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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt index 2b126c0a77..d068a65377 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt @@ -24,9 +24,23 @@ distinguish between them. OPTIONS ------- + +Operation Modes +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Each of these options must appear first on the command line. + --parseopt:: Use 'git rev-parse' in option parsing mode (see PARSEOPT section below). +--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. + +Options for --parseopt +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + --keep-dashdash:: Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Tells the option parser to echo out the first `--` met instead of skipping it. @@ -36,10 +50,8 @@ OPTIONS the first non-option argument. This can be used to parse sub-commands that take options themselves. ---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. +Options for Filtering +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --revs-only:: Do not output flags and parameters not meant for @@ -55,6 +67,9 @@ OPTIONS --no-flags:: Do not output flag parameters. +Options for Output +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + --default <arg>:: If there is no parameter given by the user, use `<arg>` instead. @@ -110,6 +125,17 @@ can be used. strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have one. +--abbrev-ref[=(strict|loose)]:: + A non-ambiguous short name of the objects name. + The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict + abbreviation mode. + +--short:: +--short=number:: + Instead of outputting the full SHA-1 values of object names try to + abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified + 7 is used. The minimum length is 4. + --symbolic:: Usually the object names are output in SHA-1 form (with possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a @@ -123,16 +149,8 @@ can be used. unfortunately named tag "master"), and show them as full refnames (e.g. "refs/heads/master"). ---abbrev-ref[=(strict|loose)]:: - A non-ambiguous short name of the objects name. - The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict - abbreviation mode. - ---disambiguate=<prefix>:: - Show every object whose name begins with the given prefix. - The <prefix> must be at least 4 hexadecimal digits long to - avoid listing each and every object in the repository by - mistake. +Options for Objects +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --all:: Show all refs found in `refs/`. @@ -155,18 +173,20 @@ shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`, character (`?`, `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/*`. ---show-toplevel:: - Show the absolute path of the top-level directory. +--disambiguate=<prefix>:: + Show every object whose name begins with the given prefix. + The <prefix> must be at least 4 hexadecimal digits long to + avoid listing each and every object in the repository by + mistake. ---show-prefix:: - When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the - path of the current directory relative to the top-level - directory. +Options for Files +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---show-cdup:: - When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the - path of the top-level directory relative to the current - directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string). +--local-env-vars:: + List the GIT_* environment variables that are local to the + repository (e.g. GIT_DIR or GIT_WORK_TREE, but not GIT_EDITOR). + Only the names of the variables are listed, not their value, + even if they are set. --git-dir:: Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined. Otherwise show the path to @@ -188,17 +208,27 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status. --is-bare-repository:: When the repository is bare print "true", otherwise "false". ---local-env-vars:: - List the GIT_* environment variables that are local to the - repository (e.g. GIT_DIR or GIT_WORK_TREE, but not GIT_EDITOR). - Only the names of the variables are listed, not their value, - even if they are set. +--resolve-git-dir <path>:: + Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that + points at a valid repository, and print the location of the + repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path + to the real repository is printed. ---short:: ---short=number:: - Instead of outputting the full SHA-1 values of object names try to - abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified - 7 is used. The minimum length is 4. +--show-cdup:: + When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the + path of the top-level directory relative to the current + directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string). + +--show-prefix:: + When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the + path of the current directory relative to the top-level + directory. + +--show-toplevel:: + Show the absolute path of the top-level directory. + +Other Options +~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --since=datestring:: --after=datestring:: @@ -213,12 +243,6 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status. <args>...:: Flags and parameters to be parsed. ---resolve-git-dir <path>:: - Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that - points at a valid repository, and print the location of the - repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path - to the real repository is printed. - include::revisions.txt[] |