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diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt index 851518d531..be7db3048d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ merge:: any) into the current notes ref (called "local"). + If conflicts arise and a strategy for automatically resolving -conflicting notes (see the -s/--strategy option) is not given, +conflicting notes (see the "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" section) is not given, the "manual" resolver is used. This resolver checks out the conflicting notes in a special worktree (`.git/NOTES_MERGE_WORKTREE`), and instructs the user to manually resolve the conflicts there. @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ OPTIONS -c <object>:: --reedit-message=<object>:: - Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that + Like '-C', but with `-c` the editor is invoked, so that the user can further edit the note message. --allow-empty:: @@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ OPTIONS --ref <ref>:: Manipulate the notes tree in <ref>. This overrides - 'GIT_NOTES_REF' and the "core.notesRef" configuration. The ref - is taken to be in `refs/notes/` if it is not qualified. + `GIT_NOTES_REF` and the "core.notesRef" configuration. The ref + specifies the full refname when it begins with `refs/notes/`; when it + begins with `notes/`, `refs/` and otherwise `refs/notes/` is prefixed + to form a full name of the ref. --ignore-missing:: Do not consider it an error to request removing notes from an @@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ OPTIONS When merging notes, resolve notes conflicts using the given strategy. The following strategies are recognized: "manual" (default), "ours", "theirs", "union" and "cat_sort_uniq". + This option overrides the "notes.mergeStrategy" configuration setting. See the "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" section below for more information on each notes merge strategy. @@ -247,6 +250,9 @@ When done, the user can either finalize the merge with 'git notes merge --commit', or abort the merge with 'git notes merge --abort'. +Users may select an automated merge strategy from among the following using +either -s/--strategy option or configuring notes.mergeStrategy accordingly: + "ours" automatically resolves conflicting notes in favor of the local version (i.e. the current notes ref). @@ -310,13 +316,27 @@ core.notesRef:: This setting can be overridden through the environment and command line. +notes.mergeStrategy:: + Which merge strategy to choose by default when resolving notes + conflicts. Must be one of `manual`, `ours`, `theirs`, `union`, or + `cat_sort_uniq`. Defaults to `manual`. See "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" + section above for more information on each strategy. ++ +This setting can be overridden by passing the `--strategy` option. + +notes.<name>.mergeStrategy:: + Which merge strategy to choose when doing a notes merge into + refs/notes/<name>. This overrides the more general + "notes.mergeStrategy". See the "NOTES MERGE STRATEGIES" section above + for more information on each available strategy. + notes.displayRef:: Which ref (or refs, if a glob or specified more than once), in addition to the default set by `core.notesRef` or - 'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit + `GIT_NOTES_REF`, to read notes from when showing commit messages with the 'git log' family of commands. This setting can be overridden on the command line or by the - 'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF' environment variable. + `GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF` environment variable. See linkgit:git-log[1]. notes.rewrite.<command>:: @@ -325,13 +345,14 @@ notes.rewrite.<command>:: notes from the original to the rewritten commit. Defaults to `true`. See also "`notes.rewriteRef`" below. + -This setting can be overridden by the 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF' +This setting can be overridden by the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF` environment variable. notes.rewriteMode:: When copying notes during a rewrite, what to do if the target commit already has a note. Must be one of `overwrite`, - `concatenate`, and `ignore`. Defaults to `concatenate`. + `concatenate`, `cat_sort_uniq`, or `ignore`. Defaults to + `concatenate`. + This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE` environment variable. @@ -345,33 +366,33 @@ notes.rewriteRef:: Does not have a default value; you must configure this variable to enable note rewriting. + -Can be overridden with the 'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF' environment variable. +Can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF` environment variable. ENVIRONMENT ----------- -'GIT_NOTES_REF':: +`GIT_NOTES_REF`:: Which ref to manipulate notes from, instead of `refs/notes/commits`. This overrides the `core.notesRef` setting. -'GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF':: +`GIT_NOTES_DISPLAY_REF`:: Colon-delimited list of refs or globs indicating which refs, in addition to the default from `core.notesRef` or - 'GIT_NOTES_REF', to read notes from when showing commit + `GIT_NOTES_REF`, to read notes from when showing commit messages. This overrides the `notes.displayRef` setting. + A warning will be issued for refs that do not exist, but a glob that does not match any refs is silently ignored. -'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE':: +`GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_MODE`:: When copying notes during a rewrite, what to do if the target commit already has a note. - Must be one of `overwrite`, `concatenate`, and `ignore`. + Must be one of `overwrite`, `concatenate`, `cat_sort_uniq`, or `ignore`. This overrides the `core.rewriteMode` setting. -'GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF':: +`GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF`:: When rewriting commits, which notes to copy from the original to the rewritten commit. Must be a colon-delimited list of refs or globs. @@ -381,4 +402,4 @@ on the `notes.rewrite.<command>` and `notes.rewriteRef` settings. GIT --- -Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |