Merge branch 'js/config-rename'

* js/config-rename:
  git-config: document --rename-section, provide --remove-section

4 files changed, 74 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 6624484fe1..68de5881bd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 '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] [type] --rename-section old_name new_name
+'git-config' [--global] [type] --remove-section name
 'git-config' [--global] -l | --list
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -74,6 +76,12 @@ OPTIONS
 --global::
 	Use global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.
 
+--remove-section::
+	Remove the given section from the configuration file.
+
+--rename-section::
+	Rename the given section to a new name.
+
 --unset::
 	Remove the line matching the key from config file.
 
diff --git a/builtin-config.c b/builtin-config.c
index f1433a4ab6..dfa403b94b 100644
--- a/builtin-config.c
+++ b/builtin-config.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 
 static const char git_config_set_usage[] =
-"git-config [ --global ] [ --bool | --int ] [--get | --get-all | --get-regexp | --replace-all | --add | --unset | --unset-all] name [value [value_regex]] | --rename-section old_name new_name | --list";
+"git-config [ --global ] [ --bool | --int ] [--get | --get-all | --get-regexp | --replace-all | --add | --unset | --unset-all] name [value [value_regex]] | --rename-section old_name new_name | --remove-section name | --list";
 
 static char *key;
 static regex_t *key_regexp;
@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			}
 			return 0;
 		}
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "--remove-section")) {
+			int ret;
+			if (argc != 3)
+				usage(git_config_set_usage);
+			ret = git_config_rename_section(argv[2], NULL);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "No such section!\n");
+				return 1;
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
 		else
 			break;
 		argc--;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 8fc4f11f45..a3c7b772bc 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -861,9 +861,37 @@ write_err_out:
 
 }
 
+static int section_name_match (const char *buf, const char *name)
+{
+	int i = 0, j = 0, dot = 0;
+	for (; buf[i] && buf[i] != ']'; i++) {
+		if (!dot && isspace(buf[i])) {
+			dot = 1;
+			if (name[j++] != '.')
+				break;
+			for (i++; isspace(buf[i]); i++)
+				; /* do nothing */
+			if (buf[i] != '"')
+				break;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (buf[i] == '\\' && dot)
+			i++;
+		else if (buf[i] == '"' && dot) {
+			for (i++; isspace(buf[i]); i++)
+				; /* do_nothing */
+			break;
+		}
+		if (buf[i] != name[j++])
+			break;
+	}
+	return (buf[i] == ']' && name[j] == 0);
+}
+
+/* if new_name == NULL, the section is removed instead */
 int git_config_rename_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, remove = 0;
 	char *config_filename;
 	struct lock_file *lock = xcalloc(sizeof(struct lock_file), 1);
 	int out_fd;
@@ -894,31 +922,12 @@ int git_config_rename_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 			; /* do nothing */
 		if (buf[i] == '[') {
 			/* it's a section */
-			int j = 0, dot = 0;
-			for (i++; buf[i] && buf[i] != ']'; i++) {
-				if (!dot && isspace(buf[i])) {
-					dot = 1;
-					if (old_name[j++] != '.')
-						break;
-					for (i++; isspace(buf[i]); i++)
-						; /* do nothing */
-					if (buf[i] != '"')
-						break;
+			if (section_name_match (&buf[i+1], old_name)) {
+				ret++;
+				if (new_name == NULL) {
+					remove = 1;
 					continue;
 				}
-				if (buf[i] == '\\' && dot)
-					i++;
-				else if (buf[i] == '"' && dot) {
-					for (i++; isspace(buf[i]); i++)
-						; /* do_nothing */
-					break;
-				}
-				if (buf[i] != old_name[j++])
-					break;
-			}
-			if (buf[i] == ']' && old_name[j] == 0) {
-				/* old_name matches */
-				ret++;
 				store.baselen = strlen(new_name);
 				if (!store_write_section(out_fd, new_name)) {
 					ret = write_error();
@@ -926,7 +935,10 @@ int git_config_rename_section(const char *old_name, const char *new_name)
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
+			remove = 0;
 		}
+		if (remove)
+			continue;
 		length = strlen(buf);
 		if (write_in_full(out_fd, buf, length) != length) {
 			ret = write_error();
diff --git a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
index 49b5666b33..ee386cfbf3 100755
--- a/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-repo-config.sh
@@ -391,6 +391,22 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success "rename succeeded" "diff -u expect .git/config"
 
+cat >> .git/config << EOF
+  [branch "zwei"] a = 1 [branch "vier"]
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success "remove section" "git config --remove-section branch.zwei"
+
+cat > expect << EOF
+# Hallo
+	#Bello
+[branch "drei"]
+weird
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success "section was removed properly" \
+	"diff -u expect .git/config"
+
 test_expect_success numbers '
 
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