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@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ connecting (see the 'connect' command under COMMANDS).
When choosing between 'push' and 'export', Git prefers 'push'.
Other frontends may have some other order of preference.
+'no-private-update'::
+ When using the 'refspec' capability, git normally updates the
+ private ref on successful push. This update is disabled when
+ the remote-helper declares the capability 'no-private-update'.
+
Capabilities for Fetching
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -143,6 +148,10 @@ Supported commands: 'list', 'fetch'.
+
Supported commands: 'list', 'import'.
+'check-connectivity'::
+ Can guarantee that when a clone is requested, the received
+ pack is self contained and is connected.
+
If a helper advertises 'connect', Git will use it if possible and
fall back to another capability if the helper requests so when
connecting (see the 'connect' command under COMMANDS).
@@ -159,11 +168,11 @@ Miscellaneous capabilities
carried out.
'refspec' <refspec>::
- This modifies the 'import' capability, allowing the produced
- fast-import stream to modify refs in a private namespace
- instead of writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
+ For remote helpers that implement 'import' or 'export', this capability
+ allows the refs to be constrained to a private namespace, instead of
+ writing to refs/heads or refs/remotes directly.
It is recommended that all importers providing the 'import'
- capability use this.
+ capability use this. It's mandatory for 'export'.
+
A helper advertising the capability
`refspec refs/heads/*:refs/svn/origin/branches/*`
@@ -176,6 +185,12 @@ applicable refspec takes precedence. The left-hand of refspecs
advertised with this capability must cover all refs reported by
the list command. If no 'refspec' capability is advertised,
there is an implied `refspec *:*`.
++
+When writing remote-helpers for decentralized version control
+systems, it is advised to keep a local copy of the repository to
+interact with, and to let the private namespace refs point to this
+local repository, while the refs/remotes namespace is used to track
+the remote repository.
'bidi-import'::
This modifies the 'import' capability.
@@ -202,6 +217,10 @@ there is an implied `refspec *:*`.
marks specified in <file> before processing any input. For details,
read up on '--import-marks=<file>' in linkgit:git-fast-export[1].
+'signed-tags'::
+ This modifies the 'export' capability, instructing Git to pass
+ '--signed-tags=verbatim' to linkgit:git-fast-export[1]. In the
+ absence of this capability, Git will use '--signed-tags=warn-strip'.
@@ -266,6 +285,9 @@ Optionally may output a 'lock <file>' line indicating a file under
GIT_DIR/objects/pack which is keeping a pack until refs can be
suitably updated.
+
+If option 'check-connectivity' is requested, the helper must output
+'connectivity-ok' if the clone is self-contained and connected.
++
Supported if the helper has the "fetch" capability.
'push' +<src>:<dst>::
@@ -412,6 +434,9 @@ set by Git if the remote helper has the 'option' capability.
must not rely on this option being set before
connect request occurs.
+'option check-connectivity' \{'true'|'false'\}::
+ Request the helper to check connectivity of a clone.
+
SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-remote[1]