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diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5c93b85af4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.3.2.txt @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +Git v1.7.3.2 Release Notes +========================== + +This is primarily to push out many documentation fixes accumulated since +the 1.7.3.1 release. diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 7f6b2109bd..e6a8f27f26 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1466,6 +1466,10 @@ pack.compression:: not set, defaults to -1, the zlib default, which is "a default compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent to level 6)." ++ +Note that changing the compression level will not automatically recompress +all existing objects. You can force recompression by passing the -F option +to linkgit:git-repack[1]. pack.deltaCacheSize:: The maximum memory in bytes used for caching deltas in diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 4656a97e60..5495344e61 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] --patience:: Generate a diff using the "patience diff" algorithm. ---stat[=width[,name-width]]:: +--stat[=<width>[,<name-width>]]:: Generate a diffstat. You can override the default - output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=width`. + output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=<width>`. The width of the filename part can be controlled by giving another width to it separated by a comma. @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] number of modified files, as well as number of added and deleted lines. ---dirstat[=limit]:: +--dirstat[=<limit>]:: Output the distribution of relative amount of changes (number of lines added or removed) for each sub-directory. Directories with changes below a cut-off percent (3% by default) are not shown. The cut-off percent - can be set with `--dirstat=limit`. Changes in a child directory is not + can be set with `--dirstat=<limit>`. Changes in a child directory are not counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used. ---dirstat-by-file[=limit]:: +--dirstat-by-file[=<limit>]:: Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines. --summary:: @@ -247,20 +247,6 @@ endif::git-log[] Detect copies as well as renames. See also `--find-copies-harder`. If `n` is specified, it has the same meaning as for `-M<n>`. -ifndef::git-format-patch[] ---diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]:: - Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`), - Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their - type (i.e. regular file, symlink, submodule, ...) changed (`T`), - are Unmerged (`U`), are - Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`). - Any combination of the filter characters may be used. - When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all - paths are selected if there is any file that matches - other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file - that matches other criteria, nothing is selected. -endif::git-format-patch[] - --find-copies-harder:: For performance reasons, by default, `-C` option finds copies only if the original file of the copy was modified in the same @@ -278,6 +264,18 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] number. ifndef::git-format-patch[] +--diff-filter=[(A|C|D|M|R|T|U|X|B)...[*]]:: + Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`), + Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their + type (i.e. regular file, symlink, submodule, ...) changed (`T`), + are Unmerged (`U`), are + Unknown (`X`), or have had their pairing Broken (`B`). + Any combination of the filter characters (including none) can be used. + When `*` (All-or-none) is added to the combination, all + paths are selected if there is any file that matches + other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file + that matches other criteria, nothing is selected. + -S<string>:: Look for differences that introduce or remove an instance of <string>. Note that this is different than the string simply diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt index 9e62f8778f..51297d09ec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-am.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--ignore-date] [--ignore-space-change | --ignore-whitespace] [--whitespace=<option>] [-C<n>] [-p<n>] [--directory=<dir>] [--reject] [-q | --quiet] [--scissors | --no-scissors] - [<mbox> | <Maildir>...] + [(<mbox> | <Maildir>)...] 'git am' (--continue | --skip | --abort) DESCRIPTION @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ current branch. OPTIONS ------- -<mbox>|<Maildir>...:: +(<mbox>|<Maildir>)...:: The list of mailbox files to read patches from. If you do not supply this argument, the command reads from the standard input. If you supply directories, they will be treated as Maildirs. diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt index 4a74b23d40..881652f490 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--apply] [--no-add] [--build-fake-ancestor=<file>] [-R | --reverse] [--allow-binary-replacement | --binary] [--reject] [-z] - [-pNUM] [-CNUM] [--inaccurate-eof] [--recount] [--cached] + [-p<n>] [-C<n>] [--inaccurate-eof] [--recount] [--cached] [--ignore-space-change | --ignore-whitespace ] - [--whitespace=<nowarn|warn|fix|error|error-all>] - [--exclude=PATH] [--include=PATH] [--directory=<root>] + [--whitespace=(nowarn|warn|fix|error|error-all)] + [--exclude=<path>] [--include=<path>] [--directory=<root>] [--verbose] [<patch>...] DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt index 8d3e66626f..4163a1bcb1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git archive' [--format=<fmt>] [--list] [--prefix=<prefix>/] [<extra>] [-o | --output=<file>] [--worktree-attributes] [--remote=<repo> [--exec=<git-upload-archive>]] <tree-ish> - [path...] + [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OPTIONS <tree-ish>:: The tree or commit to produce an archive for. -path:: +<path>:: Without an optional path parameter, all files and subdirectories of the current working directory are included in the archive. If one or more paths are specified, only these are included. diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt index 38e59afb34..6266a3a602 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git bundle' create <file> <git-rev-list-args> 'git bundle' verify <file> -'git bundle' list-heads <file> [refname...] -'git bundle' unbundle <file> [refname...] +'git bundle' list-heads <file> [<refname>...] +'git bundle' unbundle <file> [<refname>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ unbundle <file>:: packaged. -[refname...]:: +[<refname>...]:: A list of references used to limit the references reported as available. This is principally of use to 'git fetch', which expects to receive only those references asked for and not diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt index 62f9ab24c9..0c0a9c14bc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--stage=<number>|all] [--temp] [-z] [--stdin] - [--] [<file>]* + [--] [<file>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt index 349366ee1e..5dcf4278fc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-commit-tree - Create a new commit object SYNOPSIS -------- -'git commit-tree' <tree> [-p <parent commit>]* < changelog +'git commit-tree' <tree> [(-p <parent commit>)...] < changelog DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt index 01c9f8eb9e..2f0ddf6fe8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt @@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--export-all] - [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--max-connections=n] - [--strict-paths] [--base-path=path] [--base-path-relaxed] - [--user-path | --user-path=path] - [--interpolated-path=pathtemplate] - [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file] - [--enable=service] [--disable=service] - [--allow-override=service] [--forbid-override=service] - [--inetd | [--listen=host_or_ipaddr] [--port=n] [--user=user [--group=group]] - [directory...] + [--timeout=<n>] [--init-timeout=<n>] [--max-connections=<n>] + [--strict-paths] [--base-path=<path>] [--base-path-relaxed] + [--user-path | --user-path=<path>] + [--interpolated-path=<pathtemplate>] + [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=<file>] + [--enable=<service>] [--disable=<service>] + [--allow-override=<service>] [--forbid-override=<service>] + [--inetd | [--listen=<host_or_ipaddr>] [--port=<n>] [--user=<user> [--group=<group>]] + [<directory>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ OPTIONS 'git daemon' will refuse to start when this option is enabled and no whitelist is specified. ---base-path=path:: +--base-path=<path>:: Remap all the path requests as relative to the given path. This is sort of "GIT root" - if you run 'git daemon' with '--base-path=/srv/git' on example.com, then if you later try to pull @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OPTIONS This is useful for switching to --base-path usage, while still allowing the old paths. ---interpolated-path=pathtemplate:: +--interpolated-path=<pathtemplate>:: To support virtual hosting, an interpolated path template can be used to dynamically construct alternate paths. The template supports %H for the target hostname as supplied by the client but @@ -80,27 +80,27 @@ OPTIONS Have the server run as an inetd service. Implies --syslog. Incompatible with --port, --listen, --user and --group options. ---listen=host_or_ipaddr:: +--listen=<host_or_ipaddr>:: Listen on a specific IP address or hostname. IP addresses can be either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address if supported. If IPv6 is not supported, then --listen=hostname is also not supported and --listen must be given an IPv4 address. Incompatible with '--inetd' option. ---port=n:: +--port=<n>:: Listen on an alternative port. Incompatible with '--inetd' option. ---init-timeout=n:: +--init-timeout=<n>:: Timeout between the moment the connection is established and the client request is received (typically a rather low value, since that should be basically immediate). ---timeout=n:: +--timeout=<n>:: Timeout for specific client sub-requests. This includes the time it takes for the server to process the sub-request and the time spent waiting for the next client's request. ---max-connections=n:: +--max-connections=<n>:: Maximum number of concurrent clients, defaults to 32. Set it to zero for no limit. @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ OPTIONS --verbose, thus by default only error conditions will be logged. --user-path:: ---user-path=path:: +--user-path=<path>:: Allow {tilde}user notation to be used in requests. When specified with no parameter, requests to git://host/{tilde}alice/foo is taken as a request to access @@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ OPTIONS --detach:: Detach from the shell. Implies --syslog. ---pid-file=file:: +--pid-file=<file>:: Save the process id in 'file'. Ignored when the daemon is run under `--inetd`. ---user=user:: ---group=group:: +--user=<user>:: +--group=<group>:: Change daemon's uid and gid before entering the service loop. When only `--user` is given without `--group`, the primary group ID for the user is used. The values of @@ -145,16 +145,16 @@ Giving these options is an error when used with `--inetd`; use the facility of inet daemon to achieve the same before spawning 'git daemon' if needed. ---enable=service:: ---disable=service:: +--enable=<service>:: +--disable=<service>:: Enable/disable the service site-wide per default. Note that a service disabled site-wide can still be enabled per repository if it is marked overridable and the repository enables the service with a configuration item. ---allow-override=service:: ---forbid-override=service:: +--allow-override=<service>:: +--forbid-override=<service>:: Allow/forbid overriding the site-wide default with per repository configuration. By default, all the services are overridable. diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-export.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-export.txt index fcad113276..e05b686b1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-export.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-export.txt @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ marks the same across runs. in the commit (as opposed to just listing the files which are different from the commit's first parent). -[git-rev-list-args...]:: +[<git-rev-list-args>...]:: A list of arguments, acceptable to 'git rev-parse' and 'git rev-list', that specifies the specific objects and references to export. For example, `master{tilde}10..master` causes the diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt index 400fe7f956..d159e88292 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fetch.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git fetch' [<options>] <group> -'git fetch' --multiple [<options>] [<repository> | <group>]... +'git fetch' --multiple [<options>] [(<repository> | <group>)...] 'git fetch' --all [<options>] diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt index f51860de26..796e7489ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ OPTIONS This is the filter for performing the commit. If this filter is specified, it will be called instead of the 'git commit-tree' command, with arguments of the form - "<TREE_ID> [-p <PARENT_COMMIT_ID>]..." and the log message on + "<TREE_ID> [(-p <PARENT_COMMIT_ID>)...]" and the log message on stdin. The commit id is expected on stdout. + As a special extension, the commit filter may emit multiple diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index d66fd9d231..fac1cf55e5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git for-each-ref' [--count=<count>] [--shell|--perl|--python|--tcl] - [--sort=<key>]* [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...] + [(--sort=<key>)...] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt index f3ccc72f0d..c2bb81042c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-index-pack.txt @@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ OPTIONS the newly constructed pack and index before refs can be updated to use objects contained in the pack. ---keep='why':: +--keep=<msg>:: Like --keep create a .keep file before moving the index into its final destination, but rather than creating an empty file - place 'why' followed by an LF into the .keep file. The 'why' + place '<msg>' followed by an LF into the .keep file. The '<msg>' message can later be searched for within all .keep files to locate any which have outlived their usefulness. diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index 246b07ebf9..00d4a124c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ current working directory. Specify the directory from which templates will be used. (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section below.) ---shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx}]:: +--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx)]:: Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This allows users belonging to the same group to push into that diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 347f447986..86abd13451 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--exclude-per-directory=<file>] [--exclude-standard] [--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>] - [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>]* + [--full-name] [--abbrev] [--] [<file>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt index 1f89d36800..76ed625e7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git ls-tree' [-d] [-r] [-t] [-l] [-z] - [--name-only] [--name-status] [--full-name] [--full-tree] [--abbrev=[<n>]] - <tree-ish> [paths...] + [--name-only] [--name-status] [--full-name] [--full-tree] [--abbrev[=<n>]] + <tree-ish> [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ Lists the contents of a given tree object, like what "/bin/ls -a" does in the current working directory. Note that: - the behaviour is slightly different from that of "/bin/ls" in that the - 'paths' denote just a list of patterns to match, e.g. so specifying + '<path>' denotes just a list of patterns to match, e.g. so specifying directory name (without '-r') will behave differently, and order of the arguments does not matter. - - the behaviour is similar to that of "/bin/ls" in that the 'paths' is + - the behaviour is similar to that of "/bin/ls" in that the '<path>' is taken as relative to the current working directory. E.g. when you are in a directory 'sub' that has a directory 'dir', you can run 'git ls-tree -r HEAD dir' to list the contents of the tree (that is @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ OPTIONS Do not limit the listing to the current working directory. Implies --full-name. -paths:: +[<path>...]:: When paths are given, show them (note that this isn't really raw pathnames, but rather a list of patterns to match). Otherwise implicitly uses the root level of the tree as the sole path argument. diff --git a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt index a634485281..71912a19a4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mailsplit.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-mailsplit - Simple UNIX mbox splitter program SYNOPSIS -------- -'git mailsplit' [-b] [-f<nn>] [-d<prec>] [--keep-cr] -o<directory> [--] [<mbox>|<Maildir>...] +'git mailsplit' [-b] [-f<nn>] [-d<prec>] [--keep-cr] -o<directory> [--] [(<mbox>|<Maildir>)...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt index 84043cc5b2..d43416d299 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt @@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ include::merge-options.txt[] -m <msg>:: Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in case one is created). - - If `--log` is specified, a shortlog of the commits being merged - will be appended to the specified message. - - The 'git fmt-merge-msg' command can be - used to give a good default for automated 'git merge' - invocations. ++ +If `--log` is specified, a shortlog of the commits being merged +will be appended to the specified message. ++ +The 'git fmt-merge-msg' command can be +used to give a good default for automated 'git merge' +invocations. --rerere-autoupdate:: --no-rerere-autoupdate:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt index e4ed016146..1f75a848ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-mergetool - Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge conflicts SYNOPSIS -------- -'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [<file>]... +'git mergetool' [--tool=<tool>] [-y|--no-prompt|--prompt] [<file>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt index 8ed09c0b3c..65eff66afe 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git pack-objects' [-q | --progress | --all-progress] [--all-progress-implied] [--no-reuse-delta] [--delta-base-offset] [--non-empty] - [--local] [--incremental] [--window=N] [--depth=N] - [--revs [--unpacked | --all]*] [--stdout | base-name] + [--local] [--incremental] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] + [--revs [--unpacked | --all]] [--stdout | base-name] [--keep-true-parents] < object-list @@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ base-name:: reference was included in the resulting packfile. This can be useful to send new tags to native git clients. ---window=[N]:: ---depth=[N]:: +--window=<n>:: +--depth=<n>:: These two options affect how the objects contained in the pack are stored using delta compression. The objects are first internally sorted by type, size and @@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ base-name:: times to get to the necessary object. The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 50. ---window-memory=[N]:: +--window-memory=<n>:: This option provides an additional limit on top of `--window`; the window size will dynamically scale down so as to not take - up more than N bytes in memory. This is useful in + up more than '<n>' bytes in memory. This is useful in repositories with a mix of large and small objects to not run out of memory with a large window, but still be able to take advantage of the large window for the smaller objects. The @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ base-name:: `--window-memory=0` makes memory usage unlimited, which is the default. ---max-pack-size=[N]:: +--max-pack-size=<n>:: Maximum size of each output pack file. The size can be suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. If specified, multiple packfiles may be created. @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ base-name:: wholesale enforcement of a different compression level on the packed data is desired. ---compression=[N]:: +--compression=<n>:: Specifies compression level for newly-compressed data in the generated pack. If not specified, pack compression level is determined first by pack.compression, then by core.compression, diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt index c50f7dcb89..e1b0bd2868 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt @@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ include::merge-options.txt[] :git-pull: 1 --rebase:: - Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching. If - there is a remote ref for the upstream branch, and this branch - was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information - to avoid rebasing non-local changes. To make this the default - for branch `<name>`, set configuration `branch.<name>.rebase` - to `true`. + Rebase the current branch on top of the upstream branch after + fetching. If there is a remote-tracking branch corresponding to + the upstream branch and the upstream branch was rebased since last + fetched, the rebase uses that information to avoid rebasing + non-local changes. ++ +See `branch.<name>.rebase` in linkgit:git-config[1] if you want to make +`git pull` always use `{litdd}rebase` instead of merging. + [NOTE] This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation. diff --git a/Documentation/git-relink.txt b/Documentation/git-relink.txt index 8a5842bb93..8fc809f82b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-relink.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-relink.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-relink - Hardlink common objects in local repositories SYNOPSIS -------- -'git relink' [--safe] <dir> [<dir>]* <master_dir> +'git relink' [--safe] <dir>... <master_dir> DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index aa021b0cb8..0d28febe1b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git remote set-url --delete' [--push] <name> <url> 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'show' [-n] <name> 'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name> -'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'update' [-p | --prune] [group | remote]... +'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'update' [-p | --prune] [(<group> | <remote>)...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt index 8c67d1724f..27f7865b06 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-repack - Pack unpacked objects in a repository SYNOPSIS -------- -'git repack' [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--window=N] [--depth=N] +'git repack' [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-F] [-l] [-n] [-q] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. -f:: + Pass the `--no-reuse-delta` option to `git-pack-objects`, see + linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. + +-F:: Pass the `--no-reuse-object` option to `git-pack-objects`, see linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]. @@ -76,8 +80,8 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. this repository (or a direct copy of it) over HTTP or FTP. See linkgit:git-update-server-info[1]. ---window=[N]:: ---depth=[N]:: +--window=<n>:: +--depth=<n>:: These two options affect how the objects contained in the pack are stored using delta compression. The objects are first internally sorted by type, size and optionally names and compared against the @@ -87,10 +91,10 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. to be applied that many times to get to the necessary object. The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 50. ---window-memory=[N]:: +--window-memory=<n>:: This option provides an additional limit on top of `--window`; the window size will dynamically scale down so as to not take - up more than N bytes in memory. This is useful in + up more than '<n>' bytes in memory. This is useful in repositories with a mix of large and small objects to not run out of memory with a large window, but still be able to take advantage of the large window for the smaller objects. The @@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ other objects in that pack they already have locally. `--window-memory=0` makes memory usage unlimited, which is the default. ---max-pack-size=[N]:: +--max-pack-size=<n>:: Maximum size of each output pack file. The size can be suffixed with "k", "m", or "g". The minimum size allowed is limited to 1 MiB. If specified, multiple packfiles may be created. diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 9cf31485fe..fd72976371 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -15,17 +15,24 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- In the first and second form, copy entries from <commit> to the index. -In the third form, set the current branch to <commit>, optionally -modifying index and worktree to match. The <commit> defaults to HEAD +In the third form, set the current branch head (HEAD) to <commit>, optionally +modifying index and working tree to match. The <commit> defaults to HEAD in all forms. 'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...:: This form resets the index entries for all <paths> to their - state at the <commit>. (It does not affect the worktree, nor + state at <commit>. (It does not affect the working tree, nor the current branch.) + This means that `git reset <paths>` is the opposite of `git add <paths>`. ++ +After running `git reset <paths>` to update the index entry, you can +use linkgit:git-checkout[1] to check the contents out of the index to +the working tree. +Alternatively, using linkgit:git-checkout[1] and specifying a commit, you +can copy the contents of a path out of a commit to the index and to the +working tree in one go. 'git reset' --patch|-p [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...]:: Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index @@ -36,16 +43,17 @@ This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p` (see linkgit:git-add[1]). 'git reset' [--<mode>] [<commit>]:: - This form points the current branch to <commit> and then - updates index and working tree according to <mode>, which must - be one of the following: + This form resets the current branch head to <commit> and + possibly updates the index (resetting it to the tree of <commit>) and + the working tree depending on <mode>, which + must be one of the following: + -- --soft:: - Does not touch the index file nor the working tree at all, but - requires them to be in a good order. This leaves all your changed - files "Changes to be committed", as 'git status' would - put it. + Does not touch the index file nor the working tree at all (but + resets the head to <commit>, just like all modes do). This leaves + all your changed files "Changes to be committed", as 'git status' + would put it. --mixed:: Resets the index but not the working tree (i.e., the changed files @@ -53,22 +61,30 @@ linkgit:git-add[1]). been updated. This is the default action. --hard:: - Matches the working tree and index to that of the tree being - switched to. Any changes to tracked files in the working tree - since <commit> are lost. + Resets the index and working tree. Any changes to tracked files in the + working tree since <commit> are discarded. --merge:: - Resets the index to match the tree recorded by the named commit, - and updates the files that are different between the named commit - and the current commit in the working tree. + Resets the index and updates the files in the working tree that are + different between <commit> and HEAD, but keeps those which are + different between the index and working tree (i.e. which have changes + which have not been added). + If a file that is different between <commit> and the index has unstaged + changes, reset is aborted. ++ +In other words, --merge does something like a 'git read-tree -u -m <commit>', +but carries forward unmerged index entries. --keep:: - Reset the index to the given commit, keeping local changes in - the working tree since the current commit, while updating - working tree files without local changes to what appears in - the given commit. If a file that is different between the - current commit and the given commit has local changes, reset - is aborted. + Resets the index, updates files in the working tree that are + different between <commit> and HEAD, but keeps those + which are different between HEAD and the working tree (i.e. + which have local changes). + If a file that is different between <commit> and HEAD has local changes, + reset is aborted. ++ +In other words, --keep does a 2-way merge between <commit> and HEAD followed by +'git reset --mixed <commit>'. -- If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch, @@ -184,7 +200,7 @@ tip of the current branch in ORIG_HEAD, so resetting hard to it brings your index file and the working tree back to that state, and resets the tip of the branch to that commit. -Undo a merge or pull inside a dirty work tree:: +Undo a merge or pull inside a dirty working tree:: + ------------ $ git pull <1> @@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ Suppose you are working on something and you commit it, and then you continue working a bit more, but now you think that what you have in your working tree should be in another branch that has nothing to do with what you committed previously. You can start a new branch and -reset it while keeping the changes in your work tree. +reset it while keeping the changes in your working tree. + ------------ $ git tag start @@ -294,8 +310,10 @@ In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a file. For example, the first line of the first table means that if a file is in state A in the working tree, in state B in the index, in state C in HEAD and in state D in the target, then "git reset --soft -target" will put the file in state A in the working tree, in state B -in the index and in state D in HEAD. +target" will leave the file in the working tree in state A and in the +index in state B. It resets (i.e. moves) the HEAD (i.e. the tip of +the current branch, if you are on one) to "target" (which has the file +in state D). working index HEAD target working index HEAD ---------------------------------------------------- @@ -346,11 +364,11 @@ in the index and in state D in HEAD. --keep B C C "reset --merge" is meant to be used when resetting out of a conflicted -merge. Any mergy operation guarantees that the work tree file that is +merge. Any mergy operation guarantees that the working tree file that is involved in the merge does not have local change wrt the index before -it starts, and that it writes the result out to the work tree. So if +it starts, and that it writes the result out to the working tree. So if we see some difference between the index and the target and also -between the index and the work tree, then it means that we are not +between the index and the working tree, then it means that we are not resetting out from a state that a mergy operation left after failing with a conflict. That is why we disallow --merge option in this case. diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt index 173f3fc785..8e1e32908c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-rev-list - Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git rev-list' [ \--max-count=number ] - [ \--skip=number ] - [ \--max-age=timestamp ] - [ \--min-age=timestamp ] +'git rev-list' [ \--max-count=<number> ] + [ \--skip=<number> ] + [ \--max-age=<timestamp> ] + [ \--min-age=<timestamp> ] [ \--sparse ] [ \--merges ] [ \--no-merges ] @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ SYNOPSIS [ \--full-history ] [ \--not ] [ \--all ] - [ \--branches[=pattern] ] - [ \--tags[=pattern] ] - [ \--remotes[=pattern] ] - [ \--glob=glob-pattern ] + [ \--branches[=<pattern>] ] + [ \--tags[=<pattern>] ] + [ \--remotes[=<pattern>] ] + [ \--glob=<glob-pattern> ] [ \--stdin ] [ \--quiet ] [ \--topo-order ] @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [ \--regexp-ignore-case | -i ] [ \--extended-regexp | -E ] [ \--fixed-strings | -F ] - [ \--date={local|relative|default|iso|rfc|short} ] + [ \--date=(local|relative|default|iso|rfc|short) ] [ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ] [ \--pretty | \--header ] [ \--bisect ] diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt index 341ca90c6e..4a27643c1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ OPTIONS unfortunately named tag "master"), and show them as full refnames (e.g. "refs/heads/master"). ---abbrev-ref[={strict|loose}]:: +--abbrev-ref[=(strict|loose)]:: A non-ambiguous short name of the objects name. The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict abbreviation mode. diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index bc1ac77495..5cc3baf48d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ OPTIONS --email:: Show the email address of each author. ---format[='<format>']:: +--format[=<format>]:: Instead of the commit subject, use some other information to describe each commit. '<format>' can be any string accepted by the `--format` option of 'git log', such as '{asterisk} [%h] %s'. diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt index 8dbcf1acd4..3b0c88271a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--current] [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--sparse] [--more=<n> | --list | --independent | --merge-base] [--no-name | --sha1-name] [--topics] - [<rev> | <glob>]... + [(<rev> | <glob>)...] 'git show-branch' (-g|--reflog)[=<n>[,<base>]] [--list] [<ref>] diff --git a/Documentation/git-show.txt b/Documentation/git-show.txt index 2049c60f75..f0a8a1aff3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show.txt @@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ git show v1.0.0:: git show v1.0.0^\{tree\}:: Shows the tree pointed to by the tag `v1.0.0`. +git show -s --format=%s v1.0.0^\{commit\}:: + Shows the subject of the commit pointed to by the + tag `v1.0.0`. + git show next~10:Documentation/README:: Shows the contents of the file `Documentation/README` as they were current in the 10th last commit of the branch diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index be8a51fd06..139d314ba5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ git rebase --onto remotes/git-svn A^ master OPTIONS ------- ---shared[={false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody}]:: +--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody)]:: --template=<template_directory>:: Only used with the 'init' command. These are passed directly to 'git init'. diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index 26fd8d0df8..1ca56c85aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git update-index' [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace] [--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing] - [--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>]* + [(--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>)...] [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--assume-unchanged | --no-assume-unchanged] [--skip-worktree | --no-skip-worktree] @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--info-only] [--index-info] [-z] [--stdin] [--verbose] - [--] [<file>]* + [--] [<file>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt index e1586c78c3..51e8e0af1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt @@ -32,19 +32,19 @@ Custom commands may also be specified. OPTIONS ------- --b BROWSER:: ---browser=BROWSER:: - Use the specified BROWSER. It must be in the list of supported +-b <browser>:: +--browser=<browser>:: + Use the specified browser. It must be in the list of supported browsers. --t BROWSER:: ---tool=BROWSER:: +-t <browser>:: +--tool=<browser>:: Same as above. --c CONF.VAR:: ---config=CONF.VAR:: +-c <conf.var>:: +--config=<conf.var>:: CONF.VAR is looked up in the git config files. If it's set, - then its value specify the browser that should be used. + then its value specifies the browser that should be used. CONFIGURATION VARIABLES ----------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index b46c6f6d77..0c897df6a7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ git - the stupid content tracker SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path] +'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] - [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE] - [-c name=value] - [--help] COMMAND [ARGS] + [--bare] [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] + [-c <name>=<value>] + [--help] <command> [<args>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -28,7 +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 @@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: -* link:v1.7.3.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.1] +* link:v1.7.3.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.2] * release notes for + 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]. @@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ help ...`. The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). ---exec-path:: +--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 diff --git a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt index 049313d601..8676e26ca2 100644 --- a/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt +++ b/Documentation/merge-strategies.txt @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ no-renormalize;; Disables the `renormalize` option. This overrides the `merge.renormalize` configuration variable. -subtree[=path];; +subtree[=<path>];; This option is a more advanced form of 'subtree' strategy, where the strategy makes a guess on how two trees must be shifted to match with each other when merging. Instead, the specified path diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt index 9b6f3899ec..50923e2ce9 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ ---pretty[='<format>']:: ---format='<format>':: +--pretty[=<format>]:: +--format=<format>:: Pretty-print the contents of the commit logs in a given format, where '<format>' can be one of 'oneline', 'short', 'medium', diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index ebc0108731..42ca059908 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[] Synonym for `--date=relative`. ---date={relative,local,default,iso,rfc,short,raw}:: +--date=(relative|local|default|iso|rfc|short|raw):: Only takes effect for dates shown in human-readable format, such as when using "--pretty". `log.date` config variable sets a default @@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ you would get an output like this: to be printed in between commits, in order for the graph history to be drawn properly. + +This enables parent rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below. ++ This implies the '--topo-order' option by default, but the '--date-order' option may also be specified. @@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ options may be given. See linkgit:git-diff-files[1] for more options. -t:: Show the tree objects in the diff output. This implies '-r'. + +-s:: + Suppress diff output. endif::git-rev-list[] Commit Limiting @@ -246,29 +251,29 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] Pretend as if all the refs in `refs/` are listed on the command line as '<commit>'. ---branches[=pattern]:: +--branches[=<pattern>]:: Pretend as if all the refs in `refs/heads` are listed - on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern` is given, limit + on the command line as '<commit>'. If '<pattern>' is given, limit branches to ones matching given shell glob. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is implied. ---tags[=pattern]:: +--tags[=<pattern>]:: Pretend as if all the refs in `refs/tags` are listed - on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern` is given, limit + on the command line as '<commit>'. If '<pattern>' is given, limit tags to ones matching given shell glob. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is implied. ---remotes[=pattern]:: +--remotes[=<pattern>]:: Pretend as if all the refs in `refs/remotes` are listed - on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern`is given, limit + on the command line as '<commit>'. If '<pattern>' is given, limit remote tracking branches to ones matching given shell glob. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is implied. ---glob=glob-pattern:: - Pretend as if all the refs matching shell glob `glob-pattern` +--glob=<glob-pattern>:: + Pretend as if all the refs matching shell glob '<glob-pattern>' are listed on the command line as '<commit>'. Leading 'refs/', is automatically prepended if missing. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is implied. diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-sigchain.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-sigchain.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..535cdff164 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-sigchain.txt @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +sigchain API +============ + +Code often wants to set a signal handler to clean up temporary files or +other work-in-progress when we die unexpectedly. For multiple pieces of +code to do this without conflicting, each piece of code must remember +the old value of the handler and restore it either when: + + 1. The work-in-progress is finished, and the handler is no longer + necessary. The handler should revert to the original behavior + (either another handler, SIG_DFL, or SIG_IGN). + + 2. The signal is received. We should then do our cleanup, then chain + to the next handler (or die if it is SIG_DFL). + +Sigchain is a tiny library for keeping a stack of handlers. Your handler +and installation code should look something like: + +------------------------------------------ + void clean_foo_on_signal(int sig) + { + clean_foo(); + sigchain_pop(sig); + raise(sig); + } + + void other_func() + { + sigchain_push_common(clean_foo_on_signal); + mess_up_foo(); + clean_foo(); + } +------------------------------------------ + +Handlers are given the typdef of sigchain_fun. This is the same type +that is given to signal() or sigaction(). It is perfectly reasonable to +push SIG_DFL or SIG_IGN onto the stack. + +You can sigchain_push and sigchain_pop individual signals. For +convenience, sigchain_push_common will push the handler onto the stack +for many common signals. diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 77eb483b07..fc56da677c 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -3853,7 +3853,7 @@ You create a commit object by giving it the tree that describes the state at the time of the commit, and a list of parents: ------------------------------------------------- -$ git commit-tree <tree> -p <parent> [-p <parent2> ..] +$ git commit-tree <tree> -p <parent> [(-p <parent2>)...] ------------------------------------------------- and then giving the reason for the commit on stdin (either through |