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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 2664b52725..274d816b43 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git - the stupid content tracker SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git' [--version] [--help] [-c <name>=<value>] +'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path] [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>] @@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: +* link:v1.8.5.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.5.3] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.8.5.3.txt[1.8.5.3], + link:RelNotes/1.8.5.2.txt[1.8.5.2], + link:RelNotes/1.8.5.1.txt[1.8.5.1], + link:RelNotes/1.8.5.txt[1.8.5]. + +* link:v1.8.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.4.5] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.5.txt[1.8.4.5], + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.4.txt[1.8.4.4], + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.3.txt[1.8.4.3], + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.2.txt[1.8.4.2], + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.1.txt[1.8.4.1], + link:RelNotes/1.8.4.txt[1.8.4]. + * link:v1.8.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.3.4] * release notes for @@ -55,9 +73,9 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here: * link:v1.8.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.2.3] * release notes for - link:RelNotes/1.8.2.3.txt[1.8.2.3]. - link:RelNotes/1.8.2.2.txt[1.8.2.2]. - link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1]. + link:RelNotes/1.8.2.3.txt[1.8.2.3], + link:RelNotes/1.8.2.2.txt[1.8.2.2], + link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1], link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2]. * link:v1.8.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.6] @@ -390,6 +408,20 @@ displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git help ...`. +-C <path>:: + Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working + directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent + non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C + <path>`. ++ +This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and +`--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be +made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For +example the following invocations are equivalent: + + git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status + git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status + -c <name>=<value>:: Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value given will override values from configuration files. @@ -452,10 +484,25 @@ help ...`. linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. --literal-pathspecs:: - Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is - equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment + Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic). + This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. +--glob-pathspecs:: + Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting + the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling + globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec + magic ":(literal)" + +--noglob-pathspecs:: + Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting + the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling + globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec + magic ":(glob)" + +--icase-pathspecs:: + Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting + the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. GIT COMMANDS ------------ @@ -761,6 +808,15 @@ temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. + For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 parameter, <path>. ++ +For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables, +'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set. + +'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER':: + A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path. + +'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL':: + The total number of paths. other ~~~~~ @@ -818,8 +874,9 @@ for further details. '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 - after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this + 'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will + force a flush of the output stream after each 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 not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing @@ -839,6 +896,19 @@ for further details. as a file path and will try to write the trace messages into it. +'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS':: + If this variable is set to a path, a file will be created at + the given path logging all accesses to any packs. For each + access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is + recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some + pack-related performance problems. + +'GIT_TRACE_PACKET':: + If this variable is set, it shows a trace of all packets + coming in or out of a given program. This can help with + debugging object negotiation or other protocol issues. Tracing + is turned off at a packet starting with "PACK". + GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, @@ -848,6 +918,28 @@ GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). +GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS:: + Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all + pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic). + +GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS:: + Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all + pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic). + +GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS:: + Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all + pathspecs as case-insensitive. + +'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION':: + When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep + track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is + typically the name of the high-level command that updated + the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref. + A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action + helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this + variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the + end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog. + Discussion[[Discussion]] ------------------------ |