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diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt index aee7e4a8c9..92b01ec25d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-bundle - Move objects and refs by archive SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git bundle' create <file> <git-rev-list args> +'git bundle' create <file> <git-rev-list-args> 'git bundle' verify <file> -'git bundle' list-heads <file> [refname...] -'git bundle' unbundle <file> [refname...] +'git bundle' list-heads <file> [<refname>...] +'git bundle' unbundle <file> [<refname>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Some workflows require that one or more branches of development on one machine be replicated on another machine, but the two machines cannot be directly connected, and therefore the interactive git protocols (git, ssh, rsync, http) cannot be used. This command provides support for -'git-fetch' and 'git-pull' to operate by packaging objects and references +'git fetch' and 'git pull' to operate by packaging objects and references in an archive at the originating machine, then importing those into -another repository using 'git-fetch' and 'git-pull' -after moving the archive by some means (i.e., by sneakernet). As no +another repository using 'git fetch' and 'git pull' +after moving the archive by some means (e.g., by sneakernet). As no direct connection between the repositories exists, the user must specify a basis for the bundle that is held by the destination repository: the bundle assumes that all objects in the basis are already in the @@ -34,57 +34,58 @@ OPTIONS ------- create <file>:: - Used to create a bundle named 'file'. This requires the - 'git-rev-list' arguments to define the bundle contents. + Used to create a bundle named 'file'. This requires the + 'git-rev-list-args' arguments to define the bundle contents. verify <file>:: - Used to check that a bundle file is valid and will apply - cleanly to the current repository. This includes checks on the - bundle format itself as well as checking that the prerequisite - commits exist and are fully linked in the current repository. - 'git-bundle' prints a list of missing commits, if any, and exits - with a non-zero status. + Used to check that a bundle file is valid and will apply + cleanly to the current repository. This includes checks on the + bundle format itself as well as checking that the prerequisite + commits exist and are fully linked in the current repository. + 'git bundle' prints a list of missing commits, if any, and exits + with a non-zero status. list-heads <file>:: - Lists the references defined in the bundle. If followed by a - list of references, only references matching those given are - printed out. + Lists the references defined in the bundle. If followed by a + list of references, only references matching those given are + printed out. unbundle <file>:: - Passes the objects in the bundle to 'git-index-pack' - for storage in the repository, then prints the names of all - defined references. If a list of references is given, only - references matching those in the list are printed. This command is - really plumbing, intended to be called only by 'git-fetch'. - -[git-rev-list-args...]:: - A list of arguments, acceptable to 'git-rev-parse' and - 'git-rev-list', that specifies the specific objects and references - to transport. For example, `master\~10..master` causes the - current master reference to be packaged along with all objects - added since its 10th ancestor commit. There is no explicit - limit to the number of references and objects that may be - packaged. - - -[refname...]:: - A list of references used to limit the references reported as - available. This is principally of use to 'git-fetch', which - expects to receive only those references asked for and not - necessarily everything in the pack (in this case, 'git-bundle' acts - like 'git-fetch-pack'). + Passes the objects in the bundle to 'git index-pack' + for storage in the repository, then prints the names of all + defined references. If a list of references is given, only + references matching those in the list are printed. This command is + really plumbing, intended to be called only by 'git fetch'. + +<git-rev-list-args>:: + A list of arguments, acceptable to 'git rev-parse' and + 'git rev-list' (and containing a named ref, see SPECIFYING REFERENCES + below), that specifies the specific objects and references + to transport. For example, `master{tilde}10..master` causes the + current master reference to be packaged along with all objects + added since its 10th ancestor commit. There is no explicit + limit to the number of references and objects that may be + packaged. + + +[<refname>...]:: + A list of references used to limit the references reported as + available. This is principally of use to 'git fetch', which + expects to receive only those references asked for and not + necessarily everything in the pack (in this case, 'git bundle' acts + like 'git fetch-pack'). SPECIFYING REFERENCES --------------------- -'git-bundle' will only package references that are shown by -'git-show-ref': this includes heads, tags, and remote heads. References -such as `master\~1` cannot be packaged, but are perfectly suitable for +'git bundle' will only package references that are shown by +'git show-ref': this includes heads, tags, and remote heads. References +such as `master{tilde}1` cannot be packaged, but are perfectly suitable for defining the basis. More than one reference may be packaged, and more than one basis can be specified. The objects packaged are those not contained in the union of the given bases. Each basis can be -specified explicitly (e.g. `^master\~10`), or implicitly (e.g. -`master\~10..master`, `--since=10.days.ago master`). +specified explicitly (e.g. `^master{tilde}10`), or implicitly (e.g. +`master{tilde}10..master`, `--since=10.days.ago master`). It is very important that the basis used be held by the destination. It is okay to err on the side of caution, causing the bundle file @@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ machineB$ git pull If you know up to what commit the intended recipient repository should have the necessary objects, you can use that knowledge to specify the basis, giving a cut-off point to limit the revisions and objects that go -in the resulting bundle. The previous example used lastR2bundle tag +in the resulting bundle. The previous example used the lastR2bundle tag for this purpose, but you can use any other options that you would give to the linkgit:git-log[1] command. Here are more examples: @@ -194,16 +195,12 @@ references when fetching: $ git fetch mybundle master:localRef ---------------- -You can also see what references it offers. +You can also see what references it offers: ---------------- $ git ls-remote mybundle ---------------- -Author ------- -Written by Mark Levedahl <mdl123@verizon.net> - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |