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diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt index ed827902fc..cf3a9fd27e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ subsequent 'sync' operations. + This example imports a new remote "p4/proj2" into an existing git repository: ++ ---- $ git init $ git p4 sync --branch=refs/remotes/p4/proj2 //depot/proj2 @@ -318,6 +319,11 @@ around whitespace. Of the possible wildcards, git-p4 only handles '...', and only when it is at the end of the path. Git-p4 will complain if it encounters an unhandled wildcard. +Bugs in the implementation of overlap mappings exist. If multiple depot +paths map through overlays to the same location in the repository, +git-p4 can choose the wrong one. This is hard to solve without +dedicating a client spec just for git-p4. + The name of the client can be given to git-p4 in multiple ways. The variable 'git-p4.client' takes precedence if it exists. Otherwise, normal p4 mechanisms of determining the client are used: environment @@ -429,6 +435,7 @@ git-p4.branchList:: enabled. Each entry should be a pair of branch names separated by a colon (:). This example declares that both branchA and branchB were created from main: ++ ------------- git config git-p4.branchList main:branchA git config --add git-p4.branchList main:branchB @@ -482,6 +489,11 @@ git-p4.skipUserNameCheck:: user map, 'git p4' exits. This option can be used to force submission regardless. +git-p4.attemptRCSCleanup:: + If enabled, 'git p4 submit' will attempt to cleanup RCS keywords + ($Header$, etc). These would otherwise cause merge conflicts and prevent + the submit going ahead. This option should be considered experimental at + present. IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS ---------------------- |