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diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt index 41780a5aa9..dab9609013 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt @@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ $ git p4 clone //depot/path/project ------------ This: -1. Creates an empty Git repository in a subdirectory called 'project'. +1. Creates an empty Git repository in a subdirectory called 'project'. + -2. Imports the full contents of the head revision from the given p4 -depot path into a single commit in the Git branch 'refs/remotes/p4/master'. +2. Imports the full contents of the head revision from the given p4 + depot path into a single commit in the Git branch 'refs/remotes/p4/master'. + -3. Creates a local branch, 'master' from this remote and checks it out. +3. Creates a local branch, 'master' from this remote and checks it out. To reproduce the entire p4 history in Git, use the '@all' modifier on the depot path: @@ -174,21 +174,21 @@ $ git p4 submit --update-shelve 1234 --update-shelve 2345 Unshelve ~~~~~~~~ Unshelving will take a shelved P4 changelist, and produce the equivalent git commit -in the branch refs/remotes/p4/unshelved/<changelist>. +in the branch refs/remotes/p4-unshelved/<changelist>. The git commit is created relative to the current origin revision (HEAD by default). -If the shelved changelist's parent revisions differ, git-p4 will refuse to unshelve; -you need to be unshelving onto an equivalent tree. +A parent commit is created based on the origin, and then the unshelve commit is +created based on that. The origin revision can be changed with the "--origin" option. -If the target branch in refs/remotes/p4/unshelved already exists, the old one will +If the target branch in refs/remotes/p4-unshelved already exists, the old one will be renamed. ---- $ git p4 sync $ git p4 unshelve 12345 -$ git show refs/remotes/p4/unshelved/12345 +$ git show p4-unshelved/12345 <submit more changes via p4 to the same files> $ git p4 unshelve 12345 <refuses to unshelve until git is in sync with p4 again> @@ -374,14 +374,55 @@ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 submit' behavior. been submitted. Implies --disable-rebase. Can also be set with git-p4.disableP4Sync. Sync with origin/master still goes ahead if possible. -Hook for submit -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Hooks for submit +---------------- + +p4-pre-submit +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + The `p4-pre-submit` hook is executed if it exists and is executable. The hook takes no parameters and nothing from standard input. Exiting with non-zero status from this script prevents `git-p4 submit` from launching. +It can be bypassed with the `--no-verify` command line option. One usage scenario is to run unit tests in the hook. +p4-prepare-changelist +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The `p4-prepare-changelist` hook is executed right after preparing +the default changelist message and before the editor is started. +It takes one parameter, the name of the file that contains the +changelist text. Exiting with a non-zero status from the script +will abort the process. + +The purpose of the hook is to edit the message file in place, +and it is not supressed by the `--no-verify` option. This hook +is called even if `--prepare-p4-only` is set. + +p4-changelist +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The `p4-changelist` hook is executed after the changelist +message has been edited by the user. It can be bypassed with the +`--no-verify` option. It takes a single parameter, the name +of the file that holds the proposed changelist text. Exiting +with a non-zero status causes the command to abort. + +The hook is allowed to edit the changelist file and can be used +to normalize the text into some project standard format. It can +also be used to refuse the Submit after inspect the message file. + +p4-post-changelist +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The `p4-post-changelist` hook is invoked after the submit has +successfully occured in P4. It takes no parameters and is meant +primarily for notification and cannot affect the outcome of the +git p4 submit action. + + + Rebase options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 rebase' behavior. |