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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt index bf81b9734e..b1293f24bb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt @@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ repository. For example: ---- prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix) cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" -eval "set -- $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" "$@")" +# rev-parse provides the -- needed for 'set' +eval "set $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" -- "$@")" ---- --verify:: @@ -125,6 +126,12 @@ can be used. 'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option, the command input is still interpreted as usual. +--short[=length]:: + Same as `--verify` but shortens the object name to a unique + prefix with at least `length` characters. The minimum length + is 4, the default is the effective value of the `core.abbrev` + configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]). + --not:: When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have @@ -135,12 +142,6 @@ can be used. The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict abbreviation mode. ---short:: ---short=number:: - Instead of outputting the full SHA-1 values of object names try to - abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified - 7 is used. The minimum length is 4. - --symbolic:: Usually the object names are output in SHA-1 form (with possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a @@ -216,6 +217,13 @@ If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory is not detected to lie in a Git repository or work tree print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status. +--absolute-git-dir:: + Like `--git-dir`, but its output is always the canonicalized + absolute path. + +--git-common-dir:: + Show `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if defined, else `$GIT_DIR`. + --is-inside-git-dir:: When the current working directory is below the repository directory print "true", otherwise "false". @@ -233,6 +241,13 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status. repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path to the real repository is printed. +--git-path <path>:: + Resolve "$GIT_DIR/<path>" and takes other path relocation + variables such as $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY, + $GIT_INDEX_FILE... into account. For example, if + $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY is set to /foo/bar then "git rev-parse + --git-path objects/abc" returns /foo/bar/abc. + --show-cdup:: When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the path of the top-level directory relative to the current @@ -246,6 +261,12 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status. --show-toplevel:: Show the absolute path of the top-level directory. +--show-superproject-working-tree + Show the absolute path of the root of the superproject's + working tree (if exists) that uses the current repository as + its submodule. Outputs nothing if the current repository is + not used as a submodule by any project. + --shared-index-path:: Show the path to the shared index file in split index mode, or empty if not in split-index mode. @@ -301,8 +322,8 @@ Each line of options has this format: `<opt-spec>`:: its format is the short option character, then the long option name separated by a comma. Both parts are not required, though at least one - is necessary. `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are all three correct - `<opt-spec>`. + is necessary. May not contain any of the `<flags>` characters. + `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are examples of correct `<opt-spec>`. `<flags>`:: `<flags>` are of `*`, `=`, `?` or `!`. |