diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..058009d2f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +git-fsck(1) +=========== + +NAME +---- +git-fsck - Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git-fsck' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] + [--full] [--strict] [<object>*] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database. + +OPTIONS +------- +<object>:: + An object to treat as the head of an unreachability trace. ++ +If no objects are given, git-fsck defaults to using the +index file and all SHA1 references in .git/refs/* as heads. + +--unreachable:: + Print out objects that exist but that aren't readable from any + of the reference nodes. + +--root:: + Report root nodes. + +--tags:: + Report tags. + +--cache:: + Consider any object recorded in the index also as a head node for + an unreachability trace. + +--full:: + Check not just objects in GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY + ($GIT_DIR/objects), but also the ones found in alternate + object pools listed in GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES + or $GIT_DIR/objects/info/alternates, + and in packed git archives found in $GIT_DIR/objects/pack + and corresponding pack subdirectories in alternate + object pools. + +--strict:: + Enable more strict checking, namely to catch a file mode + recorded with g+w bit set, which was created by older + versions of git. Existing repositories, including the + Linux kernel, git itself, and sparse repository have old + objects that triggers this check, but it is recommended + to check new projects with this flag. + +It tests SHA1 and general object sanity, and it does full tracking of +the resulting reachability and everything else. It prints out any +corruption it finds (missing or bad objects), and if you use the +'--unreachable' flag it will also print out objects that exist but +that aren't readable from any of the specified head nodes. + +So for example + + git-fsck --unreachable HEAD $(cat .git/refs/heads/*) + +will do quite a _lot_ of verification on the tree. There are a few +extra validity tests to be added (make sure that tree objects are +sorted properly etc), but on the whole if "git-fsck" is happy, you +do have a valid tree. + +Any corrupt objects you will have to find in backups or other archives +(i.e., you can just remove them and do an "rsync" with some other site in +the hopes that somebody else has the object you have corrupted). + +Of course, "valid tree" doesn't mean that it wasn't generated by some +evil person, and the end result might be crap. git is a revision +tracking system, not a quality assurance system ;) + +Extracted Diagnostics +--------------------- + +expect dangling commits - potential heads - due to lack of head information:: + You haven't specified any nodes as heads so it won't be + possible to differentiate between un-parented commits and + root nodes. + +missing sha1 directory '<dir>':: + The directory holding the sha1 objects is missing. + +unreachable <type> <object>:: + The <type> object <object>, isn't actually referred to directly + or indirectly in any of the trees or commits seen. This can + mean that there's another root node that you're not specifying + or that the tree is corrupt. If you haven't missed a root node + then you might as well delete unreachable nodes since they + can't be used. + +missing <type> <object>:: + The <type> object <object>, is referred to but isn't present in + the database. + +dangling <type> <object>:: + The <type> object <object>, is present in the database but never + 'directly' used. A dangling commit could be a root node. + +warning: git-fsck: tree <tree> has full pathnames in it:: + And it shouldn't... + +sha1 mismatch <object>:: + The database has an object who's sha1 doesn't match the + database value. + This indicates a serious data integrity problem. + +Environment Variables +--------------------- + +GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY:: + used to specify the object database root (usually $GIT_DIR/objects) + +GIT_INDEX_FILE:: + used to specify the index file of the index + +GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES:: + used to specify additional object database roots (usually unset) + +Author +------ +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 73d78c15e..e37758ad1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-gc' +'git-gc' [--prune] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good operating performance. +OPTIONS +------- + +--prune:: + Usually `git-gc` packs refs, expires old reflog entries, + packs loose objects, + and removes old 'rerere' records. Removal + of unreferenced loose objects is an unsafe operation + while other git operations are in progress, so it is not + done by default. Pass this option if you want it, and only + when you know nobody else is creating new objects in the + repository at the same time (e.g. never use this option + in a cron script). + + Configuration ------------- @@ -35,7 +50,7 @@ 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 +commits prior to the amend or rebase occurring. Since these changes are not part of the current project most users will want to expire them sooner. This option defaults to '30 days'. diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt index bfbece986..0140c8e35 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ OPTIONS combined by 'or'. --and | --or | --not | ( | ):: - Specify how multiple patterns are combined using boolean + Specify how multiple patterns are combined using Boolean expressions. `--or` is the default operator. `--and` has higher precedence than `--or`. `-e` has to be used for all patterns. diff --git a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt index 04e8d0043..5edc36f06 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-hash-object(1) NAME ---- -git-hash-object - Computes object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file +git-hash-object - Compute object ID and optionally creates a blob from a file SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt index 3d508094a..7dc2df304 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-http-fetch(1) NAME ---- -git-http-fetch - downloads a remote git repository via HTTP +git-http-fetch - Download from a remote git repository via HTTP SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt index c2485c6e9..4b4a46169 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-http-push(1) NAME ---- -git-http-push - Push missing objects using HTTP/DAV +git-http-push - Push objects over HTTP/DAV to another repository SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index 596b567c9..1b64d3ab0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-init(1) NAME ---- -git-init - Creates an empty git repository +git-init - Create an empty git repository or reinitialize an existing one SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt index 7dd393b97..52a6aa6e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-instaweb.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-instaweb(1) NAME ---- -git-instaweb - instantly browse your working repository in gitweb +git-instaweb - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt index 2fbdfe086..22048d82b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-local-fetch.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-local-fetch(1) NAME ---- -git-local-fetch - Duplicates another git repository on a local system +git-local-fetch - Duplicate another git repository on a local system SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index e9f746bbd..b8029463d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ OPTIONS include::pretty-formats.txt[] ---max-count=<n>:: +-<n>:: Limits the number of commits to show. <since>..<until>:: Show only commits between the named two commits. When either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. + For a more complete list of ways to spell <since> + and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in + gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -p:: Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form. diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 8520b9711..79e0b7b71 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-ls-files(1) NAME ---- -git-ls-files - Information about files in the index/working directory +git-ls-files - Show information about files in the index and the working tree SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt index c8a4c5a4d..c254005ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OPTIONS -u <exec>, --upload-pack=<exec>:: Specify the full path of gitlink:git-upload-pack[1] on the remote host. This allows listing references from repositories accessed via - SSH and where the SSH deamon does not use the PATH configured by the + SSH and where the SSH daemon does not use the PATH configured by the user. Also see the '--exec' option for gitlink:git-peek-remote[1]. <repository>:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt index f283bacb6..789939408 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-ls-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-ls-tree - Lists the contents of a tree object +git-ls-tree - List the contents of a tree object SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-mailinfo.txt b/Documentation/git-mailinfo.txt index 5088bbea8..ba18133ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mailinfo.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mailinfo.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-mailinfo(1) NAME ---- -git-mailinfo - Extracts patch from a single e-mail message +git-mailinfo - Extracts patch and authorship from a single e-mail message SYNOPSIS @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ writes the commit log message in <msg> file, and the patches in <patch> file. The author name, e-mail and e-mail subject are written out to the standard output to be used by git-applypatch to create a commit. It is usually not necessary to use this -command directly. +command directly. See gitlink:git-am[1] instead. OPTIONS diff --git a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt index 5a17801f6..c11d6a530 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-mailsplit(1) NAME ---- -git-mailsplit - Totally braindamaged mbox splitter program +git-mailsplit - Simple UNIX mbox splitter program SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt index 6099be2ad..3190aed10 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-merge-base(1) NAME ---- -git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge +git-merge-base - Find as good common ancestors as possible for a merge SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt index 29d3faa55..31882abb8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-file.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-merge-file(1) NAME ---- -git-merge-file - three-way file merge +git-merge-file - Run a three-way file merge SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt index 0cf505ea8..b8ee1ff2b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-merge-index(1) NAME ---- -git-merge-index - Runs a merge for files needing merging +git-merge-index - Run a merge for files needing merging SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-one-file.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-one-file.txt index 86aad37c6..f80ab3b8c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-one-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-one-file.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-merge-one-file(1) NAME ---- -git-merge-one-file - The standard helper program to use with "git-merge-index" +git-merge-one-file - The standard helper program to use with git-merge-index SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt index 0f79665ea..3c08a6f7d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-merge(1) NAME ---- -git-merge - Grand Unified Merge Driver +git-merge - Join two or more development histories together SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt index 207c43a63..6756b76bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-mv(1) NAME ---- -git-mv - Move or rename a file, directory or symlink +git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt index 7d54b17e3..94bbea0db 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-pack-redundant(1) NAME ---- -git-pack-redundant - Program used to find redundant pack files +git-pack-redundant - Find redundant pack files SYNOPSIS @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ given will be ignored when checking which packs are required. This makes the following command useful when wanting to remove packs which contain unreachable objects. -git-fsck-objects --full --unreachable | cut -d ' ' -f3 | \ +git-fsck --full --unreachable | cut -d ' ' -f3 | \ git-pack-redundant --all | xargs rm OPTIONS diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt index 464269fbb..a20fc7de4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-refs.txt @@ -29,12 +29,23 @@ file and used if found. Subsequent updates to branches always creates new file under `$GIT_DIR/refs` hierarchy. +A recommended practice to deal with a repository with too many +refs is to pack its refs with `--all --prune` once, and +occasionally run `git-pack-refs \--prune`. Tags are by +definition stationary and are not expected to change. Branch +heads will be packed with the initial `pack-refs --all`, but +only the currently active branch heads will become unpacked, +and next `pack-refs` (without `--all`) will leave them +unpacked. + + OPTIONS ------- \--all:: -The command by default packs all tags and leaves branch tips +The command by default packs all tags and refs that are already +packed, and leaves other refs alone. This is because branches are expected to be actively developed and packing their tips does not help performance. This option causes branch tips to be packed as well. Useful for diff --git a/Documentation/git-parse-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-parse-remote.txt index fc27afe26..11b1f4d2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-parse-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-parse-remote.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-parse-remote(1) NAME ---- -git-parse-remote - Routines to help parsing $GIT_DIR/remotes/ +git-parse-remote - Routines to help parsing remote repository access parameters SYNOPSIS @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- This script is included in various scripts to supply routines to parse files under $GIT_DIR/remotes/ and -$GIT_DIR/branches/. +$GIT_DIR/branches/ and configuration variables that are related +to fetching, pulling and pushing. The primary entry points are: @@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ get_remote_refs_for_fetch:: (e.g. `refs/heads/foo`). When `<refspec>...` is empty the returned list of refs consists of the defaults for the given `<repo>`, if specified in - `$GIT_DIR/remotes/` or `$GIT_DIR/branches/`. + `$GIT_DIR/remotes/`, `$GIT_DIR/branches/`, or `remote.*.fetch` + configuration. get_remote_refs_for_push:: Given the list of user-supplied `<repo> <refspec>...`, diff --git a/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt b/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt index 5389097f7..a7e9fd021 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-patch-id(1) NAME ---- -git-patch-id - Generate a patch ID +git-patch-id - Compute unique ID for a patch SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-peek-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-peek-remote.txt index a00060c50..74f37bd90 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-peek-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-peek-remote.txt @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ git-peek-remote(1) NAME ---- -git-peek-remote - Lists the references in a remote repository +git-peek-remote - List the references in a remote repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-peek-remote' [--exec=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> +'git-peek-remote' [--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stores them in the local repository under the same name. OPTIONS ------- ---exec=<git-upload-pack>:: +\--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>:: Use this to specify the path to 'git-upload-pack' on the remote side, if it is not found on your $PATH. Some installations of sshd ignores the user's environment @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ OPTIONS shells, but prefer having a lean .bashrc file (they set most of the things up in .bash_profile). +\--exec=<git-upload-pack>:: + Same \--upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>. + <host>:: A remote host that houses the repository. When this part is specified, 'git-upload-pack' is invoked via diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt index a79193fb0..310033e46 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-prune-packed.txt @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ git-prune-packed(1) NAME ---- -git-prune-packed - Program used to remove the extra object files that are now -residing in a pack file. +git-prune-packed - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune.txt b/Documentation/git-prune.txt index a11e30309..0b44f3015 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-prune.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-prune.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -This runs `git-fsck-objects --unreachable` using all the refs +This runs `git-fsck --unreachable` using all the refs available in `$GIT_DIR/refs`, optionally with additional set of objects specified on the command line, and prunes all objects unreachable from any of these head objects from the object database. diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index 13be99200..a81d68cce 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-pull(1) NAME ---- -git-pull - Pull and merge from another repository or a local branch +git-pull - Fetch from and merge with another repository or a local branch SYNOPSIS @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ git pull, git pull origin:: current branch. Normally the branch merged in is the HEAD of the remote repository, but the choice is determined by the branch.<name>.remote and - branch.<name>.merge options; see gitlink:git-repo-config[1] + branch.<name>.merge options; see gitlink:git-config[1] for details. git pull origin next:: @@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ git pull origin next:: git pull . fixes enhancements:: Bundle local branch `fixes` and `enhancements` on top of - the current branch, making an Octopus merge. + the current branch, making an Octopus merge. This `git pull .` + syntax is equivalent to `git merge`. git pull -s ours . obsolete:: Merge local branch `obsolete` into the current branch, @@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ gitlink:git-reset[1]. SEE ALSO -------- -gitlink:git-fetch[1], gitlink:git-merge[1], gitlink:git-repo-config[1] +gitlink:git-fetch[1], gitlink:git-merge[1], gitlink:git-config[1] Author diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt index 197f4b512..f8cc2b543 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-push - Update remote refs along with associated objects SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [-f | --force] <repository> <refspec>... +'git-push' [--all] [--tags] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--repo=all] [-f | --force] [-v] [<repository> <refspec>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -67,12 +67,33 @@ the remote repository. addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command line. +\--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>:: + Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote + end. Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote + repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in + a directory on the default $PATH. + +\--exec=<git-receive-pack>:: + Same as \--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>. + -f, \--force:: Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is not a descendant of the local ref used to overwrite it. This flag disables the check. This can cause the remote repository to lose commits; use it with care. +\--repo=<repo>:: + When no repository is specified the command defaults to + "origin"; this overrides it. + +\--thin, \--no-thin:: + These options are passed to `git-send-pack`. Thin + transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of + objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection. + +-v:: + Run verbosely. + include::urls.txt[] Author diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 03e867a40..0cb9e1f10 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-rebase(1) NAME ---- -git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head +git-rebase - Forward-port local commits to the updated upstream head SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt index 0dfadc2a3..10e8c46c4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-receive-pack(1) NAME ---- -git-receive-pack - Receive what is pushed into it +git-receive-pack - Receive what is pushed into the repository SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt index 55a24d326..113886589 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-reflog - Manage reflog information SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-reflog' expire [--dry-run] +'git-reflog' expire [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>... diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index 5b93a8c8b..358c1acfc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In the third form, gives some information about the remote <name>. The remote configuration is achieved using the `remote.origin.url` and `remote.origin.fetch` configuration variables. (See -gitlink:git-repo-config[1]). +gitlink:git-config[1]). Examples -------- @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ See Also -------- gitlink:git-fetch[1] gitlink:git-branch[1] -gitlink:git-repo-config[1] +gitlink:git-config[1] Author ------ diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 0fa47e3b0..4a57ce860 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ git-repack(1) NAME ---- -git-repack - Script used to pack a repository from a collection of -objects into pack files. +git-repack - Pack unpacked objects in a repository SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt index c55a8ba0d..2deba3176 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt @@ -3,225 +3,16 @@ git-repo-config(1) NAME ---- -git-repo-config - Get and set repository or global options. +git-repo-config - Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS -------- -[verse] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] name [value [value_regex]] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --add name value -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --replace-all name [value [value_regex]] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get name [value_regex] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --get-all name [value_regex] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset name [value_regex] -'git-repo-config' [--global] [type] --unset-all name [value_regex] -'git-repo-config' [--global] -l | --list +'git-repo-config' ... -DESCRIPTION ------------ -You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is -actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be -escaped. - -Multiple lines can be added to an option by using the '--add' option. -If you want to update or unset an option which can occur on multiple -lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the -existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If -you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just -prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES). - -The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make -'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and -convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int, -a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed, -no checks or transformations are performed on the value. - -This command will fail if: - -. The .git/config file is invalid, -. Can not write to .git/config, -. no section was provided, -. the section or key is invalid, -. you try to unset an option which does not exist, -. you try to unset/set an option for which multiple lines match, or -. you use --global option without $HOME being properly set. - - -OPTIONS -------- - ---replace-all:: - Default behavior is to replace at most one line. This replaces - all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex). - ---add:: - Adds a new line to the option without altering any existing - values. This is the same as providing '^$' as the value_regex. - ---get:: - Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex - matching the value). Returns error code 1 if the key was not - found and error code 2 if multiple key values were found. - ---get-all:: - Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key - is not exactly one. - ---get-regexp:: - Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression. - ---global:: - Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config. - ---unset:: - Remove the line matching the key from config file. ---unset-all:: - Remove all matching lines from config file. - --l, --list:: - List all variables set in config file. - ---bool:: - git-repo-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false" - ---int:: - git-repo-config will ensure that the output is a simple - decimal number. An optional value suffix of 'k', 'm', or 'g' - in the config file will cause the value to be multiplied - by 1024, 1048576, or 1073741824 prior to output. - - -ENVIRONMENT +DESCRIPTION ----------- -GIT_CONFIG:: - Take the configuration from the given file instead of .git/config. - Using the "--global" option forces this to ~/.gitconfig. - -GIT_CONFIG_LOCAL:: - Currently the same as $GIT_CONFIG; when Git will support global - configuration files, this will cause it to take the configuration - from the global configuration file in addition to the given file. - - -EXAMPLE -------- - -Given a .git/config like this: - - # - # This is the config file, and - # a '#' or ';' character indicates - # a comment - # - - ; core variables - [core] - ; Don't trust file modes - filemode = false - - ; Our diff algorithm - [diff] - external = "/usr/local/bin/gnu-diff -u" - renames = true - - ; Proxy settings - [core] - gitproxy="ssh" for "ssh://kernel.org/" - gitproxy="proxy-command" for kernel.org - gitproxy="myprotocol-command" for "my://" - gitproxy=default-proxy ; for all the rest - -you can set the filemode to true with - ------------- -% git repo-config core.filemode true ------------- - -The hypothetical proxy command entries actually have a postfix to discern -what URL they apply to. Here is how to change the entry for kernel.org -to "ssh". - ------------- -% git repo-config core.gitproxy '"ssh" for kernel.org' 'for kernel.org$' ------------- - -This makes sure that only the key/value pair for kernel.org is replaced. - -To delete the entry for renames, do - ------------- -% git repo-config --unset diff.renames ------------- - -If you want to delete an entry for a multivar (like core.gitproxy above), -you have to provide a regex matching the value of exactly one line. - -To query the value for a given key, do - ------------- -% git repo-config --get core.filemode ------------- - -or - ------------- -% git repo-config core.filemode ------------- - -or, to query a multivar: - ------------- -% git repo-config --get core.gitproxy "for kernel.org$" ------------- - -If you want to know all the values for a multivar, do: - ------------- -% git repo-config --get-all core.gitproxy ------------- - -If you like to live dangerous, you can replace *all* core.gitproxy by a -new one with - ------------- -% git repo-config --replace-all core.gitproxy ssh ------------- - -However, if you really only want to replace the line for the default proxy, -i.e. the one without a "for ..." postfix, do something like this: - ------------- -% git repo-config core.gitproxy ssh '! for ' ------------- - -To actually match only values with an exclamation mark, you have to - ------------- -% git repo-config section.key value '[!]' ------------- - -To add a new proxy, without altering any of the existing ones, use - ------------- -% git repo-config core.gitproxy '"proxy" for example.com' ------------- - - -include::config.txt[] - - -Author ------- -Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - -GIT ---- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite - +This is a synonym for gitlink:git-config[1]. Please refer to the +documentation of that command. diff --git a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt index b57a72bdd..139b6eb77 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-rerere(1) NAME ---- -git-rerere - Reuse recorded resolve +git-rerere - Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ its working state. This resets the metadata used by rerere if a merge resolution is to be is aborted. Calling gitlink:git-am[1] --skip or gitlink:git-rebase[1] -[--skip|--abort] will automatcally invoke this command. +[--skip|--abort] will automatically invoke this command. 'diff':: @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ One way to do it is to pull master into the topic branch: ------------ $ git checkout topic - $ git pull . master + $ git merge master o---*---o---+ topic / / @@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ in which case the final commit graph would look like this: ------------ $ git checkout topic - $ git pull . master + $ git merge master $ ... work on both topic and master branches $ git checkout master - $ git pull . topic + $ git merge topic o---*---o---+---o---o topic / / \ @@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ top of the tip before the test merge: ------------ $ git checkout topic - $ git pull . master + $ git merge master $ git reset --hard HEAD^ ;# rewind the test merge $ ... work on both topic and master branches $ git checkout master - $ git pull . topic + $ git merge topic o---*---o-------o---o topic / \ diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 4f424782e..04475a921 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ Undo a merge or pull:: + ------------ $ git pull <1> -Trying really trivial in-index merge... -fatal: Merge requires file-level merging -Nope. -... Auto-merging nitfol CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in nitfol Automatic merge failed/prevented; fix up by hand diff --git a/Documentation/git-resolve.txt b/Documentation/git-resolve.txt index 4e57c2b28..0925973f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-resolve.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-resolve.txt @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- +DEPRECATED. Use `git-merge` instead. + Given two commits and a merge message, merge the <merged> commit into <current> commit, with the commit log message <message>. diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt index 86c94e7df..c74211759 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [ \--pretty | \--header ] [ \--bisect ] [ \--merge ] + [ \--walk-reflogs ] <commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ] DESCRIPTION @@ -190,6 +191,22 @@ limiting may be applied. In addition to the '<commit>' listed on the command line, read them from the standard input. +-g, --walk-reflogs:: + + Instead of walking the commit ancestry chain, walk + reflog entries from the most recent one to older ones. + When this option is used you cannot specify commits to + exclude (that is, '{caret}commit', 'commit1..commit2', + nor 'commit1...commit2' notations cannot be used). ++ +With '\--pretty' format other than oneline (for obvious reasons), +this causes the output to have two extra lines of information +taken from the reflog. By default, 'commit@{Nth}' notation is +used in the output. When the starting commit is specified as +'commit@{now}', output also uses 'commit@{timestamp}' notation +instead. Under '\--pretty=oneline', the commit message is +prefixed with this information on the same line. + --merge:: After a failed merge, show refs that touch files having a diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt index 4eaf5a0d1..aeb37b65d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt @@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ blobs contained in a commit. used immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>). +* A ref followed by the suffix '@' with an ordinal specification + enclosed in a brace pair (e.g. '\{1\}', '\{15\}') to specify + the n-th prior value of that ref. For example 'master@\{1\}' + is the immediate prior value of 'master' while 'master@\{5\}' + is the 5th prior value of 'master'. This suffix may only be used + immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an existing + log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>). + * A suffix '{caret}' to a revision parameter means the first parent of that commit object. '{caret}<n>' means the <n>th parent (i.e. 'rev{caret}' diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt index 71f7815d6..8081bbaff 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <commit>:: Commit to revert. + For a more complete list of ways to spell commit names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -e|--edit:: With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt index 3a8f279e1..6feebc040 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt @@ -60,21 +60,17 @@ a file that you have not told git about does not remove that file. EXAMPLES -------- git-rm Documentation/\\*.txt:: - Removes all `\*.txt` files from the index that are under the - `Documentation` directory and any of its subdirectories. The - files are not removed from the working tree. + `Documentation` directory and any of its subdirectories. + Note that the asterisk `\*` is quoted from the shell in this example; this lets the command include the files from subdirectories of `Documentation/` directory. git-rm -f git-*.sh:: - - Remove all git-*.sh scripts that are in the index. The files - are removed from the index, and from the working - tree. Because this example lets the shell expand the - asterisk (i.e. you are listing the files explicitly), it + Remove all git-*.sh scripts that are in the index. + Because this example lets the shell expand the asterisk + (i.e. you are listing the files explicitly), it does not remove `subdir/git-foo.sh`. See Also diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt index 5376f6854..2f6267ce6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt @@ -3,38 +3,51 @@ git-send-pack(1) NAME ---- -git-send-pack - Push missing objects packed +git-send-pack - Push objects over git protocol to another reposiotory SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-send-pack' [--all] [--force] [--exec=<git-receive-pack>] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...] +'git-send-pack' [--all] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- +Usually you would want to use gitlink:git-push[1] which is a +higher level wrapper of this command instead. + Invokes 'git-receive-pack' on a possibly remote repository, and updates it from the current repository, sending named refs. OPTIONS ------- ---exec=<git-receive-pack>:: +\--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>:: Path to the 'git-receive-pack' program on the remote end. Sometimes useful when pushing to a remote repository over ssh, and you do not have the program in a directory on the default $PATH. ---all:: +\--exec=<git-receive-pack>:: + Same as \--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>. + +\--all:: Instead of explicitly specifying which refs to update, update all refs that locally exist. ---force:: +\--force:: Usually, the command refuses to update a remote ref that is not an ancestor of the local ref used to overwrite it. This flag disables the check. What this means is that the remote repository can lose commits; use it with care. +\--verbose:: + Run verbosely. + +\--thin:: + Spend extra cycles to minimize the number of objects to be sent. + Use it on slower connection. + <host>:: A remote host to house the repository. When this part is specified, 'git-receive-pack' is invoked via diff --git a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt index 79217d8a5..2b2abebd6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt @@ -12,14 +12,51 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Sets up the normal git environment variables and a few helper functions -(currently just "die()"), and returns OK if it all looks like a git archive. -So, to make the rest of the git scripts more careful and readable, -use it as follows: - -------------------------------------------------- -. git-sh-setup || die "Not a git archive" -------------------------------------------------- +This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever. +This documentation is meant for people who are studying the +Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones. + +The `git-sh-setup` scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using +`.`) by other shell scripts to set up some variables pointing at +the normal git directories and a few helper shell functions. + +Before sourcing it, your script should set up a few variables; +`USAGE` (and `LONG_USAGE`, if any) is used to define message +given by `usage()` shell function. `SUBDIRECTORY_OK` can be set +if the script can run from a subdirectory of the working tree +(some commands do not). + +The scriptlet sets `GIT_DIR` and `GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY` shell +variables, but does *not* export them to the environment. + +FUNCTIONS +--------- + +die:: + exit after emitting the supplied error message to the + standard error stream. + +usage:: + die with the usage message. + +set_reflog_action:: + set the message that will be recorded to describe the + end-user action in the reflog, when the script updates a + ref. + +is_bare_repository:: + outputs `true` or `false` to the standard output stream + to indicate if the repository is a bare repository + (i.e. without an associated working tree). + +cd_to_toplevel:: + runs chdir to the toplevel of the working tree. + +require_work_tree:: + checks if the repository is a bare repository, and dies + if so. Used by scripts that require working tree + (e.g. `checkout`). + Author ------ diff --git a/Documentation/git-shell.txt b/Documentation/git-shell.txt index cc4266d83..228b9f14f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shell.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shell.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-shell(1) NAME ---- -git-shell - Restricted login shell for GIT over SSH only +git-shell - Restricted login shell for GIT-only SSH access SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index 95fa9010c..b0df92e81 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OPTIONS of author alphabetic order. -s:: - Supress commit description and provide a commit count summary only. + Suppress commit description and provide a commit count summary only. FILES ----- diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt index 912e15bcb..b38633c39 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git-show-branch' [--all] [--remotes] [--topo-order] [--current] [--more=<n> | --list | --independent | --merge-base] [--no-name | --sha1-name] [--topics] [<rev> | <glob>]... -'git-show-branch' --reflog[=<n>] <ref> +'git-show-branch' (-g|--reflog)[=<n>[,<base>]] [--list] <ref> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ OPTIONS will show the revisions given by "git rev-list {caret}master topic1 topic2" ---reflog[=<n>] <ref>:: - Shows <n> most recent ref-log entries for the given ref. - +--reflog[=<n>[,<base>]] <ref>:: + Shows <n> most recent ref-log entries for the given + ref. If <base> is given, <n> entries going back from + that entry. <base> can be specified as count or date. + `-g` can be used as a short-hand for this option. Note that --more, --list, --independent and --merge-base options are mutually exclusive. @@ -165,6 +167,13 @@ With this, `git show-branch` without extra parameters would show only the primary branches. In addition, if you happen to be on your topic branch, it is shown as well. +------------ +$ git show-branch --reflog='10,1 hour ago' --list master +------------ + +shows 10 reflog entries going back from the tip as of 1 hour ago. +Without `--list`, the output also shows how these tips are +topologically related with each other. Author diff --git a/Documentation/git-show.txt b/Documentation/git-show.txt index c210b9af6..9051951c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show.txt @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <object>:: The name of the object to show. + For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. include::pretty-formats.txt[] diff --git a/Documentation/git-ssh-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-ssh-fetch.txt index b7116b30e..192b1f15a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ssh-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ssh-fetch.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-ssh-fetch(1) NAME ---- -git-ssh-fetch - Pulls from a remote repository over ssh connection +git-ssh-fetch - Fetch from a remote repository over ssh connection diff --git a/Documentation/git-ssh-upload.txt b/Documentation/git-ssh-upload.txt index 702674e45..a9b7e9f97 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ssh-upload.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ssh-upload.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-ssh-upload(1) NAME ---- -git-ssh-upload - Pushes to a remote repository over ssh connection +git-ssh-upload - Push to a remote repository over ssh connection SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index ce7857e5a..03871e5d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-status(1) NAME ---- -git-status - Show working tree status +git-status - Show the working tree status SYNOPSIS @@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit template comments, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'. +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +The command honors `color.status` (or `status.color` -- they +mean the same thing and the latter is kept for backward +compatibility) and `color.status.<slot>` configuration variables +to colorize its output. + + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index 9ed721118..aea4a6bf5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-svn(1) NAME ---- -git-svn - bidirectional operation between Subversion and git +git-svn - Bidirectional operation between a single Subversion branch and git SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ manually joining branches on commit. 'commit-diff':: Commits the diff of two tree-ish arguments from the - command-line. This command is intended for interopability with + command-line. This command is intended for interoperability with git-svnimport and does not rely on being inside an git-svn init-ed repository. This command takes three arguments, (a) the original tree to diff against, (b) the new tree result, (c) the @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ removed by default if there are no files left in them. git cannot version empty directories. Enabling this flag will make the commit to SVN act like git. -repo-config key: svn.rmdir +config key: svn.rmdir -e:: --edit:: @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Edit the commit message before committing to SVN. This is off by default for objects that are commits, and forced on when committing tree objects. -repo-config key: svn.edit +config key: svn.edit -l<num>:: --find-copies-harder:: @@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ They are both passed directly to git-diff-tree see gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] for more information. [verse] -repo-config key: svn.l -repo-config key: svn.findcopiesharder +config key: svn.l +config key: svn.findcopiesharder -A<filename>:: --authors-file=<filename>:: @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ will abort operation. The user will then have to add the appropriate entry. Re-running the previous git-svn command after the authors-file is modified should continue operation. -repo-config key: svn.authorsfile +config key: svn.authorsfile -q:: --quiet:: @@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ repo-config key: svn.authorsfile --repack-flags are passed directly to gitlink:git-repack[1]. -repo-config key: svn.repack -repo-config key: svn.repackflags +config key: svn.repack +config key: svn.repackflags -m:: --merge:: @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ used to track branches across multiple SVN _repositories_. This option may be specified multiple times, once for each branch. -repo-config key: svn.branch +config key: svn.branch -i<GIT_SVN_ID>:: --id <GIT_SVN_ID>:: @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ for more information on using GIT_SVN_ID. started tracking a branch and never tracked the trunk it was descended from. -repo-config key: svn.followparent +config key: svn.followparent --no-metadata:: This gets rid of the git-svn-id: lines at the end of every commit. @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ repo-config key: svn.followparent The 'git-svn log' command will not work on repositories using this, either. -repo-config key: svn.nometadata +config key: svn.nometadata -- diff --git a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt index 4bc35a1d4..f93b79a85 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-symbolic-ref.txt @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ git-symbolic-ref(1) NAME ---- -git-symbolic-ref - read and modify symbolic refs +git-symbolic-ref - Read and modify symbolic refs SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-symbolic-ref' <name> [<ref>] +'git-symbolic-ref' [-q] <name> [<ref>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ A symbolic ref is a regular file that stores a string that begins with `ref: refs/`. For example, your `.git/HEAD` is a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`. +OPTIONS +------- + +-q:: + Do not issue an error message if the <name> is not a + symbolic ref but a detached HEAD; instead exit with + non-zero status silently. + NOTES ----- In the past, `.git/HEAD` was a symbolic link pointing at @@ -36,6 +44,10 @@ cumbersome. On some platforms, `ln -sf` does not even work as advertised (horrors). Therefore symbolic links are now deprecated and symbolic refs are used by default. +git-symbolic-ref will exit with status 0 if the contents of the +symbolic ref were printed correctly, with status 1 if the requested +name is not a symbolic ref, or 128 if another error occurs. + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt index 80bece077..3f01e0bfc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ git-tag(1) NAME ---- -git-tag - Create a tag object signed with GPG +git-tag - Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git-tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f | -d | -v] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] - <name> [<head>] +'git-tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f | -v] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] <name> [<head>] +'git-tag' -d <name>... 'git-tag' -l [<pattern>] DESCRIPTION @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ OPTIONS Replace an existing tag with the given name (instead of failing) -d:: - Delete an existing tag with the given name + Delete existing tags with the given names. -v:: Verify the gpg signature of given the tag @@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ OPTIONS Take the tag message from the given file. Use '-' to read the message from the standard input. +CONFIGURATION +------------- +By default, git-tag in sign-with-default mode (-s) will use your +committer identity (of the form "Your Name <your@email.address>") to +find a key. If you want to use a different default key, you can specify +it in the repository configuration as follows: + +[user] + signingkey = <gpg-key-id> + Author ------ Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, diff --git a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt index 74a6fddd9..595940524 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-tar-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-tar-tree - Creates a tar archive of the files in the named tree +git-tar-tree - Create a tar archive of the files in the named tree object SYNOPSIS @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ repository configuration as follows : umask = 002 ;# group friendly The special umask value "user" indicates that the user's current umask -will be used instead. The default value remains 0, which means world +will be used instead. The default value is 002, which means group readable/writable files and directories. EXAMPLES diff --git a/Documentation/git-tools.txt b/Documentation/git-tools.txt index 0914cbb0b..6b407f9ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tools.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tools.txt @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ History Viewers gitview is a GTK based repository browser for git - - *gitweb* (ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/gitweb/) + - *gitweb* (shipped with git-core) GITweb provides full-fledged web interface for GIT repositories. @@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ History Viewers Currently it is the fastest and most feature rich among the git viewers and commit tools. + - *tig* (http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/) + + tig by Jonas Fonseca is a simple git repository browser + written using ncurses. Basically, it just acts as a front-end + for git-log and git-show/git-diff. Additionally, you can also + use it as a pager for git commands. Foreign SCM interface --------------------- - - *git-svn* (contrib/) + - *git-svn* (shipped with git-core) git-svn is a simple conduit for changesets between a single Subversion branch and git. @@ -95,3 +101,7 @@ Others This is an Emacs interface for git. The user interface is modeled on pcl-cvs. It has been developed on Emacs 21 and will probably need some tweaking to work on XEmacs. + + +http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/InterfacesFrontendsAndTools has more +comprehensive list. diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index 0e0a3af1b..b161c8b32 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-update-index(1) NAME ---- -git-update-index - Modifies the index or directory cache +git-update-index - Register file contents in the working tree to the index SYNOPSIS @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Configuration The command honors `core.filemode` configuration variable. If your repository is on an filesystem whose executable bits are -unreliable, this should be set to 'false' (see gitlink:git-repo-config[1]). +unreliable, this should be set to 'false' (see gitlink:git-config[1]). This causes the command to ignore differences in file modes recorded in the index and the file mode on the filesystem if they differ only on executable bit. On such an unfortunate filesystem, you may @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable. See See Also -------- -gitlink:git-repo-config[1] +gitlink:git-config[1] Author diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt index 71bcb7954..9424feab3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-update-ref(1) NAME ---- -git-update-ref - update the object name stored in a ref safely +git-update-ref - Update the object name stored in a ref safely SYNOPSIS -------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt index 388bb53d2..403871d7c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-upload-archive(1) NAME ---- -git-upload-archive - Send archive +git-upload-archive - Send archive back to git-archive SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-upload-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-upload-pack.txt index b2c930766..9da062d5c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-upload-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-upload-pack.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-upload-pack(1) NAME ---- -git-upload-pack - Send missing objects packed +git-upload-pack - Send objects packed back to git-fetch-pack SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt index a5b1a0dba..9b0de1c11 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-var.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-var(1) NAME ---- -git-var - Print the git users identity +git-var - Show a git logical variable SYNOPSIS @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OPTIONS Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality - is deprecated in favor of `git-repo-config -l`.) + is deprecated in favor of `git-config -l`.) EXAMPLE -------- @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ See Also -------- gitlink:git-commit-tree[1] gitlink:git-tag[1] -gitlink:git-repo-config[1] +gitlink:git-config[1] Author ------ diff --git a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt index e8f21d02f..399bff3bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OPTIONS output format that is useful only to tell the changed paths and their nature of changes. ---max-count=<n>:: +-<n>:: Limit output to <n> commits. <since>..<until>:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt index c85fa89c3..96d5e07b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-write-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-write-tree - Creates a tree object from the current index +git-write-tree - Create a tree object from the current index SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index f89d745ef..7cd346798 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ link:everyday.html[Everyday Git] for a useful minimum set of commands, and also want to read link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration]. The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias -as defined in the configuration file (see gitlink:git-repo-config[1]). +as defined in the configuration file (see gitlink:git-config[1]). OPTIONS ------- @@ -81,244 +81,26 @@ ancillary user utilities. Main porcelain commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-add[1]:: - Add paths to the index. - -gitlink:git-am[1]:: - Apply patches from a mailbox, but cooler. - -gitlink:git-applymbox[1]:: - Apply patches from a mailbox, original version by Linus. - -gitlink:git-archive[1]:: - Creates an archive of files from a named tree. - -gitlink:git-bisect[1]:: - Find the change that introduced a bug by binary search. - -gitlink:git-branch[1]:: - Create and Show branches. - -gitlink:git-checkout[1]:: - Checkout and switch to a branch. - -gitlink:git-cherry-pick[1]:: - Cherry-pick the effect of an existing commit. - -gitlink:git-clean[1]:: - Remove untracked files from the working tree. - -gitlink:git-clone[1]:: - Clones a repository into a new directory. - -gitlink:git-commit[1]:: - Record changes to the repository. - -gitlink:git-diff[1]:: - Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc. - -gitlink:git-fetch[1]:: - Download from a remote repository via various protocols. - -gitlink:git-format-patch[1]:: - Prepare patches for e-mail submission. - -gitlink:git-grep[1]:: - Print lines matching a pattern. - -gitlink:gitk[1]:: - The git repository browser. - -gitlink:git-log[1]:: - Shows commit logs. - -gitlink:git-ls-remote[1]:: - Shows references in a remote or local repository. - -gitlink:git-merge[1]:: - Grand unified merge driver. - -gitlink:git-mv[1]:: - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink. - -gitlink:git-pack-refs[1]:: - Pack heads and tags for efficient repository access. - -gitlink:git-pull[1]:: - Fetch from and merge with a remote repository or a local branch. - -gitlink:git-push[1]:: - Update remote refs along with associated objects. - -gitlink:git-rebase[1]:: - Rebase local commits to the updated upstream head. - -gitlink:git-repack[1]:: - Pack unpacked objects in a repository. - -gitlink:git-rerere[1]:: - Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges. - -gitlink:git-reset[1]:: - Reset current HEAD to the specified state. - -gitlink:git-resolve[1]:: - Merge two commits. - -gitlink:git-revert[1]:: - Revert an existing commit. - -gitlink:git-rm[1]:: - Remove files from the working tree and from the index. - -gitlink:git-shortlog[1]:: - Summarizes 'git log' output. - -gitlink:git-show[1]:: - Show one commit log and its diff. - -gitlink:git-show-branch[1]:: - Show branches and their commits. - -gitlink:git-status[1]:: - Shows the working tree status. - -gitlink:git-verify-tag[1]:: - Check the GPG signature of tag. - -gitlink:git-whatchanged[1]:: - Shows commit logs and differences they introduce. - +include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[] Ancillary Commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Manipulators: -gitlink:git-applypatch[1]:: - Apply one patch extracted from an e-mail. - -gitlink:git-archimport[1]:: - Import an arch repository into git. - -gitlink:git-convert-objects[1]:: - Converts old-style git repository. - -gitlink:git-cvsimport[1]:: - Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate. - -gitlink:git-cvsexportcommit[1]:: - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout. - -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. - -gitlink:git-merge-one-file[1]:: - The standard helper program to use with `git-merge-index`. - -gitlink:git-prune[1]:: - Prunes all unreachable objects from the object database. - -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. - -gitlink:git-svn[1]:: - Bidirectional operation between a single Subversion branch and git. - -gitlink:git-svnimport[1]:: - Import a SVN repository into git. - -gitlink:git-sh-setup[1]:: - Common git shell script setup code. - -gitlink:git-symbolic-ref[1]:: - Read and modify symbolic refs. - -gitlink:git-tag[1]:: - An example script to create a tag object signed with GPG. - -gitlink:git-update-ref[1]:: - Update the object name stored in a ref safely. - +include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[] Interrogators: -gitlink:git-annotate[1]:: - Annotate file lines with commit info. - -gitlink:git-blame[1]:: - Find out where each line in a file came from. - -gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]:: - Make sure ref name is well formed. +include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] -gitlink:git-cherry[1]:: - Find commits not merged upstream. -gitlink:git-count-objects[1]:: - Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption. - -gitlink:git-daemon[1]:: - A really simple server for git repositories. - -gitlink:git-fmt-merge-msg[1]:: - Produce a merge commit message. - -gitlink:git-get-tar-commit-id[1]:: - Extract commit ID from an archive created using git-tar-tree. - -gitlink:git-imap-send[1]:: - Dump a mailbox from stdin into an imap folder. - -gitlink:git-instaweb[1]:: - Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb. - -gitlink:git-mailinfo[1]:: - Extracts patch and authorship information from a single - e-mail message, optionally transliterating the commit - message into utf-8. - -gitlink:git-mailsplit[1]:: - A stupid program to split UNIX mbox format mailbox into - individual pieces of e-mail. - -gitlink:git-merge-tree[1]:: - Show three-way merge without touching index. - -gitlink:git-patch-id[1]:: - Compute unique ID for a patch. - -gitlink:git-parse-remote[1]:: - Routines to help parsing `$GIT_DIR/remotes/` files. - -gitlink:git-request-pull[1]:: - git-request-pull. - -gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]:: - Pick out and massage parameters. - -gitlink:git-runstatus[1]:: - A helper for git-status and git-commit. - -gitlink:git-send-email[1]:: - Send patch e-mails out of "format-patch --mbox" output. +Interacting with Others +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-symbolic-ref[1]:: - Read and modify symbolic refs. +These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other +people via patch over e-mail. -gitlink:git-stripspace[1]:: - Filter out empty lines. +include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] Low-level commands (plumbing) @@ -330,129 +112,30 @@ development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains might start by reading about gitlink:git-update-index[1] and gitlink:git-read-tree[1]. -We divide the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in +The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) +to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable +than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are +primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands +on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the +end user experience. + +The following description divides +the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between repositories. + Manipulation commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-apply[1]:: - Reads a "diff -up1" or git generated patch file and - applies it to the working tree. - -gitlink:git-checkout-index[1]:: - Copy files from the index to the working tree. - -gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]:: - Creates a new commit object. - -gitlink:git-hash-object[1]:: - Computes the object ID from a file. - -gitlink:git-index-pack[1]:: - Build pack idx file for an existing packed archive. - -gitlink:git-init[1]:: - Creates an empty git repository, or reinitialize an - existing one. - -gitlink:git-merge-file[1]:: - Runs a threeway merge. - -gitlink:git-merge-index[1]:: - Runs a merge for files needing merging. - -gitlink:git-mktag[1]:: - Creates a tag object. - -gitlink:git-mktree[1]:: - Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text. - -gitlink:git-pack-objects[1]:: - Creates a packed archive of objects. - -gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]:: - Remove extra objects that are already in pack files. - -gitlink:git-read-tree[1]:: - Reads tree information into the index. -gitlink:git-repo-config[1]:: - Get and set options in .git/config. - -gitlink:git-unpack-objects[1]:: - Unpacks objects out of a packed archive. - -gitlink:git-update-index[1]:: - Registers files in the working tree to the index. - -gitlink:git-write-tree[1]:: - Creates a tree from the index. +include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[] Interrogation commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-cat-file[1]:: - Provide content or type/size information for repository objects. - -gitlink:git-describe[1]:: - Show the most recent tag that is reachable from a commit. - -gitlink:git-diff-index[1]:: - Compares content and mode of blobs between the index and repository. - -gitlink:git-diff-files[1]:: - Compares files in the working tree and the index. - -gitlink:git-diff-stages[1]:: - Compares two "merge stages" in the index. - -gitlink:git-diff-tree[1]:: - Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree objects. - -gitlink:git-for-each-ref[1]:: - Output information on each ref. - -gitlink:git-fsck-objects[1]:: - Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database. - -gitlink:git-ls-files[1]:: - Information about files in the index and the working tree. - -gitlink:git-ls-tree[1]:: - Displays a tree object in human readable form. - -gitlink:git-merge-base[1]:: - Finds as good common ancestors as possible for a merge. - -gitlink:git-name-rev[1]:: - Find symbolic names for given revs. - -gitlink:git-pack-redundant[1]:: - Find redundant pack files. - -gitlink:git-rev-list[1]:: - Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order. - -gitlink:git-show-index[1]:: - Displays contents of a pack idx file. - -gitlink:git-show-ref[1]:: - List references in a local repository. - -gitlink:git-tar-tree[1]:: - Creates a tar archive of the files in the named tree object. - -gitlink:git-unpack-file[1]:: - Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents. - -gitlink:git-var[1]:: - Displays a git logical variable. - -gitlink:git-verify-pack[1]:: - Validates packed git archive files. +include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[] In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in the working tree. @@ -461,52 +144,21 @@ the working tree. Synching repositories ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-fetch-pack[1]:: - Updates from a remote repository (engine for ssh and - local transport). - -gitlink:git-http-fetch[1]:: - Downloads a remote git repository via HTTP by walking - commit chain. - -gitlink:git-local-fetch[1]:: - Duplicates another git repository on a local system by - walking commit chain. - -gitlink:git-peek-remote[1]:: - Lists references on a remote repository using - upload-pack protocol (engine for ssh and local - transport). - -gitlink:git-receive-pack[1]:: - Invoked by 'git-send-pack' to receive what is pushed to it. - -gitlink:git-send-pack[1]:: - Pushes to a remote repository, intelligently. - -gitlink:git-http-push[1]:: - Push missing objects using HTTP/DAV. +include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] -gitlink:git-shell[1]:: - Restricted shell for GIT-only SSH access. +The following are helper programs used by the above; end users +typically do not use them directly. -gitlink:git-ssh-fetch[1]:: - Pulls from a remote repository over ssh connection by - walking commit chain. +include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] -gitlink:git-ssh-upload[1]:: - Helper "server-side" program used by git-ssh-fetch. -gitlink:git-update-server-info[1]:: - Updates auxiliary information on a dumb server to help - clients discover references and packs on it. +Internal helper commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -gitlink:git-upload-archive[1]:: - Invoked by 'git-archive' to send a generated archive. +These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end +users typically do not use them directly. -gitlink:git-upload-pack[1]:: - Invoked by 'git-fetch-pack' to push - what are asked for. +include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] Configuration Mechanism @@ -699,7 +351,7 @@ other Discussion[[Discussion]] ------------------------ -include::README[] +include::core-intro.txt[] Authors ------- diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt index f1aeb07f6..5bdaa601f 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitk.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gitk(1) NAME ---- -gitk - git repository browser +gitk - The git repository browser SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ frequently used options. meaning show from the given revision and back, or it can be a range in the form "'<from>'..'<to>'" to show all revisions between '<from>' and back to '<to>'. Note, more advanced revision selection can be applied. + For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. <path>:: diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary.txt index bc917bbac..d20eb6270 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary.txt @@ -286,6 +286,18 @@ SCM:: SHA1:: Synonym for object name. +shallow repository:: + A shallow repository has an incomplete history some of + whose commits have parents cauterized away (in other + words, git is told to pretend that these commits do not + have the parents, even though they are recorded in the + commit object). This is sometimes useful when you are + interested only in the recent history of a project even + though the real history recorded in the upstream is + much larger. A shallow repository is created by giving + `--depth` option to gitlink:git-clone[1], and its + history can be later deepened with gitlink:git-fetch[1]. + symref:: Symbolic reference: instead of containing the SHA1 id itself, it is of the format 'ref: refs/some/thing' and when referenced, it diff --git a/Documentation/howto/dangling-objects.txt b/Documentation/howto/dangling-objects.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e82ddae3c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/howto/dangling-objects.txt @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> +Subject: Re: Question about fsck-objects output +Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:01:06 -0800 (PST) +Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701251144290.25027@woody.linux-foundation.org> +Archived-At: <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/37754> +Abstract: Linus describes what dangling objects are, when they + are left behind, and how to view their relationship with branch + heads in gitk + +On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Larry Streepy wrote: + +> Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I can't quite decipher the output of +> fsck-objects. When I run it, I get this: +> +> git fsck-objects +> dangling commit 2213f6d4dd39ca8baebd0427723723e63208521b +> dangling commit f0d4e00196bd5ee54463e9ea7a0f0e8303da767f +> dangling blob 6a6d0b01b3e96d49a8f2c7addd4ef8c3bd1f5761 +> +> +> Even after a "repack -a -d" they still exist. The man page has a short +> explanation, but, at least for me, it wasn't fully enlightening. :-) +> +> The man page says that dangling commits could be "root" commits, but since my +> repo started as a clone of another repo, I don't see how I could have any root +> commits. Also, the page doesn't really describe what a dangling blob is. +> +> So, can someone explain what these artifacts are and if they are a problem +> that I should be worried about? + +The most common situation is that you've rebased a branch (or you have +pulled from somebody else who rebased a branch, like the "pu" branch in +the git.git archive itself). + +What happens is that the old head of the original branch still exists, as +does obviously everything it pointed to. The branch pointer itself just +doesn't, since you replaced it with another one. + +However, there are certainly other situations too that cause dangling +objects. For example, the "dangling blob" situation you have tends to be +because you did a "git add" of a file, but then, before you actually +committed it and made it part of the bigger picture, you changed something +else in that file and committed that *updated* thing - the old state that +you added originally ends up not being pointed to by any commit/tree, so +it's now a dangling blob object. + +Similarly, when the "recursive" merge strategy runs, and finds that there +are criss-cross merges and thus more than one merge base (which is fairly +unusual, but it does happen), it will generate one temporary midway tree +(or possibly even more, if you had lots of criss-crossing merges and +more than two merge bases) as a temporary internal merge base, and again, +those are real objects, but the end result will not end up pointing to +them, so they end up "dangling" in your repository. + +Generally, dangling objects aren't anything to worry about. They can even +be very useful: if you screw something up, the dangling objects can be how +you recover your old tree (say, you did a rebase, and realized that you +really didn't want to - you can look at what dangling objects you have, +and decide to reset your head to some old dangling state). + +For commits, the most useful thing to do with dangling objects tends to be +to do a simple + + gitk <dangling-commit-sha-goes-here> --not --all + +which means exactly what it sounds like: it says that you want to see the +commit history that is described by the dangling commit(s), but you do NOT +want to see the history that is described by all your branches and tags +(which are the things you normally reach). That basically shows you in a +nice way what the danglign commit was (and notice that it might not be +just one commit: we only report the "tip of the line" as being dangling, +but there might be a whole deep and complex commit history that has gotten +dropped - rebasing will do that). + +For blobs and trees, you can't do the same, but you can examine them. You +can just do + + git show <dangling-blob/tree-sha-goes-here> + +to show what the contents of the blob were (or, for a tree, basically what +the "ls" for that directory was), and that may give you some idea of what +the operation was that left that dangling object. + +Usually, dangling blobs and trees aren't very interesting. They're almost +always the result of either being a half-way mergebase (the blob will +often even have the conflict markers from a merge in it, if you have had +conflicting merges that you fixed up by hand), or simply because you +interrupted a "git fetch" with ^C or something like that, leaving _some_ +of the new objects in the object database, but just dangling and useless. + +Anyway, once you are sure that you're not interested in any dangling +state, you can just prune all unreachable objects: + + git prune + +and they'll be gone. But you should only run "git prune" on a quiescent +repository - it's kind of like doing a filesystem fsck recovery: you don't +want to do that while the filesystem is mounted. + +(The same is true of "git-fsck-objects" itself, btw - but since +git-fsck-objects never actually *changes* the repository, it just reports +on what it found, git-fsck-objects itself is never "dangerous" to run. +Running it while somebody is actually changing the repository can cause +confusing and scary messages, but it won't actually do anything bad. In +contrast, running "git prune" while somebody is actively changing the +repository is a *BAD* idea). + + Linus + diff --git a/Documentation/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.txt b/Documentation/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.txt index fcd64e9b9..3b3a5c2e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.txt @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ prepare #2 and #3 for e-mail submission. $ git format-patch master^^ master -This creates two files, 0001-XXXX.txt and 0002-XXXX.txt. Send +This creates two files, 0001-XXXX.patch and 0002-XXXX.patch. Send them out "To: " your project maintainer and "Cc: " your mailing list. You could use contributed script git-send-email if your host has necessary perl modules for this, but your usual diff --git a/Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt b/Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt index a202f3a46..8eadc2049 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ To check whether all is OK, do: Now, add the remote in your existing repository which contains the project you want to export: - $ git-repo-config remote.upload.url \ + $ git-config remote.upload.url \ http://<username>@<servername>/my-new-repo.git/ It is important to put the last '/'; Without it, the server will send @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ From your client repository, do This pushes branch 'master' (which is assumed to be the branch you want to export) to repository called 'upload', which we previously -defined with git-repo-config. +defined with git-config. Troubleshooting: diff --git a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt index 0fdd36614..863cb6710 100644 --- a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt +++ b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ could have only commit objects without associated blobs and trees this way, for example. A repository with this kind of incomplete object store is not suitable to be published to the outside world but sometimes useful for private repository. +. You also could have an incomplete but locally usable repository +by cloning shallowly. See gitlink:git-clone[1]. . You can be using `objects/info/alternates` mechanism, or `$GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES` mechanism to 'borrow' objects from other object stores. A repository with this kind @@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ objects/[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]:: two letters from its object name to keep the number of directory entries `objects` directory itself needs to hold. Objects found here are often called 'unpacked' - objects. + (or 'loose') objects. objects/pack:: Packs (files that store many object in compressed form, @@ -80,6 +82,15 @@ refs/tags/`name`:: records any object name (not necessarily a commit object, or a tag object that points at a commit object). +refs/remotes/`name`:: + records tip-of-the-tree commit objects of branches copied + from a remote repository. + +packed-refs:: + records the same information as refs/heads/, refs/tags/, + and friends record in a more efficient way. See + gitlink:git-pack-refs[1]. + HEAD:: A symref (see glossary) to the `refs/heads/` namespace describing the currently active branch. It does not mean @@ -91,6 +102,12 @@ HEAD:: 'name' does not (yet) exist. In some legacy setups, it is a symbolic link instead of a symref that points at the current branch. ++ +HEAD can also record a specific commit directly, instead of +being a symref to point at the current branch. Such a state +is often called 'detached HEAD', and almost all commands work +identically as normal. See gitlink:git-checkout[1] for +details. branches:: A slightly deprecated way to store shorthands to be used @@ -156,3 +173,9 @@ logs/refs/heads/`name`:: logs/refs/tags/`name`:: Records all changes made to the tag named `name`. + +shallow:: + This is similar to `info/grafts` but is internally used + and maintained by shallow clone mechanism. See `--depth` + option to gitlink:git-clone[1] and gitlink:git-fetch[1]. + diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt b/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt index f48894c9a..f363d17f0 100644 --- a/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt +++ b/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt @@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ And, as you can see with cat-file, this new entry refers to the current contents of the file: ------------------------------------------------ -$ git cat-file blob a6b11f7a -goodbye, word +$ git cat-file blob 8b9743b2 +goodbye, world ------------------------------------------------ The "status" command is a useful way to get a quick summary of the diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt index d2bf0b905..adb1e3275 100644 --- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt @@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ diff" with: $ man git-diff ------------------------------------------------ -It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git before doing any -operation. The easiest way to do so is: +It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git with your name and +public email address before doing any operation. The easiest +way to do so is: ------------------------------------------------ -$ cat >~/.gitconfig <<\EOF -[user] - name = Your Name Comes Here - email = you@yourdomain.example.com -EOF +$ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here" +$ git config --global user.email you@yourdomain.example.com ------------------------------------------------ @@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ at this point the two branches have diverged, with different changes made in each. To merge the changes made in experimental into master, run ------------------------------------------------ -$ git pull . experimental +$ git merge experimental ------------------------------------------------ If the changes don't conflict, you're done. If there are conflicts, @@ -297,46 +295,51 @@ is the default.) The "pull" command thus performs two operations: it fetches changes from a remote branch, then merges them into the current branch. -You can perform the first operation alone using the "git fetch" -command. For example, Alice could create a temporary branch just to -track Bob's changes, without merging them with her own, using: +When you are working in a small closely knit group, it is not +unusual to interact with the same repository over and over +again. By defining 'remote' repository shorthand, you can make +it easier: + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git remote add bob /home/bob/myrepo +------------------------------------------------ + +With this, you can perform the first operation alone using the +"git fetch" command without merging them with her own branch, +using: ------------------------------------- -$ git fetch /home/bob/myrepo master:bob-incoming +$ git fetch bob ------------------------------------- -which fetches the changes from Bob's master branch into a new branch -named bob-incoming. Then +Unlike the longhand form, when Alice fetches from Bob using a +remote repository shorthand set up with `git remote`, what was +fetched is stored in a remote tracking branch, in this case +`bob/master`. So after this: ------------------------------------- -$ git log -p master..bob-incoming +$ git log -p master..bob/master ------------------------------------- shows a list of all the changes that Bob made since he branched from Alice's master branch. -After examining those changes, and possibly fixing things, Alice -could pull the changes into her master branch: +After examining those changes, Alice +could merge the changes into her master branch: ------------------------------------- -$ git checkout master -$ git pull . bob-incoming +$ git merge bob/master ------------------------------------- -The last command is a pull from the "bob-incoming" branch in Alice's -own repository. - -Alice could also perform both steps at once with: +This `merge` can also be done by 'pulling from her own remote +tracking branch', like this: ------------------------------------- -$ git pull /home/bob/myrepo master:bob-incoming +$ git pull . remotes/bob/master ------------------------------------- -This is just like the "git pull /home/bob/myrepo master" that we saw -before, except that it also stores the unmerged changes from bob's -master branch in bob-incoming before merging them into Alice's -current branch. Note that git pull always merges into the current -branch, regardless of what else is given on the commandline. +Note that git pull always merges into the current branch, +regardless of what else is given on the commandline. Later, Bob can update his repo with Alice's latest changes using @@ -350,12 +353,12 @@ repository in the repository configuration, and that location is used for pulls: ------------------------------------- -$ git repo-config --get remote.origin.url +$ git config --get remote.origin.url /home/bob/myrepo ------------------------------------- (The complete configuration created by git-clone is visible using -"git repo-config -l", and the gitlink:git-repo-config[1] man page +"git config -l", and the gitlink:git-config[1] man page explains the meaning of each option.) Git also keeps a pristine copy of Alice's master branch under the |