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diff --git a/Documentation/giteveryday.txt b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7be6e64846 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt @@ -0,0 +1,455 @@ +giteveryday(7) +=============== + +NAME +---- +giteveryday - A useful minimum set of commands for Everyday Git + +SYNOPSIS +-------- + +Everyday Git With 20 Commands Or So + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +Git users can broadly be grouped into four categories for the purposes of +describing here a small set of useful command for everyday Git. + +* <<STANDALONE,Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are essential + for anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who works alone. + +* If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in + the <<PARTICIPANT,Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well. + +* People who play the <<INTEGRATOR,Integrator>> role need to learn some + more commands in addition to the above. + +* <<ADMINISTRATION,Repository Administration>> commands are for system + administrators who are responsible for the care and feeding + of Git repositories. + + +Individual Developer (Standalone)[[STANDALONE]] +----------------------------------------------- + +A standalone individual developer does not exchange patches with +other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the +following commands. + + * linkgit:git-init[1] to create a new repository. + + * linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened. + + * linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-branch[1] to switch + branches. + + * linkgit:git-add[1] to manage the index file. + + * linkgit:git-diff[1] and linkgit:git-status[1] to see what + you are in the middle of doing. + + * linkgit:git-commit[1] to advance the current branch. + + * linkgit:git-reset[1] and linkgit:git-checkout[1] (with + pathname parameters) to undo changes. + + * linkgit:git-merge[1] to merge between local branches. + + * linkgit:git-rebase[1] to maintain topic branches. + + * linkgit:git-tag[1] to mark a known point. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository.:: ++ +------------ +$ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz +$ cd frotz +$ git init +$ git add . <1> +$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree." +$ git tag v2.43 <2> +------------ ++ +<1> add everything under the current directory. +<2> make a lightweight, unannotated tag. + +Create a topic branch and develop.:: ++ +------------ +$ git checkout -b alsa-audio <1> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git checkout -- curses/ux_audio_oss.c <2> +$ git add curses/ux_audio_alsa.c <3> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git diff HEAD <4> +$ git commit -a -s <5> +$ edit/compile/test +$ git diff HEAD^ <6> +$ git commit -a --amend <7> +$ git checkout master <8> +$ git merge alsa-audio <9> +$ git log --since='3 days ago' <10> +$ git log v2.43.. curses/ <11> +------------ ++ +<1> create a new topic branch. +<2> revert your botched changes in `curses/ux_audio_oss.c`. +<3> you need to tell Git if you added a new file; removal and +modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later. +<4> to see what changes you are committing. +<5> commit everything, as you have tested, with your sign-off. +<6> look at all your changes including the previous commit. +<7> amend the previous commit, adding all your new changes, +using your original message. +<8> switch to the master branch. +<9> merge a topic branch into your master branch. +<10> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be +combined and include `-10` (to show up to 10 commits), +`--until=2005-12-10`, etc. +<11> view only the changes that touch what's in `curses/` +directory, since `v2.43` tag. + + +Individual Developer (Participant)[[PARTICIPANT]] +------------------------------------------------- + +A developer working as a participant in a group project needs to +learn how to communicate with others, and uses these commands in +addition to the ones needed by a standalone developer. + + * linkgit:git-clone[1] from the upstream to prime your local + repository. + + * linkgit:git-pull[1] and linkgit:git-fetch[1] from "origin" + to keep up-to-date with the upstream. + + * linkgit:git-push[1] to shared repository, if you adopt CVS + style shared repository workflow. + + * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare e-mail submission, if + you adopt Linux kernel-style public forum workflow. + + * linkgit:git-send-email[1] to send your e-mail submission without + corruption by your MUA. + + * linkgit:git-request-pull[1] to create a summary of changes + for your upstream to pull. + + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +Clone the upstream and work on it. Feed changes to upstream.:: ++ +------------ +$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../torvalds/linux-2.6 my2.6 +$ cd my2.6 +$ git checkout -b mine master <1> +$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a -s <2> +$ git format-patch master <3> +$ git send-email --to="person <email@example.com>" 00*.patch <4> +$ git checkout master <5> +$ git pull <6> +$ git log -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <7> +$ git ls-remote --heads http://git.kernel.org/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git <8> +$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <9> +$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <10> +$ git gc <11> +------------ ++ +<1> checkout a new branch `mine` from master. +<2> repeat as needed. +<3> extract patches from your branch, relative to master, +<4> and email them. +<5> return to `master`, ready to see what's new +<6> `git pull` fetches from `origin` by default and merges into the +current branch. +<7> immediately after pulling, look at the changes done upstream +since last time we checked, only in the +area we are interested in. +<8> check the branch names in an external repository (if not known). +<9> fetch from a specific branch `ALL` from a specific repository +and merge it. +<10> revert the pull. +<11> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull. + + +Push into another repository.:: ++ +------------ +satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1> +satellite$ cd frotz +satellite$ git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2> +remote.origin.url mothership:frotz +remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/* +branch.master.remote origin +branch.master.merge refs/heads/master +satellite$ git config remote.origin.push \ + +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/satellite/* <3> +satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit +satellite$ git push origin <4> + +mothership$ cd frotz +mothership$ git checkout master +mothership$ git merge satellite/master <5> +------------ ++ +<1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home +directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite +machine. +<2> clone sets these configuration variables by default. +It arranges `git pull` to fetch and store the branches of mothership +machine to local `remotes/origin/*` remote-tracking branches. +<3> arrange `git push` to push all local branches to +their corresponding branch of the mothership machine. +<4> push will stash all our work away on `remotes/satellite/*` +remote-tracking branches on the mothership machine. You could use this +as a back-up method. Likewise, you can pretend that mothership +"fetched" from you (useful when access is one sided). +<5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite +machine into the master branch. + +Branch off of a specific tag.:: ++ +------------ +$ git checkout -b private2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1> +$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a +$ git checkout master +$ git cherry-pick v2.6.14..private2.6.14 <2> +------------ ++ +<1> create a private branch based on a well known (but somewhat behind) +tag. +<2> forward port all changes in `private2.6.14` branch to `master` branch +without a formal "merging". Or longhand + +`git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 | + git am -3 -k` + +An alternate participant submission mechanism is using the +`git request-pull` or pull-request mechanisms (e.g as used on +GitHub (www.github.com) to notify your upstream of your +contribution. + +Integrator[[INTEGRATOR]] +------------------------ + +A fairly central person acting as the integrator in a group +project receives changes made by others, reviews and integrates +them and publishes the result for others to use, using these +commands in addition to the ones needed by participants. + +This section can also be used by those who respond to `git +request-pull` or pull-request on GitHub (www.github.com) to +integrate the work of others into their history. An sub-area +lieutenant for a repository will act both as a participant and +as an integrator. + + + * linkgit:git-am[1] to apply patches e-mailed in from your + contributors. + + * linkgit:git-pull[1] to merge from your trusted lieutenants. + + * linkgit:git-format-patch[1] to prepare and send suggested + alternative to contributors. + + * linkgit:git-revert[1] to undo botched commits. + + * linkgit:git-push[1] to publish the bleeding edge. + + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ + +A typical integrator's Git day.:: ++ +------------ +$ git status <1> +$ git branch --no-merged master <2> +$ mailx <3> +& s 2 3 4 5 ./+to-apply +& s 7 8 ./+hold-linus +& q +$ git checkout -b topic/one master +$ git am -3 -i -s ./+to-apply <4> +$ compile/test +$ git checkout -b hold/linus && git am -3 -i -s ./+hold-linus <5> +$ git checkout topic/one && git rebase master <6> +$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard next <7> +$ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8> +$ git checkout maint +$ git cherry-pick master~4 <9> +$ compile/test +$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10> +$ git fetch ko && for branch in master maint next pu <11> + do + git show-branch ko/$branch $branch <12> + done +$ git push --follow-tags ko <13> +------------ ++ +<1> see what you were in the middle of doing, if anything. +<2> see which branches haven't been merged into `master` yet. +Likewise for any other integration branches e.g. `maint`, `next` +and `pu` (potential updates). +<3> read mails, save ones that are applicable, and save others +that are not quite ready (other mail readers are available). +<4> apply them, interactively, with your sign-offs. +<5> create topic branch as needed and apply, again with sign-offs. +<6> rebase internal topic branch that has not been merged to the +master or exposed as a part of a stable branch. +<7> restart `pu` every time from the next. +<8> and bundle topic branches still cooking. +<9> backport a critical fix. +<10> create a signed tag. +<11> make sure master was not accidentally rewound beyond that +already pushed out. `ko` shorthand points at the Git maintainer's +repository at kernel.org, and looks like this: ++ +------------ +(in .git/config) +[remote "ko"] + url = kernel.org:/pub/scm/git/git.git + fetch = refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/ko/* + push = refs/heads/master + push = refs/heads/next + push = +refs/heads/pu + push = refs/heads/maint +------------ ++ +<12> In the output from `git show-branch`, `master` should have +everything `ko/master` has, and `next` should have +everything `ko/next` has, etc. +<13> push out the bleeding edge, together with new tags that point +into the pushed history. + + +Repository Administration[[ADMINISTRATION]] +------------------------------------------- + +A repository administrator uses the following tools to set up +and maintain access to the repository by developers. + + * linkgit:git-daemon[1] to allow anonymous download from + repository. + + * linkgit:git-shell[1] can be used as a 'restricted login shell' + for shared central repository users. + + * linkgit:git-http-backend[1] provides a server side implementation + of Git-over-HTTP ("Smart http") allowing both fetch and push services. + + * linkgit:gitweb[1] provides a web front-end to Git repositories, + which can be set-up using the linkgit:git-instaweb[1] script. + +link:howto/update-hook-example.html[update hook howto] has a good +example of managing a shared central repository. + +In addition there are a number of other widely deployed hosting, browsing +and reviewing solutions such as: + + * gitolite, gerrit code review, cgit and others. + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ +We assume the following in /etc/services:: ++ +------------ +$ grep 9418 /etc/services +git 9418/tcp # Git Version Control System +------------ + +Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.:: ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/inetd.conf +git stream tcp nowait nobody \ + /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --export-all /pub/scm +------------ ++ +The actual configuration line should be on one line. + +Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from xinetd.:: ++ +------------ +$ cat /etc/xinetd.d/git-daemon +# default: off +# description: The Git server offers access to Git repositories +service git +{ + disable = no + type = UNLISTED + port = 9418 + socket_type = stream + wait = no + user = nobody + server = /usr/bin/git-daemon + server_args = --inetd --export-all --base-path=/pub/scm + log_on_failure += USERID +} +------------ ++ +Check your xinetd(8) documentation and setup, this is from a Fedora system. +Others might be different. + +Give push/pull only access to developers using git-over-ssh.:: + +e.g. those using: +`$ git push/pull ssh://host.xz/pub/scm/project` ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/passwd <1> +alice:x:1000:1000::/home/alice:/usr/bin/git-shell +bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/usr/bin/git-shell +cindy:x:1002:1002::/home/cindy:/usr/bin/git-shell +david:x:1003:1003::/home/david:/usr/bin/git-shell +$ grep git /etc/shells <2> +/usr/bin/git-shell +------------ ++ +<1> log-in shell is set to /usr/bin/git-shell, which does not +allow anything but `git push` and `git pull`. The users require +ssh access to the machine. +<2> in many distributions /etc/shells needs to list what is used +as the login shell. + +CVS-style shared repository.:: ++ +------------ +$ grep git /etc/group <1> +git:x:9418:alice,bob,cindy,david +$ cd /home/devo.git +$ ls -l <2> + lrwxrwxrwx 1 david git 17 Dec 4 22:40 HEAD -> refs/heads/master + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 branches + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 84 Dec 4 22:40 config + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 58 Dec 4 22:40 description + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 hooks + -rw-rw-r-- 1 david git 37504 Dec 4 22:40 index + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 info + drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 objects + drwxrwsr-x 4 david git 4096 Nov 7 14:58 refs + drwxrwsr-x 2 david git 4096 Dec 4 22:40 remotes +$ ls -l hooks/update <3> + -r-xr-xr-x 1 david git 3536 Dec 4 22:40 update +$ cat info/allowed-users <4> +refs/heads/master alice\|cindy +refs/heads/doc-update bob +refs/tags/v[0-9]* david +------------ ++ +<1> place the developers into the same git group. +<2> and make the shared repository writable by the group. +<3> use update-hook example by Carl from Documentation/howto/ +for branch policy control. +<4> alice and cindy can push into master, only bob can push into doc-update. +david is the release manager and is the only person who can +create and push version tags. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |