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| author |  brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> | 2020-05-13 00:53:42 +0000 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2020-05-13 18:14:08 -0700 |
| commit | b8615c3c63246ae4340239fbad2e6b64cbeb0fa5 (patch) | |
| tree | 475620143232d1f549a399d2634d374a4751c046 /Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt | |
| parent | t1050: match object ID paths in a hash-insensitive way (diff) | |
| download | tgif-b8615c3c63246ae4340239fbad2e6b64cbeb0fa5.tar.xz | |
Documentation: document v1 protocol object-format capability
Document a capability that indicates which hash algorithms are in use by
both sides of a remote connection. Use the term "object-format", since
this is the term used for the repository extension as well.
Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt index 2b267c0da6..36ccd14f97 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-capabilities.txt @@ -176,6 +176,21 @@ agent strings are purely informative for statistics and debugging purposes, and MUST NOT be used to programmatically assume the presence or absence of particular features. +object-format +------------- + +This capability, which takes a hash algorithm as an argument, indicates +that the server supports the given hash algorithms. It may be sent +multiple times; if so, the first one given is the one used in the ref +advertisement. + +When provided by the client, this indicates that it intends to use the +given hash algorithm to communicate. The algorithm provided must be one +that the server supports. + +If this capability is not provided, it is assumed that the only +supported algorithm is SHA-1. + symref ------ |