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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/everyday.txt | 98 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-count-objects.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-gc.txt | 64 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-merge.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-reflog.txt | 59 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-rerere.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 6 |
8 files changed, 210 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index ffef3abfb..178e0e1e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -192,6 +192,25 @@ format.headers:: Additional email headers to include in a patch to be submitted by mail. See gitlink:git-format-patch[1]. +gc.reflogexpire:: + `git reflog expire` removes reflog entries older than + this time; defaults to 90 days. + +gc.reflogexpireunreachable:: + `git reflog expire` removes reflog entries older than + this time and are not reachable from the current tip; + defaults to 30 days. + +gc.rerereresolved:: + Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are + kept for this many days when `git rerere gc` is run. + The default is 60 days. See gitlink:git-rerere[1]. + +gc.rerereunresolved:: + Records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are + kept for this many days when `git rerere gc` is run. + The default is 15 days. See gitlink:git-rerere[1]. + gitcvs.enabled:: Whether the cvs pserver interface is enabled for this repository. See gitlink:git-cvsserver[1]. diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt index 967767189..2105a3d2e 100644 --- a/Documentation/everyday.txt +++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories. * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency. + * gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as + repack and prune. + Examples ~~~~~~~~ @@ -41,19 +44,19 @@ Check health and remove cruft.:: + ------------ $ git fsck-objects <1> -$ git prune $ git count-objects <2> $ git repack <3> -$ git prune <4> +$ git gc <4> ------------ + -<1> running without "--full" is usually cheap and assures the +<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the repository health reasonably well. <2> check how many loose objects there are and how much disk space is wasted by not repacking. -<3> without "-a" repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB +<3> without `-a` repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb. -<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects. +<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands +such as `prune` and `repack`. This runs `repack -a -d`. Repack a small project into single pack.:: + @@ -80,8 +83,7 @@ following commands. * gitlink:git-checkout[1] and gitlink:git-branch[1] to switch branches. - * gitlink:git-add[1] and gitlink:git-update-index[1] to manage - the index file. + * gitlink:git-add[1] to manage the index file. * gitlink:git-diff[1] and gitlink:git-status[1] to see what you are in the middle of doing. @@ -91,8 +93,7 @@ following commands. * gitlink:git-reset[1] and gitlink:git-checkout[1] (with pathname parameters) to undo changes. - * gitlink:git-pull[1] with "." as the remote to merge between - local branches. + * gitlink:git-merge[1] to merge between local branches. * gitlink:git-rebase[1] to maintain topic branches. @@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ following commands. Examples ~~~~~~~~ -Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository: +Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository.:: + ------------ $ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz @@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ $ edit/compile/test $ git checkout -- curses/ux_audio_oss.c <2> $ git add curses/ux_audio_alsa.c <3> $ edit/compile/test -$ git diff <4> +$ git diff HEAD <4> $ git commit -a -s <5> $ edit/compile/test $ git reset --soft HEAD^ <6> @@ -131,15 +132,15 @@ $ edit/compile/test $ git diff ORIG_HEAD <7> $ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <8> $ git checkout master <9> -$ git pull . alsa-audio <10> +$ git merge alsa-audio <10> $ git log --since='3 days ago' <11> $ git log v2.43.. curses/ <12> ------------ + <1> create a new topic branch. -<2> revert your botched changes in "curses/ux_audio_oss.c". +<2> revert your botched changes in `curses/ux_audio_oss.c`. <3> you need to tell git if you added a new file; removal and -modification will be caught if you do "commit -a" later. +modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later. <4> to see what changes you are committing. <5> commit everything as you have tested, with your sign-off. <6> take the last commit back, keeping what is in the working tree. @@ -147,11 +148,13 @@ modification will be caught if you do "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 +<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch. You can also use +`git pull . alsa-audio`, i.e. pull from the local repository. <11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be -combined and include --max-count=10 (show 10 commits), --until='2005-12-10'. -<12> view only the changes that touch what's in curses/ -directory, since v2.43 tag. +combined and include `\--max-count=10` (show 10 commits), +`\--until=2005-12-10`, etc. +<12> view only the changes that touch what's in `curses/` +directory, since `v2.43` tag. Individual Developer (Participant)[[Individual Developer (Participant)]] @@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ $ git fetch --tags <8> + <1> repeat as needed. <2> extract patches from your branch for e-mail submission. -<3> "pull" fetches from "origin" by default and merges into the +<3> `git pull` fetches from `origin` by default and merges into the current branch. <4> immediately after pulling, look at the changes done upstream since last time we checked, only in the @@ -201,37 +204,41 @@ area we are interested in. <5> fetch from a specific branch from a specific repository and merge. <6> revert the pull. <7> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull. -<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the "origin" -and store them under .git/refs/tags/. +<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the `origin` +and store them under `.git/refs/tags/`. Push into another repository.:: + ------------ -satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz/.git frotz <1> +satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1> satellite$ cd frotz -satellite$ cat .git/remotes/origin <2> -URL: mothership:frotz/.git -Pull: master:origin -satellite$ echo 'Push: master:satellite' >>.git/remotes/origin <3> +satellite$ git repo-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 \ + master:refs/remotes/satellite/master <3> satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit satellite$ git push origin <4> mothership$ cd frotz mothership$ git checkout master -mothership$ git pull . satellite <5> +mothership$ git merge satellite/master <5> ------------ + <1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite machine. -<2> clone creates this file by default. It arranges "git pull" -to fetch and store the master branch head of mothership machine -to local "origin" branch. -<3> arrange "git push" to push local "master" branch to -"satellite" branch of the mothership machine. -<4> push will stash our work away on "satellite" branch on the -mothership machine. You could use this as a back-up method. +<2> clone sets these configuration variables by default. +It arranges `git pull` to fetch and store the branches of mothership +machine to local `remotes/origin/*` tracking branches. +<3> arrange `git push` to push local `master` branch to +`remotes/satellite/master` branch of the mothership machine. +<4> push will stash our work away on `remotes/satellite/master` +tracking branch on the mothership machine. You could use this as +a back-up method. <5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite machine into the master branch. @@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ $ git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 | + <1> create a private branch based on a well known (but somewhat behind) tag. -<2> forward port all changes in private2.6.14 branch to master branch +<2> forward port all changes in `private2.6.14` branch to `master` branch without a formal "merging". @@ -284,13 +291,13 @@ $ mailx <3> & s 2 3 4 5 ./+to-apply & s 7 8 ./+hold-linus & q -$ git checkout master +$ git checkout -b topic/one master $ git am -3 -i -s -u ./+to-apply <4> $ compile/test $ git checkout -b hold/linus && git am -3 -i -s -u ./+hold-linus <5> $ git checkout topic/one && git rebase master <6> -$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard master <7> -$ git pull . topic/one topic/two && git pull . hold/linus <8> +$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard next <7> +$ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8> $ git checkout maint $ git cherry-pick master~4 <9> $ compile/test @@ -307,29 +314,32 @@ they are. that are not quite ready. <4> apply them, interactively, with my sign-offs. <5> create topic branch as needed and apply, again with my -sign-offs. +sign-offs. <6> rebase internal topic branch that has not been merged to the master, nor exposed as a part of a stable branch. -<7> restart "pu" every time from the master. +<7> restart `pu` every time from the next. <8> and bundle topic branches still cooking. <9> backport a critical fix. <10> create a signed tag. <11> make sure I did not accidentally rewind master beyond what I -already pushed out. "ko" shorthand points at the repository I have +already pushed out. `ko` shorthand points at the repository I have at kernel.org, and looks like this: + ------------ $ cat .git/remotes/ko URL: kernel.org:/pub/scm/git/git.git Pull: master:refs/tags/ko-master +Pull: next:refs/tags/ko-next Pull: maint:refs/tags/ko-maint Push: master +Push: next Push: +pu Push: maint ------------ + -In the output from "git show-branch", "master" should have -everything "ko-master" has. +In the output from `git show-branch`, `master` should have +everything `ko-master` has, and `next` should have +everything `ko-next` has. <12> push out the bleeding edge. <13> push the tag out, too. @@ -406,7 +416,7 @@ $ grep git /etc/shells <2> ------------ + <1> log-in shell is set to /usr/bin/git-shell, which does not -allow anything but "git push" and "git pull". The users should +allow anything but `git push` and `git pull`. The users should get an ssh access to the machine. <2> in many distributions /etc/shells needs to list what is used as the login shell. diff --git a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt index 198ce77a8..c59df6438 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ OPTIONS -v:: In addition to the number of loose objects and disk space consumed, it reports the number of in-pack - objects, and number of objects that can be removed by - running `git-prune-packed`. + objects, number of packs, and number of objects that can be + removed by running `git-prune-packed`. Author diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..73d78c15e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +git-gc(1) +========= + +NAME +---- +git-gc - Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git-gc' + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository, +such as compressing file revisions (to reduce disk space and increase +performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been +created from prior invocations of gitlink:git-add[1]. + +Users are encouraged to run this task on a regular basis within +each repository to maintain good disk space utilization and good +operating performance. + +Configuration +------------- + +The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpire' can be +set to indicate how long historical entries within each branch's +reflog should remain available in this repository. The setting is +expressed as a length of time, for example '90 days' or '3 months'. +It defaults to '90 days'. + +The optional configuration variable 'gc.reflogExpireUnreachable' +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 +are not part of the current project most users will want to expire +them sooner. This option defaults to '30 days'. + +The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereresolved' indicates +how long records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are +kept. This defaults to 60 days. + +The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereunresolved' indicates +how long records of conflicted merge you have not resolved are +kept. This defaults to 15 days. + + +See Also +-------- +gitlink:git-prune[1] +gitlink:git-reflog[1] +gitlink:git-repack[1] +gitlink:git-rerere[1] + +Author +------ +Written by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt index e2954aa76..0f79665ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt @@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git-merge' [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>]... - [--reflog-action=<action>] -m=<msg> <remote> <remote>... DESCRIPTION @@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ include::merge-options.txt[] least one <remote>. Specifying more than one <remote> obviously means you are trying an Octopus. ---reflog-action=<action>:: - This is used internally when `git-pull` calls this command - to record that the merge was created by `pull` command - in the `ref-log` entry that results from the merge. - include::merge-strategies.txt[] diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..55a24d326 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +git-reflog(1) +============= + +NAME +---- +git-reflog - Manage reflog information + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'git-reflog' expire [--dry-run] + [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>... + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are +updated. This command is to manage the information recorded in it. + +The subcommand "expire" is used to prune older reflog entries. +Entries older than `expire` time, or entries older than +`expire-unreachable` time and are not reachable from the current +tip, are removed from the reflog. This is typically not used +directly by the end users -- instead, see gitlink:git-gc[1]. + + + +OPTIONS +------- + +--expire=<time>:: + Entries older than this time are pruned. Without the + option it is taken from configuration `gc.reflogExpire`, + which in turn defaults to 90 days. + +--expire-unreachable=<time>:: + Entries older than this time and are not reachable from + the current tip of the branch are pruned. Without the + option it is taken from configuration + `gc.reflogExpireUnreachable`, which in turn defaults to + 30 days. + +--all:: + Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs. + +Author +------ +Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite + diff --git a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt index 116dca4c0..b57a72bdd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rerere.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rerere.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-rerere - Reuse recorded resolve SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-rerere' [clear|diff|status] +'git-rerere' [clear|diff|status|gc] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ for resolutions. 'gc':: This command is used to prune records of conflicted merge that -occurred long time ago. +occurred long time ago. By default, conflicts older than 15 +days that you have not recorded their resolution, and conflicts +older than 60 days, are pruned. These are controlled with +`gc.rerereunresolved` and `gc.rerereresolved` configuration +variables. DISCUSSION diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 2a9e97dac..36b2126d8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ gitlink:git-cvsexportcommit[1]:: 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. @@ -224,6 +227,9 @@ gitlink:git-prune[1]:: 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. |