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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 5fd5953e29..504e1b1187 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ git - the stupid content tracker SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path] - [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] - [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE] - [--help] COMMAND [ARGS] +'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] + [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] + [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] + [-c <name>=<value>] + [--help] <command> [<args>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ also want to read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. See the link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth introduction. -The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias +The '<command>' is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]). Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git @@ -43,125 +44,213 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: -* link:v1.6.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4] +* link:v1.7.5.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5.3] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.6.4.txt[1.6.4]. + link:RelNotes/1.7.5.3.txt[1.7.5.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.5.2.txt[1.7.5.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.5.1.txt[1.7.5.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.5.txt[1.7.5]. + +* link:v1.7.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.4.5] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.5.txt[1.7.4.5], + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.4.txt[1.7.4.4], + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.3.txt[1.7.4.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt[1.7.4.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.1.txt[1.7.4.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.4.txt[1.7.4]. + +* link:v1.7.3.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.5] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.5.txt[1.7.3.5], + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.4.txt[1.7.3.4], + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.3.txt[1.7.3.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt[1.7.3.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt[1.7.3.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3]. + +* link:v1.7.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.5] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.5.txt[1.7.2.5], + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.4.txt[1.7.2.4], + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.3.txt[1.7.2.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.2.txt[1.7.2.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.1.txt[1.7.2.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.2.txt[1.7.2]. + +* link:v1.7.1.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.4] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.7.1.4.txt[1.7.1.4], + link:RelNotes/1.7.1.3.txt[1.7.1.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.1.2.txt[1.7.1.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.1.1.txt[1.7.1.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.1.txt[1.7.1]. + +* link:v1.7.0.9/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.9] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.9.txt[1.7.0.9], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.8.txt[1.7.0.8], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.7.txt[1.7.0.7], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.2.txt[1.7.0.2], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.1.txt[1.7.0.1], + link:RelNotes/1.7.0.txt[1.7.0]. + +* link:v1.6.6.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.6.3] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.6.6.3.txt[1.6.6.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.6.2.txt[1.6.6.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.6.1.txt[1.6.6.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.6.txt[1.6.6]. + +* link:v1.6.5.9/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.5.9] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.9.txt[1.6.5.9], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.8.txt[1.6.5.8], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.7.txt[1.6.5.7], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.6.txt[1.6.5.6], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.5.txt[1.6.5.5], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.4.txt[1.6.5.4], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.3.txt[1.6.5.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.2.txt[1.6.5.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.1.txt[1.6.5.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.5.txt[1.6.5]. + +* link:v1.6.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4.5] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.5.txt[1.6.4.5], + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.4.txt[1.6.4.4], + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.3.txt[1.6.4.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.2.txt[1.6.4.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.1.txt[1.6.4.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.4.txt[1.6.4]. * link:v1.6.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.3.4] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.6.3.4.txt[1.6.3.4], - link:RelNotes-1.6.3.3.txt[1.6.3.3], - link:RelNotes-1.6.3.2.txt[1.6.3.2], - link:RelNotes-1.6.3.1.txt[1.6.3.1], - link:RelNotes-1.6.3.txt[1.6.3]. + link:RelNotes/1.6.3.4.txt[1.6.3.4], + link:RelNotes/1.6.3.3.txt[1.6.3.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.3.2.txt[1.6.3.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.3.1.txt[1.6.3.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.3.txt[1.6.3]. * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.5.txt[1.6.2.5], - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.4.txt[1.6.2.4], - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.3.txt[1.6.2.3], - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.2.txt[1.6.2.2], - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.1.txt[1.6.2.1], - link:RelNotes-1.6.2.txt[1.6.2]. + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.5.txt[1.6.2.5], + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.4.txt[1.6.2.4], + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.3.txt[1.6.2.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.2.txt[1.6.2.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.1.txt[1.6.2.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.2.txt[1.6.2]. * link:v1.6.1.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.1.3] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.6.1.3.txt[1.6.1.3], - link:RelNotes-1.6.1.2.txt[1.6.1.2], - link:RelNotes-1.6.1.1.txt[1.6.1.1], - link:RelNotes-1.6.1.txt[1.6.1]. + link:RelNotes/1.6.1.3.txt[1.6.1.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.1.2.txt[1.6.1.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.1.1.txt[1.6.1.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.1.txt[1.6.1]. * link:v1.6.0.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.0.6] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.6.txt[1.6.0.6], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.5.txt[1.6.0.5], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.4.txt[1.6.0.4], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.3.txt[1.6.0.3], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.2.txt[1.6.0.2], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.1.txt[1.6.0.1], - link:RelNotes-1.6.0.txt[1.6.0]. + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.6.txt[1.6.0.6], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.5.txt[1.6.0.5], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.4.txt[1.6.0.4], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt[1.6.0.3], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.2.txt[1.6.0.2], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.1.txt[1.6.0.1], + link:RelNotes/1.6.0.txt[1.6.0]. * link:v1.5.6.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.6] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.6.txt[1.5.6.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.5.txt[1.5.6.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.4.txt[1.5.6.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.3.txt[1.5.6.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.6.txt[1.5.6]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.6.txt[1.5.6.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.5.txt[1.5.6.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.4.txt[1.5.6.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.3.txt[1.5.6.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.6.txt[1.5.6]. * link:v1.5.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.6] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.6.txt[1.5.5.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.5.txt[1.5.5.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.4.txt[1.5.5.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.3.txt[1.5.5.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.2.txt[1.5.5.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.5.txt[1.5.5]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.6.txt[1.5.5.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.5.txt[1.5.5.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.4.txt[1.5.5.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.3.txt[1.5.5.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.2.txt[1.5.5.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.5.txt[1.5.5]. * link:v1.5.4.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.7] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.7.txt[1.5.4.7], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.6.txt[1.5.4.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.4.txt[1.5.4]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.7.txt[1.5.4.7], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.6.txt[1.5.4.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.4.txt[1.5.4]. * link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7] * release notes for - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], - link:RelNotes-1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], + link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4], link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3], @@ -188,7 +277,13 @@ displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git help ...`. ---exec-path:: +-c <name>=<value>:: + Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value + given will override values from configuration files. + The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by + 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). + +--exec-path[=<path>]:: Path to wherever your core git programs are installed. This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print @@ -200,7 +295,10 @@ help ...`. -p:: --paginate:: - Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER). + Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard + output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>` + configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section + below). --no-pager:: Do not pipe git output into a pager. @@ -211,23 +309,22 @@ help ...`. path or relative path to current working directory. --work-tree=<path>:: - Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be - used in combination with repositories found automatically in - a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). + Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path + or a path relative to the current working directory. This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE environment variable and the core.worktree configuration - variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to - the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR. - Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of - --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified, - the current working directory is regarded as the top directory - of your working tree. + variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a + more detailed discussion). --bare:: Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR environment is not set, it is set to the current working directory. +--no-replace-objects:: + Do not use replacement refs to replace git objects. See + linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. + FURTHER DOCUMENTATION --------------------- @@ -327,7 +424,7 @@ Synching repositories include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] -The following are helper programs used by the above; end users +The following are helper commands used by the above; end users typically do not use them directly. include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] @@ -368,7 +465,8 @@ people. Here is an example: ------------ Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust -their operation accordingly. +their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a +list. Identifier Terminology @@ -423,7 +521,7 @@ HEAD:: (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`). For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see -"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. +"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. File/Directory Structure @@ -490,6 +588,16 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc. a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment. (Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.) +'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: + When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository + directory, git tries to find such a directory in the parent + directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it + does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable + can be set to true to tell git not to stop at filesystem + boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect + an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the + command line. + git Commits ~~~~~~~~~~~ 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: @@ -523,7 +631,6 @@ where: contents of <old|new>, <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA1 hashes, <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. - + The file parameters can point at the user's working file (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` @@ -548,8 +655,8 @@ other linkgit:git-config[1]. 'GIT_SSH':: - If this environment variable is set then 'git-fetch' - and 'git-push' will use this command instead + If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' + and 'git push' will use this command instead of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the @@ -563,10 +670,17 @@ Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation for further details. +'GIT_ASKPASS':: + If this environment variable is set, then git commands which need to + acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) + will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument + and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' + option in linkgit:git-config[1]. + 'GIT_FLUSH':: If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such - as 'git-blame' (in incremental mode), 'git-rev-list', 'git-log', - and 'git-whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream + as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', + and 'git whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is @@ -642,16 +756,19 @@ unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress. Authors ------- -* git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>. -* The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>. -* The git potty was written by Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>. -* General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. - -Documentation +Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio +C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the git mailing list +<git@vger.kernel.org>. For a more complete list of contributors, see +http://git-scm.com/about. If you have a clone of git.git itself, the +output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you +the authors for specific parts of the project. + +Reporting Bugs -------------- -The documentation for git suite was started by David Greaves -<david@dgreaves.com>, and later enhanced greatly by the -contributors on the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the +development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be +subscribed to the list to send a message there. SEE ALSO -------- |