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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt index 52c353e674..4bbdd056da 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ OPTIONS Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Tells the option parser to echo out the first `--` met instead of skipping it. +--sq-quote:: + Use 'git-rev-parse' in shell quoting mode (see SQ-QUOTE + section below). In contrast to the `--sq` option below, this + mode does only quoting. Nothing else is done to command input. + --revs-only:: Do not output flags and parameters not meant for 'git-rev-list' command. @@ -64,7 +69,8 @@ OPTIONS properly quoted for consumption by shell. Useful when you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with - 'git-diff-\*'). + 'git-diff-\*'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option, + the command input is still interpreted as usual. --not:: When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and @@ -406,6 +412,33 @@ C? option C with an optional argument" eval `echo "$OPTS_SPEC" | git rev-parse --parseopt -- "$@" || echo exit $?` ------------ +SQ-QUOTE +-------- + +In `--sq-quote` mode, 'git-rev-parse' echoes on the standard output a +single line suitable for `sh(1)` `eval`. This line is made by +normalizing the arguments following `--sq-quote`. Nothing other than +quoting the arguments is done. + +If you want command input to still be interpreted as usual by +'git-rev-parse' before the output is shell quoted, see the `--sq` +option. + +Example +~~~~~~~ + +------------ +$ cat >your-git-script.sh <<\EOF +#!/bin/sh +args=$(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@") # quote user-supplied arguments +command="git frotz -n24 $args" # and use it inside a handcrafted + # command line +eval "$command" +EOF + +$ sh your-git-script.sh "a b'c" +------------ + EXAMPLES -------- |