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+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git for-each-ref' [--count=<count>] [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl]
[(--sort=<key>)...] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...]
- [--points-at <object>] [(--merged | --no-merged) [<object>]]
- [--contains [<object>]]
+ [--points-at=<object>]
+ (--merged[=<object>] | --no-merged[=<object>])
+ [--contains[=<object>]] [--no-contains[=<object>]]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -25,35 +26,41 @@ host language allowing their direct evaluation in that language.
OPTIONS
-------
-<count>::
+<pattern>...::
+ If one or more patterns are given, only refs are shown that
+ match against at least one pattern, either using fnmatch(3) or
+ literally, in the latter case matching completely or from the
+ beginning up to a slash.
+
+--count=<count>::
By default the command shows all refs that match
`<pattern>`. This option makes it stop after showing
that many refs.
-<key>::
+--sort=<key>::
A field name to sort on. Prefix `-` to sort in
descending order of the value. When unspecified,
`refname` is used. You may use the --sort=<key> option
multiple times, in which case the last key becomes the primary
key.
-<format>::
- A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the
- object pointed at by a ref being shown. If `fieldname`
+--format=<format>::
+ A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a ref being shown
+ and the object it points at. If `fieldname`
is prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) and the ref points
- at a tag object, the value for the field in the object
- tag refers is used. When unspecified, defaults to
+ at a tag object, use the value for the field in the object
+ which the tag object refers to (instead of the field in the tag object).
+ When unspecified, `<format>` defaults to
`%(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) TAB %(refname)`.
It also interpolates `%%` to `%`, and `%xx` where `xx`
are hex digits interpolates to character with hex code
`xx`; for example `%00` interpolates to `\0` (NUL),
`%09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%0a` to `\n` (LF).
-<pattern>...::
- If one or more patterns are given, only refs are shown that
- match against at least one pattern, either using fnmatch(3) or
- literally, in the latter case matching completely or from the
- beginning up to a slash.
+--color[=<when>]:
+ Respect any colors specified in the `--format` option. The
+ `<when>` field must be one of `always`, `never`, or `auto` (if
+ `<when>` is absent, behave as if `always` was given).
--shell::
--perl::
@@ -64,21 +71,27 @@ OPTIONS
the specified host language. This is meant to produce
a scriptlet that can directly be `eval`ed.
---points-at <object>::
+--points-at=<object>::
Only list refs which points at the given object.
---merged [<object>]::
+--merged[=<object>]::
Only list refs whose tips are reachable from the
- specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified),
+ incompatible with `--no-merged`.
---no-merged [<object>]::
+--no-merged[=<object>]::
Only list refs whose tips are not reachable from the
- specified commit (HEAD if not specified).
+ specified commit (HEAD if not specified),
+ incompatible with `--merged`.
---contains [<object>]::
+--contains[=<object>]::
Only list refs which contain the specified commit (HEAD if not
specified).
+--no-contains[=<object>]::
+ Only list refs which don't contain the specified commit (HEAD
+ if not specified).
+
--ignore-case::
Sorting and filtering refs are case insensitive.
@@ -95,11 +108,20 @@ refname::
The name of the ref (the part after $GIT_DIR/).
For a non-ambiguous short name of the ref append `:short`.
The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
- abbreviation mode. If `strip=<N>` is appended, strips `<N>`
- slash-separated path components from the front of the refname
- (e.g., `%(refname:strip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `foo`.
- `<N>` must be a positive integer. If a displayed ref has fewer
- components than `<N>`, the command aborts with an error.
+ abbreviation mode. If `lstrip=<N>` (`rstrip=<N>`) is appended, strips `<N>`
+ slash-separated path components from the front (back) of the refname
+ (e.g. `%(refname:lstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `foo` and
+ `%(refname:rstrip=2)` turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`).
+ If `<N>` is a negative number, strip as many path components as
+ necessary from the specified end to leave `-<N>` path components
+ (e.g. `%(refname:lstrip=-2)` turns
+ `refs/tags/foo` into `tags/foo` and `%(refname:rstrip=-1)`
+ turns `refs/tags/foo` into `refs`). When the ref does not have
+ enough components, the result becomes an empty string if
+ stripping with positive <N>, or it becomes the full refname if
+ stripping with negative <N>. Neither is an error.
++
+`strip` can be used as a synomym to `lstrip`.
objecttype::
The type of the object (`blob`, `tree`, `commit`, `tag`).
@@ -110,29 +132,48 @@ objectsize::
objectname::
The object name (aka SHA-1).
For a non-ambiguous abbreviation of the object name append `:short`.
+ For an abbreviation of the object name with desired length append
+ `:short=<length>`, where the minimum length is MINIMUM_ABBREV. The
+ length may be exceeded to ensure unique object names.
upstream::
The name of a local ref which can be considered ``upstream''
- from the displayed ref. Respects `:short` in the same way as
- `refname` above. Additionally respects `:track` to show
- "[ahead N, behind M]" and `:trackshort` to show the terse
- version: ">" (ahead), "<" (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind),
- or "=" (in sync). Has no effect if the ref does not have
- tracking information associated with it.
+ from the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip` and
+ `:rstrip` in the same way as `refname` above. Additionally
+ respects `:track` to show "[ahead N, behind M]" and
+ `:trackshort` to show the terse version: ">" (ahead), "<"
+ (behind), "<>" (ahead and behind), or "=" (in sync). `:track`
+ also prints "[gone]" whenever unknown upstream ref is
+ encountered. Append `:track,nobracket` to show tracking
+ information without brackets (i.e "ahead N, behind M").
++
+For any remote-tracking branch `%(upstream)`, `%(upstream:remotename)`
+and `%(upstream:remoteref)` refer to the name of the remote and the
+name of the tracked remote ref, respectively. In other words, the
+remote-tracking branch can be updated explicitly and individually by
+using the refspec `%(upstream:remoteref):%(upstream)` to fetch from
+`%(upstream:remotename)`.
++
+Has no effect if the ref does not have tracking information associated
+with it. All the options apart from `nobracket` are mutually exclusive,
+but if used together the last option is selected.
push::
- The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}` location
- for the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:track`, and
- `:trackshort` options as `upstream` does. Produces an empty
- string if no `@{push}` ref is configured.
+ The name of a local ref which represents the `@{push}`
+ location for the displayed ref. Respects `:short`, `:lstrip`,
+ `:rstrip`, `:track`, `:trackshort`, `:remotename`, and `:remoteref`
+ options as `upstream` does. Produces an empty string if no `@{push}`
+ ref is configured.
HEAD::
'*' if HEAD matches current ref (the checked out branch), ' '
otherwise.
color::
- Change output color. Followed by `:<colorname>`, where names
- are described in `color.branch.*`.
+ Change output color. Followed by `:<colorname>`, where color
+ names are described under Values in the "CONFIGURATION FILE"
+ section of linkgit:git-config[1]. For example,
+ `%(color:bold red)`.
align::
Left-, middle-, or right-align the content between
@@ -149,6 +190,25 @@ align::
quoted, but if nested then only the topmost level performs
quoting.
+if::
+ Used as %(if)...%(then)...%(end) or
+ %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end). If there is an atom with
+ value or string literal after the %(if) then everything after
+ the %(then) is printed, else if the %(else) atom is used, then
+ everything after %(else) is printed. We ignore space when
+ evaluating the string before %(then), this is useful when we
+ use the %(HEAD) atom which prints either "*" or " " and we
+ want to apply the 'if' condition only on the 'HEAD' ref.
+ Append ":equals=<string>" or ":notequals=<string>" to compare
+ the value between the %(if:...) and %(then) atoms with the
+ given string.
+
+symref::
+ The ref which the given symbolic ref refers to. If not a
+ symbolic ref, nothing is printed. Respects the `:short`,
+ `:lstrip` and `:rstrip` options in the same way as `refname`
+ above.
+
In addition to the above, for commit and tag objects, the header
field names (`tree`, `parent`, `object`, `type`, and `tag`) can
be used to specify the value in the header field.
@@ -165,11 +225,15 @@ and `date` to extract the named component.
The complete message in a commit and tag object is `contents`.
Its first line is `contents:subject`, where subject is the concatenation
of all lines of the commit message up to the first blank line. The next
-line is 'contents:body', where body is all of the lines after the first
+line is `contents:body`, where body is all of the lines after the first
blank line. The optional GPG signature is `contents:signature`. The
first `N` lines of the message is obtained using `contents:lines=N`.
Additionally, the trailers as interpreted by linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]
-are obtained as 'contents:trailers'.
+are obtained as `trailers` (or by using the historical alias
+`contents:trailers`). Non-trailer lines from the trailer block can be omitted
+with `trailers:only`. Whitespace-continuations can be removed from trailers so
+that each trailer appears on a line by itself with its full content with
+`trailers:unfold`. Both can be used together as `trailers:unfold,only`.
For sorting purposes, fields with numeric values sort in numeric order
(`objectsize`, `authordate`, `committerdate`, `creatordate`, `taggerdate`).
@@ -186,6 +250,14 @@ As a special case for the date-type fields, you may specify a format for
the date by adding `:` followed by date format name (see the
values the `--date` option to linkgit:git-rev-list[1] takes).
+Some atoms like %(align) and %(if) always require a matching %(end).
+We call them "opening atoms" and sometimes denote them as %($open).
+
+When a scripting language specific quoting is in effect, everything
+between a top-level opening atom and its matching %(end) is evaluated
+according to the semantics of the opening atom and only its result
+from the top-level is quoted.
+
EXAMPLES
--------
@@ -273,6 +345,22 @@ eval=`git for-each-ref --shell --format="$fmt" \
eval "$eval"
------------
+
+An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(else)...%(end).
+This prefixes the current branch with a star.
+
+------------
+git for-each-ref --format="%(if)%(HEAD)%(then)* %(else) %(end)%(refname:short)" refs/heads/
+------------
+
+
+An example to show the usage of %(if)...%(then)...%(end).
+This prints the authorname, if present.
+
+------------
+git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
+------------
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-show-ref[1]