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-rw-r--r--Documentation/Makefile9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/SubmittingPatches4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/callouts.xsl16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/core-tutorial.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/diff-options.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/everyday.txt45
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-add.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-branch.txt66
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-cat-file.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-checkout.txt30
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-cherry.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-clean.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-clone.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-count-objects.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-diff.txt38
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-grep.txt85
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-imap-send.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-init-db.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-log.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-ls-files.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-merge-base.txt18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-merge-index.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-name-rev.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-prune.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt61
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-read-tree.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rebase.txt77
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-repack.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-repo-config.txt24
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-reset.txt74
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rev-list.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rm.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-update-index.txt47
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-update-ref.txt28
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-var.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-write-tree.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/gitk.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/glossary.txt409
-rwxr-xr-xDocumentation/install-webdoc.sh8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/repository-layout.txt11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/sort_glossary.pl2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/tutorial-2.txt391
-rw-r--r--Documentation/tutorial.txt199
53 files changed, 1374 insertions, 467 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index f4cbf7e159..2b0efe7921 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ MAN7_TXT=git.txt
DOC_HTML=$(patsubst %.txt,%.html,$(MAN1_TXT) $(MAN7_TXT))
ARTICLES = tutorial
+ARTICLES += tutorial-2
ARTICLES += core-tutorial
ARTICLES += cvs-migration
ARTICLES += diffcore
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ man1: $(DOC_MAN1)
man7: $(DOC_MAN7)
install: man
- $(INSTALL) -d -m755 $(DESTDIR)/$(man1) $(DESTDIR)/$(man7)
- $(INSTALL) $(DOC_MAN1) $(DESTDIR)/$(man1)
- $(INSTALL) $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)/$(man7)
+ $(INSTALL) -d -m755 $(DESTDIR)$(man1) $(DESTDIR)$(man7)
+ $(INSTALL) $(DOC_MAN1) $(DESTDIR)$(man1)
+ $(INSTALL) $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7)
#
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ clean:
asciidoc -b xhtml11 -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf $<
%.1 %.7 : %.xml
- xmlto man $<
+ xmlto -m callouts.xsl man $<
%.xml : %.txt
asciidoc -b docbook -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf $<
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 318b04fdeb..8601949e80 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ This recipe appears to work with the current [*1*] Thunderbird from Suse.
The following Thunderbird extensions are needed:
AboutConfig 0.5
http://aboutconfig.mozdev.org/
- External Editor 0.5.4
- http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-info/exteditor
+ External Editor 0.7.2
+ http://globs.org/articles.php?lng=en&pg=8
1) Prepare the patch as a text file using your method of choice.
diff --git a/Documentation/callouts.xsl b/Documentation/callouts.xsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad03755d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/callouts.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<!-- callout.xsl: converts asciidoc callouts to man page format -->
+<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">
+<xsl:template match="co">
+ <xsl:value-of select="concat('\fB(',substring-after(@id,'-'),')\fR')"/>
+</xsl:template>
+<xsl:template match="calloutlist">
+ <xsl:text>.sp&#10;</xsl:text>
+ <xsl:apply-templates/>
+ <xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text>
+</xsl:template>
+<xsl:template match="callout">
+ <xsl:value-of select="concat('\fB',substring-after(@arearefs,'-'),'. \fR')"/>
+ <xsl:apply-templates/>
+ <xsl:text>.br&#10;</xsl:text>
+</xsl:template>
+</xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index b27b0d5c06..e178ee2de1 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -64,9 +64,19 @@ core.ignoreStat::
slow, such as Microsoft Windows. See gitlink:git-update-index[1].
False by default.
-core.onlyUseSymrefs::
- Always use the "symref" format instead of symbolic links for HEAD
- and other symbolic reference files. True by default.
+core.preferSymlinkRefs::
+ Instead of the default "symref" format for HEAD
+ and other symbolic reference files, use symbolic links.
+ This is sometimes needed to work with old scripts that
+ expect HEAD to be a symbolic link.
+
+core.logAllRefUpdates::
+ If true, `git-update-ref` will append a line to
+ "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" listing the new SHA1 and the date/time
+ of the update. If the file does not exist it will be
+ created automatically. This information can be used to
+ determine what commit was the tip of a branch "2 days ago".
+ This value is false by default (no logging).
core.repositoryFormatVersion::
Internal variable identifying the repository format and layout
diff --git a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
index 4211c81972..d1360ecde2 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ $ git show-branch --topo-order master mybranch
The first two lines indicate that it is showing the two branches
and the first line of the commit log message from their
top-of-the-tree commits, you are currently on `master` branch
-(notice the asterisk `*` character), and the first column for
+(notice the asterisk `\*` character), and the first column for
the later output lines is used to show commits contained in the
`master` branch, and the second column for the `mybranch`
branch. Three commits are shown along with their log messages.
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index c183dc9da0..f523ec2fbe 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
--stat::
Generate a diffstat instead of a patch.
+--summary::
+ Output a condensed summary of extended header information
+ such as creations, renames and mode changes.
+
--patch-with-stat::
Generate patch and prepend its diffstat.
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 3ab9b916c2..4b56370937 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ $ git prune
$ git count-objects <2>
$ git repack <3>
$ git prune <4>
-
+------------
++
<1> running without "--full" is usually cheap and assures the
repository health reasonably well.
<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
@@ -69,17 +70,16 @@ diskspace is wasted by not repacking.
<3> without "-a" repacks incrementally. repacking every 4-5MB
of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
-------------
Repack a small project into single pack.::
+
------------
$ git repack -a -d <1>
$ git prune
-
+------------
++
<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack
and remove unneeded other packs
-------------
Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]]
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ $ git-init-db
$ 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.::
+
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ $ git checkout master <9>
$ git pull . alsa-audio <10>
$ git log --since='3 days ago' <11>
$ git log v2.43.. curses/ <12>
-
+------------
++
<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
@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ you originally wrote.
combined and include --max-count=10 (show 10 commits), --until='2005-12-10'.
<12> view only the changes that touch what's in curses/
directory, since v2.43 tag.
-------------
Individual Developer (Participant)[[Individual Developer (Participant)]]
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ $ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5>
$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6>
$ git prune <7>
$ git fetch --tags <8>
-
+------------
++
<1> repeat as needed.
<2> extract patches from your branch for e-mail submission.
<3> "pull" fetches from "origin" by default and merges into the
@@ -221,7 +222,6 @@ area we are interested in.
<7> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull.
<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the "origin"
and store them under .git/refs/tags/.
-------------
Push into another repository.::
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ satellite$ git push origin <4>
mothership$ cd frotz
mothership$ git checkout master
mothership$ git pull . satellite <5>
-
+------------
++
<1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home
directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite
machine.
@@ -252,7 +253,6 @@ to local "origin" branch.
mothership machine. You could use this as a back-up method.
<5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite
machine into the master branch.
-------------
Branch off of a specific tag.::
+
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ $ edit/compile/test; git commit -a
$ git checkout master
$ git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 |
git am -3 -k <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".
-------------
Integrator[[Integrator]]
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ $ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
$ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
$ git push ko <12>
$ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>
-
+------------
++
<1> see what I was in the middle of doing, if any.
<2> see what topic branches I have and think about how ready
they are.
@@ -346,7 +347,6 @@ In the output from "git show-branch", "master" should have
everything "ko-master" has.
<12> push out the bleeding edge.
<13> push the tag out, too.
-------------
Repository Administration[[Repository Administration]]
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ example of managing a shared central repository.
Examples
~~~~~~~~
-
Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.::
+
------------
@@ -388,13 +387,13 @@ 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 should
get an 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.::
+
@@ -419,7 +418,8 @@ $ 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/
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ 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.
-------------
HTTP server to support dumb protocol transfer.::
+
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ HTTP server to support dumb protocol transfer.::
dev$ git update-server-info <1>
dev$ ftp user@isp.example.com <2>
ftp> cp -r .git /home/user/myproject.git
-
+------------
++
<1> make sure your info/refs and objects/info/packs are up-to-date
<2> upload to public HTTP server hosted by your ISP.
-------------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ae24547c8a..6342ea33e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ DESCRIPTION
A simple wrapper for git-update-index to add files to the index,
for people used to do "cvs add".
+It only adds non-ignored files, to add ignored files use
+"git update-index --add".
OPTIONS
-------
<file>...::
- Files to add to the index.
+ Files to add to the index (see gitlink:git-ls-files[1]).
-n::
Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ OPTIONS
-v::
Be verbose.
---::
+\--::
This option can be used to separate command-line options from
the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
for command-line options).
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ git-add git-*.sh::
See Also
--------
gitlink:git-rm[1]
+gitlink:git-ls-files[1]
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 71ecd858aa..d43ef1dec4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -3,22 +3,28 @@ git-branch(1)
NAME
----
-git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one
+git-branch - List, create, or delete branches.
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-branch' [[-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]]
-'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>
+'git-branch' [-r]
+'git-branch' [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current
-branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>.
-If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is
-created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD.
+With no arguments given (or just `-r`) a list of available branches
+will be shown, the current branch will be highlighted with an asterisk.
-With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted.
+In its second form, a new branch named <branchname> will be created.
+It will start out with a head equal to the one given as <start-point>.
+If no <start-point> is given, the branch will be created with a head
+equal to that of the currently checked out branch.
+
+With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted. You may
+specify more than one branch for deletion. If the branch currently
+has a ref log then the ref log will also be deleted.
OPTIONS
@@ -29,41 +35,65 @@ OPTIONS
-D::
Delete a branch irrespective of its index status.
+-l::
+ Create the branch's ref log. This activates recording of
+ all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date
+ based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@{yesterday}".
+
-f::
- Force a reset of <branchname> to <start-point> (or current head).
+ Force the creation of a new branch even if it means deleting
+ a branch that already exists with the same name.
+
+-r::
+ List only the "remote" branches.
<branchname>::
The name of the branch to create or delete.
+ The new branch name must pass all checks defined by
+ gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
+ may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
<start-point>::
- Where to create the branch; defaults to HEAD. This
- option has no meaning with -d and -D.
+ The new branch will be created with a HEAD equal to this. It may
+ be given as a branch name, a commit-id, or a tag. If this option
+ is omitted, the current branch is assumed.
+
Examples
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
Start development off of a known tag::
+
------------
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6
$ cd my2.6
-$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
+$ git branch my2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
$ git checkout my2.6.14
-
-<1> These two steps are the same as "checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
------------
++
+<1> This step and the next one could be combined into a single step with
+"checkout -b my2.6.14 v2.6.14".
Delete unneeded branch::
+
------------
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/.../git.git my.git
$ cd my.git
-$ git branch -D todo <1>
-
+$ git branch -D todo <1>
+------------
++
<1> delete todo branch even if the "master" branch does not have all
commits from todo branch.
-------------
+
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+If you are creating a branch that you want to immediately checkout, it's
+easier to use the git checkout command with its `-b` option to create
+a branch and check it out with a single command.
+
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index 504eb1b16a..5e9cbf875d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ git-cat-file - Provide content or type information for repository objects
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | <type>] <object>
+'git-cat-file' [-t | -s | -e | -p | <type>] <object>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
Provides content or type of objects in the repository. The type
-is required unless '-t' is used to find the object type,
+is required unless '-t' or '-p' is used to find the object type,
or '-s' is used to find the object size.
OPTIONS
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ OPTIONS
Suppress all output; instead exit with zero status if <object>
exists and is a valid object.
+-p::
+ Pretty-print the contents of <object> based on its type.
+
<type>::
Typically this matches the real type of <object> but asking
for a type that can trivially be dereferenced from the given
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ If '-s' is specified, the size of the <object> in bytes.
If '-e' is specified, no output.
+If '-p' is specified, the contents of <object> are pretty-printed.
+
Otherwise the raw (though uncompressed) contents of the <object> will
be returned.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
index 7dc1bdb6ef..3ea720dd00 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ refname expressions (see gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]). Namely:
. colon `:` is used as in `srcref:dstref` to mean "use srcref\'s
value and store it in dstref" in fetch and push operations.
+ It may also be used to select a specific object such as with
+ gitlink:git-cat-file[1] "git-cat-file blob v1.3.3:refs.c".
GIT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
index 09bd6a5535..765c173e15 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ OPTIONS
Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with
NUL character instead of LF.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
The order of the flags used to matter, but not anymore.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 985bb2f827..fbdbadc74f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch> [-l]] [-m] [<branch>]
'git-checkout' [-m] [<branch>] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ OPTIONS
Force a re-read of everything.
-b::
- Create a new branch and start it at <branch>.
+ Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at
+ <branch>. The new branch name must pass all checks defined
+ by gitlink:git-check-ref-format[1]. Some of these checks
+ may restrict the characters allowed in a branch name.
+
+-l::
+ Create the new branch's ref log. This activates recording of
+ all changes to made the branch ref, enabling use of date
+ based sha1 expressions such as "<branchname>@{yesterday}".
-m::
If you have local modifications to one or more files that
@@ -66,19 +74,19 @@ the `Makefile` to two revisions back, deletes hello.c by
mistake, and gets it back from the index.
+
------------
-$ git checkout master <1>
-$ git checkout master~2 Makefile <2>
+$ git checkout master <1>
+$ git checkout master~2 Makefile <2>
$ rm -f hello.c
-$ git checkout hello.c <3>
-
+$ git checkout hello.c <3>
+------------
++
<1> switch branch
<2> take out a file out of other commit
-<3> or "git checkout -- hello.c", as in the next example.
-------------
+<3> restore hello.c from HEAD of current branch
+
-If you have an unfortunate branch that is named `hello.c`, the
-last step above would be confused as an instruction to switch to
-that branch. You should instead write:
+If you have an unfortunate branch that is named `hello.c`, this
+step would be confused as an instruction to switch to that branch.
+You should instead write:
+
------------
$ git checkout -- hello.c
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
index 9a5e37186f..893baaa6f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Each commit between the fork-point and <head> is examined, and compared against
-the change each commit between the fork-point and <upstream> introduces.
-Commits already included in upstream are prefixed with '-' (meaning "drop from
-my local pull"), while commits missing from upstream are prefixed with '+'
-(meaning "add to the updated upstream").
+The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head>
+is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>.
+
+Every commit with a changeset that doesn't exist in the other branch
+has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. Those existing only
+in the <upstream> branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those
+that only exist in the <head> branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol.
+
+Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id
+(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally
+has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example,
+this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather
+than pushing or pulling commits directly.
+
OPTIONS
-------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
index 36890c543d..c61afbcdba 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-clean - Remove untracked files from the working tree
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-clean' [-d] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X]
+'git-clean' [-d] [-n] [-q] [-x | -X] [--] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Removes files unknown to git. This allows to clean the working tree
from files that are not under version control. If the '-x' option is
specified, ignored files are also removed, allowing to remove all
build products.
+When optional `<paths>...` arguments are given, the paths
+affected are further limited to those that match them.
+
OPTIONS
-------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 131e445747..94d9393372 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ git-clone - Clones a repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-clone' [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>]
- [--reference <repository>]
+'git-clone' [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
+ [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
<repository> [<directory>]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ OPTIONS
the command to specify non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
+--template=<template_directory>::
+ Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
+ if unset the templates are taken from the installation
+ defined default, typically `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
+
<repository>::
The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. It can
be any URL git-fetch supports.
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ OPTIONS
is not allowed.
Examples
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
Clone from upstream::
+
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 0a7365b9a8..38df59ce23 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit.
index and the latest commit does not match on the
specified paths to avoid confusion.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
<file>...::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
index 47216f488b..198ce77a8a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,23 @@ git-count-objects - Reports on unpacked objects
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-count-objects'
+'git-count-objects' [-v]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
This counts the number of unpacked object files and disk space consumed by
them, to help you decide when it is a good time to repack.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-v::
+ In addition to the number of loose objects and disk
+ space consumed, it reports the number of in-pack
+ objects, and number of objects that can be removed by
+ running `git-prune-packed`.
+
+
Author
------
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
index d30435a9e4..56bd3e517d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a commit to a CVS checkout
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-cvsexportcommmit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
+'git-cvsexportcommmit' [-h] [-v] [-c] [-p] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID
DESCRIPTION
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ OPTIONS
Be pedantic (paranoid) when applying patches. Invokes patch with
--fuzz=0
+-f::
+ Force the merge even if the files are not up to date.
+
+-m::
+ Prepend the commit message with the provided prefix.
+ Useful for patch series and the like.
+
-v::
Verbose.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
index 2169169850..906830d4bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ separated with a single space are given.
Furthermore, it lists only files which were modified
from all parents.
--cc::
+--cc::
This flag changes the way a merge commit patch is displayed,
in a similar way to the '-c' option. It implies the '-c'
and '-p' options and further compresses the patch output
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
index 890931c891..7267bcd7a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt
@@ -46,40 +46,41 @@ EXAMPLES
Various ways to check your working tree::
+
------------
-$ git diff <1>
-$ git diff --cached <2>
-$ git diff HEAD <3>
-
+$ git diff <1>
+$ git diff --cached <2>
+$ git diff HEAD <3>
+------------
++
<1> changes in the working tree since your last git-update-index.
<2> changes between the index and your last commit; what you
would be committing if you run "git commit" without "-a" option.
<3> changes in the working tree since your last commit; what you
would be committing if you run "git commit -a"
-------------
Comparing with arbitrary commits::
+
------------
-$ git diff test <1>
-$ git diff HEAD -- ./test <2>
-$ git diff HEAD^ HEAD <3>
-
+$ git diff test <1>
+$ git diff HEAD -- ./test <2>
+$ git diff HEAD^ HEAD <3>
+------------
++
<1> instead of using the tip of the current branch, compare with the
tip of "test" branch.
<2> instead of comparing with the tip of "test" branch, compare with
the tip of the current branch, but limit the comparison to the
file "test".
<3> compare the version before the last commit and the last commit.
-------------
Limiting the diff output::
+
------------
-$ git diff --diff-filter=MRC <1>
-$ git diff --name-status -r <2>
-$ git diff arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <3>
-
+$ git diff --diff-filter=MRC <1>
+$ git diff --name-status -r <2>
+$ git diff arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <3>
+------------
++
<1> show only modification, rename and copy, but not addition
nor deletion.
<2> show only names and the nature of change, but not actual
@@ -88,18 +89,17 @@ which in turn also disables recursive behaviour, so without -r
you would only see the directory name if there is a change in a
file in a subdirectory.
<3> limit diff output to named subtrees.
-------------
Munging the diff output::
+
------------
-$ git diff --find-copies-harder -B -C <1>
-$ git diff -R <2>
-
+$ git diff --find-copies-harder -B -C <1>
+$ git diff -R <2>
+------------
++
<1> spend extra cycles to find renames, copies and complete
rewrites (very expensive).
<2> output diff in reverse.
-------------
Author
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index d55456ae93..74102b7944 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -8,43 +8,82 @@ git-grep - Print lines matching a pattern
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-grep' [<option>...] [-e] <pattern> [--] [<path>...]
+[verse]
+'git-grep' [--cached]
+ [-a | --text] [-I] [-i | --ignore-case] [-w | --word-regexp]
+ [-v | --invert-match]
+ [-E | --extended-regexp] [-G | --basic-regexp] [-F | --fixed-strings]
+ [-n] [-l | --files-with-matches] [-L | --files-without-match]
+ [-c | --count]
+ [-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
+ [-f <file>] [-e <pattern>]
+ [<tree>...]
+ [--] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Searches list of files `git-ls-files` produces for lines
-containing a match to the given pattern.
+Look for specified patterns in the working tree files, blobs
+registered in the index file, or given tree objects.
OPTIONS
-------
-`--`::
- Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
- are <path> limiters.
+--cached::
+ Instead of searching in the working tree files, check
+ the blobs registerd in the index file.
+
+-a | --text::
+ Process binary files as if they were text.
+
+-i | --ignore-case::
+ Ignore case differences between the patterns and the
+ files.
+
+-w | --word-regexp::
+ Match the pattern only at word boundary (either begin at the
+ beginning of a line, or preceded by a non-word character; end at
+ the end of a line or followed by a non-word character).
+
+-v | --invert-match::
+ Select non-matching lines.
+
+-E | --extended-regexp | -G | --basic-regexp::
+ Use POSIX extended/basic regexp for patterns. Default
+ is to use basic regexp.
-<option>...::
- Either an option to pass to `grep` or `git-ls-files`.
-+
-The following are the specific `git-ls-files` options
-that may be given: `-o`, `--cached`, `--deleted`, `--others`,
-`--killed`, `--ignored`, `--modified`, `--exclude=\*`,
-`--exclude-from=\*`, and `--exclude-per-directory=\*`.
-+
-All other options will be passed to `grep`.
+-n::
+ Prefix the line number to matching lines.
-<pattern>::
- The pattern to look for. The first non option is taken
- as the pattern; if your pattern begins with a dash, use
- `-e <pattern>`.
+-l | --files-with-matches | -L | --files-without-match::
+ Instead of showing every matched line, show only the
+ names of files that contain (or do not contain) matches.
-<path>...::
- Optional paths to limit the set of files to be searched;
- passed to `git-ls-files`.
+-c | --count::
+ Instead of showing every matched line, show the number of
+ lines that match.
+
+-[ABC] <context>::
+ Show `context` trailing (`A` -- after), or leading (`B`
+ -- before), or both (`C` -- context) lines, and place a
+ line containing `--` between continguous groups of
+ matches.
+
+-f <file>::
+ Read patterns from <file>, one per line.
+
+`<tree>...`::
+ Search blobs in the trees for specified patterns.
+
+`--`::
+ Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
+ are <path> limiters.
Author
------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
+Originally written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>, later
+revamped by Junio C Hamano.
+
Documentation
--------------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
index cfc0d88d02..eca9e9ccef 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CONFIGURATION
git-imap-send requires the following values in the repository
configuration file (shown with examples):
+..........................
[imap]
Folder = "INBOX.Drafts"
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ configuration file (shown with examples):
[imap]
Host = imap.server.com
User = bob
- Password = pwd
+ Pass = pwd
Port = 143
+..........................
BUGS
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
index aeb1115af9..8a150d861f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ Start a new git repository for an existing code base::
+
----------------
$ cd /path/to/my/codebase
-$ git-init-db <1>
-$ git-add . <2>
-
+$ git-init-db <1>
+$ git-add . <2>
+----------------
++
<1> prepare /path/to/my/codebase/.git directory
<2> add all existing file to the index
-----------------
Author
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 76cb894caa..c9ffff734c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ DESCRIPTION
-----------
Shows the commit logs.
-The command takes options applicable to the gitlink::git-rev-list[1]
+The command takes options applicable to the gitlink:git-rev-list[1]
command to control what is shown and how, and options applicable to
-the gitlink::git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
+the gitlink:git-diff-tree[1] commands to control how the change
each commit introduces are shown.
-This manual page describes only the most frequently used
-options.
+This manual page describes only the most frequently used options.
OPTIONS
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ git log v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
Show all commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any file
in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
-git log --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
+git log --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 796d049be6..a29c633c8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ OPTIONS
lines, show only handful hexdigits prefix.
Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
<file>::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
index d1d56f194a..6099be2add 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,26 @@ git-merge-base - Finds as good a common ancestor as possible for a merge
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-merge-base' <commit> <commit>
+'git-merge-base' [--all] <commit> <commit>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible. Given a
-selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be relied on
-to decide in any particular way.
+
+"git-merge-base" finds as good a common ancestor as possible between
+the two commits. That is, given two commits A and B 'git-merge-base A
+B' will output a commit which is reachable from both A and B through
+the parent relationship.
+
+Given a selection of equally good common ancestors it should not be
+relied on to decide in any particular way.
The "git-merge-base" algorithm is still in flux - use the source...
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--all::
+ Output all common ancestors for the two commits instead of
+ just one.
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
index fbc986aa84..332e023d0f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-merge-index - Runs a merge for files needing merging
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | -- | <file>\*)
+'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | \-- | <file>\*)
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ files are passed as arguments 5, 6 and 7.
OPTIONS
-------
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-a::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
index 68707083be..ffaa00468f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Enter git-name-rev:
------------
% git name-rev 33db5f4d9027a10e477ccf054b2c1ab94f74c85a
+33db5f4d9027a10e477ccf054b2c1ab94f74c85a tags/v0.99^0~940
------------
Now you are wiser, because you know that it happened 940 revisions before v0.99.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune.txt b/Documentation/git-prune.txt
index f694fcbde8..a11e303094 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-prune.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-prune.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OPTIONS
Do not remove anything; just report what it would
remove.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
<head>...::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e9a8c369a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-quiltimport.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+git-quiltimport(1)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+git-quiltimport - Applies a quilt patchset onto the current branch
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'git-quiltimport' [--dry-run] [--author <author>] [--patches <dir>]
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Applies a quilt patchset onto the current git branch, preserving
+the patch boundaries, patch order, and patch descriptions present
+in the quilt patchset.
+
+For each patch the code attempts to extract the author from the
+patch description. If that fails it falls back to the author
+specified with --author. If the --author flag was not given
+the patch description is displayed and the user is asked to
+interactively enter the author of the patch.
+
+If a subject is not found in the patch description the patch name is
+preserved as the 1 line subject in the git description.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--dry-run::
+ Walk through the patches in the series and warn
+ if we cannot find all of the necessary information to commit
+ a patch. At the time of this writing only missing author
+ information is warned about.
+
+--author Author Name <Author Email>::
+ The author name and email address to use when no author
+ information can be found in the patch description.
+
+--patches <dir>::
+ The directory to find the quilt patches and the
+ quilt series file.
+
+ The default for the patch directory is patches
+ or the value of the $QUILT_PATCHES environment
+ variable.
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com>
+
+Documentation
+--------------
+Documentation by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com>
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+
diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index 844cfda8d2..1f21d95684 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-read-tree - Reads tree information into the index
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [[-m [--aggressive]| --reset] [-u | -i]] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]])
+'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [[-m [--aggressive] | --reset | --prefix=<prefix>] [-u | -i]] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]])
DESCRIPTION
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ OPTIONS
* when both sides adds a path identically. The resolution
is to add that path.
+--prefix=<prefix>/::
+ Keep the current index contents, and read the contents
+ of named tree-ish under directory at `<prefix>`. The
+ original index file cannot have anything at the path
+ `<prefix>` itself, and have nothing in `<prefix>/`
+ directory. Note that the `<prefix>/` value must end
+ with a slash.
+
+
<tree-ish#>::
The id of the tree object(s) to be read/merged.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 4a7e67a4d2..08ee4aabaf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -3,38 +3,53 @@ git-rebase(1)
NAME
----
-git-rebase - Rebase local commits to new upstream head
+git-rebase - Rebase local commits to a new head
SYNOPSIS
--------
'git-rebase' [--onto <newbase>] <upstream> [<branch>]
+'git-rebase' --continue | --skip | --abort
+
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-git-rebase applies to <upstream> (or optionally to <newbase>) commits
-from <branch> that do not appear in <upstream>. When <branch> is not
-specified it defaults to the current branch (HEAD).
-
-When git-rebase is complete, <branch> will be updated to point to the
-newly created line of commit objects, so the previous line will not be
-accessible unless there are other references to it already.
+git-rebase replaces <branch> with a new branch of the same name. When
+the --onto option is provided the new branch starts out with a HEAD equal
+to <newbase>, otherwise it is equal to <upstream>. It then attempts to
+create a new commit for each commit from the original <branch> that does
+not exist in the <upstream> branch.
+
+It is possible that a merge failure will prevent this process from being
+completely automatic. You will have to resolve any such merge failure
+and run `git rebase --continue`. Another option is to bypass the commit
+that caused the merge failure with `git rebase --skip`. To restore the
+original <branch> and remove the .dotest working files, use the command
+`git rebase --abort` instead.
+
+Note that if <branch> is not specified on the command line, the currently
+checked out branch is used.
Assume the following history exists and the current branch is "topic":
+------------
A---B---C topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
From this point, the result of either of the following commands:
+
git-rebase master
git-rebase master topic
would be:
+------------
A'--B'--C' topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
While, starting from the same point, the result of either of the following
commands:
@@ -44,21 +59,33 @@ commands:
would be:
+------------
A'--B'--C' topic
/
D---E---F---G master
+------------
In case of conflict, git-rebase will stop at the first problematic commit
-and leave conflict markers in the tree. After resolving the conflict manually
-and updating the index with the desired resolution, you can continue the
-rebasing process with
+and leave conflict markers in the tree. You can use git diff to locate
+the markers (<<<<<<) and make edits to resolve the conflict. For each
+file you edit, you need to tell git that the conflict has been resolved,
+typically this would be done with
+
+
+ git update-index <filename>
+
+
+After resolving the conflict manually and updating the index with the
+desired resolution, you can continue the rebasing process with
+
+
+ git rebase --continue
- git am --resolved --3way
Alternatively, you can undo the git-rebase with
- git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD
- rm -r .dotest
+
+ git rebase --abort
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -73,6 +100,28 @@ OPTIONS
<branch>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
+--continue::
+ Restart the rebasing process after having resolved a merge conflict.
+
+--abort::
+ Restore the original branch and abort the rebase operation.
+
+NOTES
+-----
+When you rebase a branch, you are changing its history in a way that
+will cause problems for anyone who already has a copy of the branch
+in their repository and tries to pull updates from you. You should
+understand the implications of using 'git rebase' on a repository that
+you share.
+
+When the git rebase command is run, it will first execute a "pre-rebase"
+hook if one exists. You can use this hook to do sanity checks and
+reject the rebase if it isn't appropriate. Please see the template
+pre-rebase hook script for an example.
+
+You must be in the top directory of your project to start (or continue)
+a rebase. Upon completion, <branch> will be the current branch.
+
Author
------
Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index d2f9a44382..951622774a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ OPTIONS
-d::
After packing, if the newly created packs make some
existing packs redundant, remove the redundant packs.
+ Also runs gitlink:git-prune-packed[1].
-l::
Pass the `--local` option to `git pack-objects`, see
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index 71f96bdd10..660c18ff8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git-repo-config' [type] --get-all name [value_regex]
'git-repo-config' [type] --unset name [value_regex]
'git-repo-config' [type] --unset-all name [value_regex]
+'git-repo-config' -l | --list
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -22,10 +23,11 @@ You can query/set/replace/unset options with this command. The name is
actually the section and the key separated by a dot, and the value will be
escaped.
-If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple lines, you
-should provide a POSIX regex for the value. If you want to handle the lines
-*not* matching the regex, just prepend a single exclamation mark in front
-(see EXAMPLES).
+If you want to set/unset an option which can occur on multiple
+lines, a POSIX regexp `value_regex` needs to be given. Only the
+existing values that match the regexp are updated or unset. If
+you want to handle the lines that do *not* match the regex, just
+prepend a single exclamation mark in front (see EXAMPLES).
The type specifier can be either '--int' or '--bool', which will make
'git-repo-config' ensure that the variable(s) are of the given type and
@@ -33,10 +35,10 @@ convert the value to the canonical form (simple decimal number for int,
a "true" or "false" string for bool). If no type specifier is passed,
no checks or transformations are performed on the value.
-This command will fail if
+This command will fail if:
-. .git/config is invalid,
-. .git/config can not be written to,
+. The .git/config file is invalid,
+. Can not write to .git/config,
. no section was provided,
. the section or key is invalid,
. you try to unset an option which does not exist, or
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ OPTIONS
--replace-all::
Default behaviour is to replace at most one line. This replaces
- all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex)
+ all lines matching the key (and optionally the value_regex).
--get::
Get the value for a given key (optionally filtered by a regex
@@ -58,12 +60,18 @@ OPTIONS
Like get, but does not fail if the number of values for the key
is not exactly one.
+--get-regexp::
+ Like --get-all, but interprets the name as a regular expression.
+
--unset::
Remove the line matching the key from .git/config.
--unset-all::
Remove all matching lines from .git/config.
+-l, --list::
+ List all variables set in .git/config.
+
EXAMPLE
-------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index b7b9798bf9..b27399dd41 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ OPTIONS
Commit to make the current HEAD.
Examples
-~~~~~~~~
+--------
Undo a commit and redo::
+
------------
$ git commit ...
-$ git reset --soft HEAD^ <1>
-$ edit <2>
-$ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <3>
-
+$ git reset --soft HEAD^ <1>
+$ edit <2>
+$ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <3>
+------------
++
<1> This is most often done when you remembered what you
just committed is incomplete, or you misspelled your commit
message, or both. Leaves working tree as it was before "reset".
@@ -60,43 +61,43 @@ message, or both. Leaves working tree as it was before "reset".
<3> "reset" copies the old head to .git/ORIG_HEAD; redo the
commit by starting with its log message. If you do not need to
edit the message further, you can give -C option instead.
-------------
Undo commits permanently::
+
------------
$ git commit ...
-$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <1>
-
+$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <1>
+------------
++
<1> The last three commits (HEAD, HEAD^, and HEAD~2) were bad
and you do not want to ever see them again. Do *not* do this if
you have already given these commits to somebody else.
-------------
Undo a commit, making it a topic branch::
+
------------
-$ git branch topic/wip <1>
-$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <2>
-$ git checkout topic/wip <3>
-
+$ git branch topic/wip <1>
+$ git reset --hard HEAD~3 <2>
+$ git checkout topic/wip <3>
+------------
++
<1> You have made some commits, but realize they were premature
to be in the "master" branch. You want to continue polishing
them in a topic branch, so create "topic/wip" branch off of the
current HEAD.
<2> Rewind the master branch to get rid of those three commits.
<3> Switch to "topic/wip" branch and keep working.
-------------
Undo update-index::
+
------------
-$ edit <1>
+$ edit <1>
$ git-update-index frotz.c filfre.c
-$ mailx <2>
-$ git reset <3>
-$ git pull git://info.example.com/ nitfol <4>
-
+$ mailx <2>
+$ git reset <3>
+$ git pull git://info.example.com/ nitfol <4>
+------------
++
<1> you are happily working on something, and find the changes
in these files are in good order. You do not want to see them
when you run "git diff", because you plan to work on other files
@@ -109,12 +110,11 @@ index changes for these two files. Your changes in working tree
remain there.
<4> then you can pull and merge, leaving frotz.c and filfre.c
changes still in the working tree.
-------------
Undo a merge or pull::
+
------------
-$ git pull <1>
+$ git pull <1>
Trying really trivial in-index merge...
fatal: Merge requires file-level merging
Nope.
@@ -122,20 +122,19 @@ Nope.
Auto-merging nitfol
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in nitfol
Automatic merge failed/prevented; fix up by hand
-$ git reset --hard <2>
-
+$ git reset --hard <2>
+$ git pull . topic/branch <3>
+Updating from 41223... to 13134...
+Fast forward
+$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <4>
+------------
++
<1> try to update from the upstream resulted in a lot of
conflicts; you were not ready to spend a lot of time merging
right now, so you decide to do that later.
<2> "pull" has not made merge commit, so "git reset --hard"
which is a synonym for "git reset --hard HEAD" clears the mess
from the index file and the working tree.
-
-$ git pull . topic/branch <3>
-Updating from 41223... to 13134...
-Fast forward
-$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <4>
-
<3> merge a topic branch into the current branch, which resulted
in a fast forward.
<4> but you decided that the topic branch is not ready for public
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ consumption yet. "pull" or "merge" always leaves the original
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.
-------------
Interrupted workflow::
+
@@ -155,21 +153,21 @@ need to get to the other branch for a quick bugfix.
------------
$ git checkout feature ;# you were working in "feature" branch and
$ work work work ;# got interrupted
-$ git commit -a -m 'snapshot WIP' <1>
+$ git commit -a -m 'snapshot WIP' <1>
$ git checkout master
$ fix fix fix
$ git commit ;# commit with real log
$ git checkout feature
-$ git reset --soft HEAD^ ;# go back to WIP state <2>
-$ git reset <3>
-
+$ git reset --soft HEAD^ ;# go back to WIP state <2>
+$ git reset <3>
+------------
++
<1> This commit will get blown away so a throw-away log message is OK.
<2> This removes the 'WIP' commit from the commit history, and sets
your working tree to the state just before you made that snapshot.
-<3> After <2>, the index file still has all the WIP changes you
- committed in <1>. This sets it to the last commit you were
- basing the WIP changes on.
-------------
+<3> At this point the index file still has all the WIP changes you
+ committed as 'snapshot WIP'. This updates the index to show your
+ WIP files as uncommitted.
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 8255ae1bce..ad6d14c55a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ OPTIONS
--bisect::
Limit output to the one commit object which is roughly halfway
between the included and excluded commits. Thus, if 'git-rev-list
- --bisect foo ^bar ^baz' outputs 'midpoint', the output
- of 'git-rev-list foo ^midpoint' and 'git-rev-list midpoint
- ^bar ^baz' would be of roughly the same length. Finding the change
+ --bisect foo {caret}bar {caret}baz' outputs 'midpoint', the output
+ of 'git-rev-list foo {caret}midpoint' and 'git-rev-list midpoint
+ {caret}bar {caret}baz' would be of roughly the same length.
+ Finding the change
which introduces a regression is thus reduced to a binary search:
repeatedly generate and test new 'midpoint's until the commit chain
is of length one.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 8b95df0c6e..b894694367 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ OPTIONS
--all::
Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
+--branches::
+ Show branch refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`.
+
+--tags::
+ Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`.
+
+--remotes::
+ Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`.
+
--show-prefix::
When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
path of the current directory relative to the top-level
@@ -115,6 +124,13 @@ syntax.
happen to have both heads/master and tags/master, you can
explicitly say 'heads/master' to tell git which one you mean.
+* A suffix '@' followed by a date specification enclosed in a brace
+ pair (e.g. '\{yesterday\}', '\{1 month 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour 1
+ second ago\}' or '\{1979-02-26 18:30:00\}') to specify the value
+ of the ref at a prior point in time. This suffix may only be
+ used immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an
+ existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>).
+
* A suffix '{caret}' to a revision parameter means the first parent of
that commit object. '{caret}<n>' means the <n>th parent (i.e.
'rev{caret}'
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
index c9c3088424..66fc478f57 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ OPTIONS
-v::
Be verbose.
---::
+\--::
This option can be used to separate command-line options from
the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
for command-line options).
diff --git a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
index 18280628a1..c20b38b08a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Reads a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, and
-expands the objects contained in the pack into "one-file
-one-object" format in $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY.
+Read a packed archive (.pack) from the standard input, expanding
+the objects contained within and writing them into the repository in
+"loose" (one object per file) format.
+
+Objects that already exist in the repository will *not* be unpacked
+from the pack-file. Therefore, nothing will be unpacked if you use
+this command on a pack-file that exists within the target repository.
+
+Please see the `git-repack` documentation for options to generate
+new packs and replace existing ones.
OPTIONS
-------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index 0a1b0ad56d..d043e86a77 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git-update-index'
- [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace]
- [--refresh [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing]]
+ [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace]
+ [--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing]
[--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>]\*
[--chmod=(+|-)x]
[--assume-unchanged | --no-assume-unchanged]
- [--really-refresh]
+ [--really-refresh] [--unresolve] [--again]
[--info-only] [--index-info]
[-z] [--stdin]
[--verbose]
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ OPTIONS
filesystem that has very slow lstat(2) system call
(e.g. cifs).
+--again::
+ Runs `git-update-index` itself on the paths whose index
+ entries are different from those from the `HEAD` commit.
+
+--unresolve::
+ Restores the 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state of a
+ file during a merge if it was cleared by accident.
+
--info-only::
Do not create objects in the object database for all
<file> arguments that follow this flag; just insert
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ OPTIONS
Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with
NUL character instead of LF.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
<file>::
@@ -247,34 +255,33 @@ To update and refresh only the files already checked out:
$ git-checkout-index -n -f -a && git-update-index --ignore-missing --refresh
----------------
-On an inefficient filesystem with `core.ignorestat` set:
-
+On an inefficient filesystem with `core.ignorestat` set::
++
------------
-$ git update-index --really-refresh <1>
-$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <2>
-$ git diff --name-only <3>
+$ git update-index --really-refresh <1>
+$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <2>
+$ git diff --name-only <3>
$ edit foo.c
-$ git diff --name-only <4>
+$ git diff --name-only <4>
M foo.c
-$ git update-index foo.c <5>
-$ git diff --name-only <6>
+$ git update-index foo.c <5>
+$ git diff --name-only <6>
$ edit foo.c
-$ git diff --name-only <7>
-$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <8>
-$ git diff --name-only <9>
+$ git diff --name-only <7>
+$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <8>
+$ git diff --name-only <9>
M foo.c
-
-<1> forces lstat(2) to set "assume unchanged" bits for paths
- that match index.
+------------
++
+<1> forces lstat(2) to set "assume unchanged" bits for paths that match index.
<2> mark the path to be edited.
<3> this does lstat(2) and finds index matches the path.
-<4> this does lstat(2) and finds index does not match the path.
+<4> this does lstat(2) and finds index does *not* match the path.
<5> registering the new version to index sets "assume unchanged" bit.
<6> and it is assumed unchanged.
<7> even after you edit it.
<8> you can tell about the change after the fact.
<9> now it checks with lstat(2) and finds it has been changed.
-------------
Configuration
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
index 475237f19e..e062030e91 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-update-ref - update the object name stored in a ref safely
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-update-ref' <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>]
+'git-update-ref' [-m <reason>] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -49,6 +49,32 @@ for reading but not for writing (so we'll never write through a
ref symlink to some other tree, if you have copied a whole
archive by creating a symlink tree).
+Logging Updates
+---------------
+If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true or the file
+"$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" exists then `git-update-ref` will append
+a line to the log file "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" (dereferencing all
+symbolic refs before creating the log name) describing the change
+in ref value. Log lines are formatted as:
+
+ . oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer LF
++
+Where "oldsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value previously
+stored in <ref>, "newsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value of
+<newvalue> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address
+and date in the standard GIT committer ident format.
+
+Optionally with -m:
+
+ . oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer TAB message LF
++
+Where all fields are as described above and "message" is the
+value supplied to the -m option.
+
+An update will fail (without changing <ref>) if the current user is
+unable to create a new log file, append to the existing log file
+or does not have committer information available.
+
Author
------
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt
index 379571eef0..a5b1a0dbab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-var.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS
-l::
Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed
- as well.
+ as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
+ is deprecated in favor of `git-repo-config -l`.)
EXAMPLE
--------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
index 4962d6975f..7a6132b016 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ OPTIONS
-v::
After verifying the pack, show list of objects contained
in the pack.
---::
+\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
OUTPUT FORMAT
diff --git a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
index 641cb7ea97..e8f21d02f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ git-whatchanged -p v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
Show as patches the commits since version 'v2.6.12' that changed
any file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
-git-whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
+git-whatchanged --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt
index 77e12cb949..c85fa89c30 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-write-tree - Creates a tree object from the current index
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-write-tree' [--missing-ok]
+'git-write-tree' [--missing-ok] [--prefix=<prefix>/]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ OPTIONS
directory exist in the object database. This option disables this
check.
+--prefix=<prefix>/::
+ Writes a tree object that represents a subdirectory
+ `<prefix>`. This can be used to write the tree object
+ for a subproject that is in the named subdirectory.
+
+
Author
------
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index eb126d7a4b..cb482bf98e 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ gitk v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
Show as the changes since version 'v2.6.12' that changed any
file in the include/scsi or drivers/scsi subdirectories
-gitk --since="2 weeks ago" -- gitk::
+gitk --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
Show the changes during the last two weeks to the file 'gitk'.
The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary.txt
index 02a9d9c18a..39c90ad7a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary.txt
@@ -1,79 +1,57 @@
-object::
- The unit of storage in git. It is uniquely identified by
- the SHA1 of its contents. Consequently, an object can not
- be changed.
-
-object name::
- The unique identifier of an object. The hash of the object's contents
- using the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 and usually represented by the 40
- character hexadecimal encoding of the hash of the object (possibly
- followed by a white space).
-
-SHA1::
- Synonym for object name.
-
-object identifier::
- Synonym for object name.
-
-hash::
- In git's context, synonym to object name.
+alternate object database::
+ Via the alternates mechanism, a repository can inherit part of its
+ object database from another object database, which is called
+ "alternate".
-object database::
- Stores a set of "objects", and an individual object is identified
- by its object name. The objects usually live in `$GIT_DIR/objects/`.
+bare repository::
+ A bare repository is normally an appropriately named
+ directory with a `.git` suffix that does not have a
+ locally checked-out copy of any of the files under revision
+ control. That is, all of the `git` administrative and
+ control files that would normally be present in the
+ hidden `.git` sub-directory are directly present in
+ the `repository.git` directory instead, and no other files
+ are present and checked out. Usually publishers of public
+ repositories make bare repositories available.
blob object::
Untyped object, e.g. the contents of a file.
-tree object::
- An object containing a list of file names and modes along with refs
- to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree is equivalent
- to a directory.
-
-tree::
- Either a working tree, or a tree object together with the
- dependent blob and tree objects (i.e. a stored representation
- of a working tree).
-
-DAG::
- Directed acyclic graph. The commit objects form a directed acyclic
- graph, because they have parents (directed), and the graph of commit
- objects is acyclic (there is no chain which begins and ends with the
- same object).
-
-index::
- A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
- stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working
- tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third
- version of a working tree, which are used when merging.
-
-index entry::
- The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index.
- An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not
- yet finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of
- that file).
-
-unmerged index:
- An index which contains unmerged index entries.
+branch::
+ A non-cyclical graph of revisions, i.e. the complete history of
+ a particular revision, which is called the branch head. The
+ branch heads are stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`.
cache::
Obsolete for: index.
-working tree::
- The set of files and directories currently being worked on,
- i.e. you can work in your working tree without using git at all.
-
-directory::
- The list you get with "ls" :-)
+chain::
+ A list of objects, where each object in the list contains a
+ reference to its successor (for example, the successor of a commit
+ could be one of its parents).
-revision::
- A particular state of files and directories which was stored in
- the object database. It is referenced by a commit object.
+changeset::
+ BitKeeper/cvsps speak for "commit". Since git does not store
+ changes, but states, it really does not make sense to use
+ the term "changesets" with git.
checkout::
The action of updating the working tree to a revision which was
stored in the object database.
+cherry-picking::
+ In SCM jargon, "cherry pick" means to choose a subset of
+ changes out of a series of changes (typically commits)
+ and record them as a new series of changes on top of
+ different codebase. In GIT, this is performed by
+ "git cherry-pick" command to extract the change
+ introduced by an existing commit and to record it based
+ on the tip of the current branch as a new commit.
+
+clean::
+ A working tree is clean, if it corresponds to the revision
+ referenced by the current head. Also see "dirty".
+
commit::
As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the index in the
object database. The result is a revision.
@@ -85,73 +63,90 @@ commit object::
tree object which corresponds to the top directory of the
stored revision.
-parent::
- A commit object contains a (possibly empty) list of the logical
- predecessor(s) in the line of development, i.e. its parents.
+core git::
+ Fundamental data structures and utilities of git. Exposes only
+ limited source code management tools.
-changeset::
- BitKeeper/cvsps speak for "commit". Since git does not store
- changes, but states, it really does not make sense to use
- the term "changesets" with git.
+DAG::
+ Directed acyclic graph. The commit objects form a directed acyclic
+ graph, because they have parents (directed), and the graph of commit
+ objects is acyclic (there is no chain which begins and ends with the
+ same object).
-clean::
- A working tree is clean, if it corresponds to the revision
- referenced by the current head.
+dircache::
+ You are *waaaaay* behind.
dirty::
A working tree is said to be dirty if it contains modifications
which have not been committed to the current branch.
-head::
- The top of a branch. It contains a ref to the corresponding
- commit object.
+directory::
+ The list you get with "ls" :-)
-branch::
- A non-cyclical graph of revisions, i.e. the complete history of
- a particular revision, which is called the branch head. The
- branch heads are stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`.
+ent::
+ Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
+ `http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
+ explanation.
-master::
- The default branch. Whenever you create a git repository, a branch
- named "master" is created, and becomes the active branch. In most
- cases, this contains the local development.
+fast forward::
+ A fast-forward is a special type of merge where you have
+ a revision and you are "merging" another branch's changes
+ that happen to be a descendant of what you have.
+ In such these cases, you do not make a new merge commit but
+ instead just update to his revision. This will happen
+ frequently on a tracking branch of a remote repository.
-origin::
- The default upstream branch. Most projects have one upstream
- project which they track, and by default 'origin' is used for
- that purpose. New updates from upstream will be fetched into
- this branch; you should never commit to it yourself.
+fetch::
+ Fetching a branch means to get the branch's head ref from a
+ remote repository, to find out which objects are missing from
+ the local object database, and to get them, too.
-ref::
- A 40-byte hex representation of a SHA1 pointing to a particular
- object. These may be stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/`.
+file system::
+ Linus Torvalds originally designed git to be a user space file
+ system, i.e. the infrastructure to hold files and directories.
+ That ensured the efficiency and speed of git.
+
+git archive::
+ Synonym for repository (for arch people).
+
+hash::
+ In git's context, synonym to object name.
+
+head::
+ The top of a branch. It contains a ref to the corresponding
+ commit object.
head ref::
A ref pointing to a head. Often, this is abbreviated to "head".
Head refs are stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`.
-tree-ish::
- A ref pointing to either a commit object, a tree object, or a
- tag object pointing to a tag or commit or tree object.
+hook::
+ During the normal execution of several git commands,
+ call-outs are made to optional scripts that allow
+ a developer to add functionality or checking.
+ Typically, the hooks allow for a command to be pre-verified
+ and potentially aborted, and allow for a post-notification
+ after the operation is done.
+ The hook scripts are found in the `$GIT_DIR/hooks/` directory,
+ and are enabled by simply making them executable.
-ent::
- Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
- `http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
- explanation.
+index::
+ A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
+ stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working
+ tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third
+ version of a working tree, which are used when merging.
-tag object::
- An object containing a ref pointing to another object, which can
- contain a message just like a commit object. It can also
- contain a (PGP) signature, in which case it is called a "signed
- tag object".
+index entry::
+ The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index.
+ An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not
+ yet finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of
+ that file).
-tag::
- A ref pointing to a tag or commit object. In contrast to a head,
- a tag is not changed by a commit. Tags (not tag objects) are
- stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/`. A git tag has nothing to do with
- a Lisp tag (which is called object type in git's context).
- A tag is most typically used to mark a particular point in the
- commit ancestry chain.
+master::
+ The default development branch. Whenever you create a git
+ repository, a branch named "master" is created, and becomes
+ the active branch. In most cases, this contains the local
+ development, though that is purely conventional and not required.
merge::
To merge branches means to try to accumulate the changes since a
@@ -159,55 +154,65 @@ merge::
merge uses heuristics to accomplish that. Evidently, an automatic
merge can fail.
-octopus::
- To merge more than two branches. Also denotes an intelligent
- predator.
+object::
+ The unit of storage in git. It is uniquely identified by
+ the SHA1 of its contents. Consequently, an object can not
+ be changed.
-resolve::
- The action of fixing up manually what a failed automatic merge
- left behind.
+object database::
+ Stores a set of "objects", and an individual object is identified
+ by its object name. The objects usually live in `$GIT_DIR/objects/`.
-rewind::
- To throw away part of the development, i.e. to assign the head to
- an earlier revision.
+object identifier::
+ Synonym for object name.
-rebase::
- To clean a branch by starting from the head of the main line of
- development ("master"), and reapply the (possibly cherry-picked)
- changes from that branch.
+object name::
+ The unique identifier of an object. The hash of the object's contents
+ using the Secure Hash Algorithm 1 and usually represented by the 40
+ character hexadecimal encoding of the hash of the object (possibly
+ followed by a white space).
-repository::
- A collection of refs together with an object database containing
- all objects, which are reachable from the refs, possibly accompanied
- by meta data from one or more porcelains. A repository can
- share an object database with other repositories.
+object type:
+ One of the identifiers "commit","tree","tag" and "blob" describing
+ the type of an object.
-git archive::
- Synonym for repository (for arch people).
+octopus::
+ To merge more than two branches. Also denotes an intelligent
+ predator.
-file system::
- Linus Torvalds originally designed git to be a user space file
- system, i.e. the infrastructure to hold files and directories.
- That ensured the efficiency and speed of git.
+origin::
+ The default upstream tracking branch. Most projects have at
+ least one upstream project which they track. By default
+ 'origin' is used for that purpose. New upstream updates
+ will be fetched into this branch; you should never commit
+ to it yourself.
-alternate object database::
- Via the alternates mechanism, a repository can inherit part of its
- object database from another object database, which is called
- "alternate".
+pack::
+ A set of objects which have been compressed into one file (to save
+ space or to transmit them efficiently).
-reachable::
- An object is reachable from a ref/commit/tree/tag, if there is a
- chain leading from the latter to the former.
+pack index::
+ The list of identifiers, and other information, of the objects in a
+ pack, to assist in efficiently accessing the contents of a pack.
-chain::
- A list of objects, where each object in the list contains a
- reference to its successor (for example, the successor of a commit
- could be one of its parents).
+parent::
+ A commit object contains a (possibly empty) list of the logical
+ predecessor(s) in the line of development, i.e. its parents.
-fetch::
- Fetching a branch means to get the branch's head ref from a
- remote repository, to find out which objects are missing from
- the local object database, and to get them, too.
+pickaxe::
+ The term pickaxe refers to an option to the diffcore routines
+ that help select changes that add or delete a given text string.
+ With the --pickaxe-all option, it can be used to view the
+ full changeset that introduced or removed, say, a particular
+ line of text. See gitlink:git-diff[1].
+
+plumbing::
+ Cute name for core git.
+
+porcelain::
+ Cute name for programs and program suites depending on core git,
+ presenting a high level access to core git. Porcelains expose
+ more of a SCM interface than the plumbing.
pull::
Pulling a branch means to fetch it and merge it.
@@ -221,33 +226,101 @@ push::
the remote head ref. If the remote head is not an ancestor to the
local head, the push fails.
-pack::
- A set of objects which have been compressed into one file (to save
- space or to transmit them efficiently).
+reachable::
+ An object is reachable from a ref/commit/tree/tag, if there is a
+ chain leading from the latter to the former.
-pack index::
- The list of identifiers, and other information, of the objects in a
- pack, to assist in efficiently accessing the contents of a pack.
+rebase::
+ To clean a branch by starting from the head of the main line of
+ development ("master"), and reapply the (possibly cherry-picked)
+ changes from that branch.
-core git::
- Fundamental data structures and utilities of git. Exposes only
- limited source code management tools.
+ref::
+ A 40-byte hex representation of a SHA1 or a name that denotes
+ a particular object. These may be stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/`.
+
+refspec::
+ A refspec is used by fetch and push to describe the mapping
+ between remote ref and local ref. They are combined with
+ a colon in the format <src>:<dst>, preceded by an optional
+ plus sign, +. For example:
+ `git fetch $URL refs/heads/master:refs/heads/origin`
+ means "grab the master branch head from the $URL and store
+ it as my origin branch head".
+ And `git push $URL refs/heads/master:refs/heads/to-upstream`
+ means "publish my master branch head as to-upstream master head
+ at $URL". See also gitlink:git-push[1]
-plumbing::
- Cute name for core git.
+repository::
+ A collection of refs together with an object database containing
+ all objects, which are reachable from the refs, possibly accompanied
+ by meta data from one or more porcelains. A repository can
+ share an object database with other repositories.
-porcelain::
- Cute name for programs and program suites depending on core git,
- presenting a high level access to core git. Porcelains expose
- more of a SCM interface than the plumbing.
+resolve::
+ The action of fixing up manually what a failed automatic merge
+ left behind.
-object type:
- One of the identifiers "commit","tree","tag" and "blob" describing
- the type of an object.
+revision::
+ A particular state of files and directories which was stored in
+ the object database. It is referenced by a commit object.
+
+rewind::
+ To throw away part of the development, i.e. to assign the head to
+ an earlier revision.
SCM::
Source code management (tool).
-dircache::
- You are *waaaaay* behind.
+SHA1::
+ Synonym for object name.
+
+topic branch::
+ A regular git branch that is used by a developer to
+ identify a conceptual line of development. Since branches
+ are very easy and inexpensive, it is often desirable to
+ have several small branches that each contain very well
+ defined concepts or small incremental yet related changes.
+
+tracking branch::
+ A regular git branch that is used to follow changes from
+ another repository. A tracking branch should not contain
+ direct modifications or have local commits made to it.
+ A tracking branch can usually be identified as the
+ right-hand-side ref in a Pull: refspec.
+
+tree object::
+ An object containing a list of file names and modes along with refs
+ to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree is equivalent
+ to a directory.
+
+tree::
+ Either a working tree, or a tree object together with the
+ dependent blob and tree objects (i.e. a stored representation
+ of a working tree).
+
+tree-ish::
+ A ref pointing to either a commit object, a tree object, or a
+ tag object pointing to a tag or commit or tree object.
+
+tag object::
+ An object containing a ref pointing to another object, which can
+ contain a message just like a commit object. It can also
+ contain a (PGP) signature, in which case it is called a "signed
+ tag object".
+
+tag::
+ A ref pointing to a tag or commit object. In contrast to a head,
+ a tag is not changed by a commit. Tags (not tag objects) are
+ stored in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/`. A git tag has nothing to do with
+ a Lisp tag (which is called object type in git's context).
+ A tag is most typically used to mark a particular point in the
+ commit ancestry chain.
+
+unmerged index:
+ An index which contains unmerged index entries.
+
+working tree::
+ The set of files and directories currently being worked on,
+ i.e. you can work in your working tree without using git at all.
diff --git a/Documentation/install-webdoc.sh b/Documentation/install-webdoc.sh
index 50638c78d5..60211a5058 100755
--- a/Documentation/install-webdoc.sh
+++ b/Documentation/install-webdoc.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ T="$1"
for h in *.html *.txt howto/*.txt howto/*.html
do
- diff -u -I'Last updated [0-9][0-9]-[A-Z][a-z][a-z]-' "$T/$h" "$h" || {
+ if test -f "$T/$h" &&
+ diff -u -I'Last updated [0-9][0-9]-[A-Z][a-z][a-z]-' "$T/$h" "$h"
+ then
+ :; # up to date
+ else
echo >&2 "# install $h $T/$h"
rm -f "$T/$h"
mkdir -p `dirname "$T/$h"`
cp "$h" "$T/$h"
- }
+ fi
done
strip_leading=`echo "$T/" | sed -e 's|.|.|g'`
for th in "$T"/*.html "$T"/*.txt "$T"/howto/*.txt "$T"/howto/*.html
diff --git a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
index 98fbe7db52..b52dfdc308 100644
--- a/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/repository-layout.txt
@@ -128,3 +128,14 @@ remotes::
Stores shorthands to be used to give URL and default
refnames to interact with remote repository to `git
fetch`, `git pull` and `git push` commands.
+
+logs::
+ Records of changes made to refs are stored in this
+ directory. See the documentation on git-update-ref
+ for more information.
+
+logs/refs/heads/`name`::
+ Records all changes made to the branch tip named `name`.
+
+logs/refs/tags/`name`::
+ Records all changes made to the tag named `name`.
diff --git a/Documentation/sort_glossary.pl b/Documentation/sort_glossary.pl
index e57dc78e0e..e0bc552a64 100644
--- a/Documentation/sort_glossary.pl
+++ b/Documentation/sort_glossary.pl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ This list is sorted alphabetically:
';
@keys=sort {uc($a) cmp uc($b)} keys %terms;
-$pattern='(\b'.join('\b|\b',reverse @keys).'\b)';
+$pattern='(\b(?<!link:git-)'.join('\b|\b(?<!link:git-)',reverse @keys).'\b)';
foreach $key (@keys) {
$terms{$key}=~s/$pattern/sprintf "<<ref_".no_spaces($1).",$1>>";/eg;
print '[[ref_'.no_spaces($key).']]'.$key."::\n"
diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt b/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08d3453e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/tutorial-2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+A tutorial introduction to git: part two
+========================================
+
+You should work through link:tutorial.html[A tutorial introduction to
+git] before reading this tutorial.
+
+The goal of this tutorial is to introduce two fundamental pieces of
+git's architecture--the object database and the index file--and to
+provide the reader with everything necessary to understand the rest
+of the git documentation.
+
+The git object database
+-----------------------
+
+Let's start a new project and create a small amount of history:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ mkdir test-project
+$ cd test-project
+$ git init-db
+defaulting to local storage area
+$ echo 'hello world' > file.txt
+$ git add .
+$ git commit -a -m "initial commit"
+Committing initial tree 92b8b694ffb1675e5975148e1121810081dbdffe
+$ echo 'hello world!' >file.txt
+$ git commit -a -m "add emphasis"
+------------------------------------------------
+
+What are the 40 digits of hex that git responded to the first commit
+with?
+
+We saw in part one of the tutorial that commits have names like this.
+It turns out that every object in the git history is stored under
+such a 40-digit hex name. That name is the SHA1 hash of the object's
+contents; among other things, this ensures that git will never store
+the same data twice (since identical data is given an identical SHA1
+name), and that the contents of a git object will never change (since
+that would change the object's name as well).
+
+We can ask git about this particular object with the cat-file
+command--just cut-and-paste from the reply to the initial commit, to
+save yourself typing all 40 hex digits:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git cat-file -t 92b8b694ffb1675e5975148e1121810081dbdffe
+tree
+------------------------------------------------
+
+A tree can refer to one or more "blob" objects, each corresponding to
+a file. In addition, a tree can also refer to other tree objects,
+thus creating a directory heirarchy. You can examine the contents of
+any tree using ls-tree (remember that a long enough initial portion
+of the SHA1 will also work):
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git ls-tree 92b8b694
+100644 blob 3b18e512dba79e4c8300dd08aeb37f8e728b8dad file.txt
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Thus we see that this tree has one file in it. The SHA1 hash is a
+reference to that file's data:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git cat-file -t 3b18e512
+blob
+------------------------------------------------
+
+A "blob" is just file data, which we can also examine with cat-file:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git cat-file blob 3b18e512
+hello world
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Note that this is the old file data; so the object that git named in
+its response to the initial tree was a tree with a snapshot of the
+directory state that was recorded by the first commit.
+
+All of these objects are stored under their SHA1 names inside the git
+directory:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ find .git/objects/
+.git/objects/
+.git/objects/pack
+.git/objects/info
+.git/objects/3b
+.git/objects/3b/18e512dba79e4c8300dd08aeb37f8e728b8dad
+.git/objects/92
+.git/objects/92/b8b694ffb1675e5975148e1121810081dbdffe
+.git/objects/54
+.git/objects/54/196cc2703dc165cbd373a65a4dcf22d50ae7f7
+.git/objects/a0
+.git/objects/a0/423896973644771497bdc03eb99d5281615b51
+.git/objects/d0
+.git/objects/d0/492b368b66bdabf2ac1fd8c92b39d3db916e59
+.git/objects/c4
+.git/objects/c4/d59f390b9cfd4318117afde11d601c1085f241
+------------------------------------------------
+
+and the contents of these files is just the compressed data plus a
+header identifying their length and their type. The type is either a
+blob, a tree, a commit, or a tag. We've seen a blob and a tree now,
+so next we should look at a commit.
+
+The simplest commit to find is the HEAD commit, which we can find
+from .git/HEAD:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ cat .git/HEAD
+ref: refs/heads/master
+------------------------------------------------
+
+As you can see, this tells us which branch we're currently on, and it
+tells us this by naming a file under the .git directory, which itself
+contains a SHA1 name referring to a commit object, which we can
+examine with cat-file:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ cat .git/refs/heads/master
+c4d59f390b9cfd4318117afde11d601c1085f241
+$ git cat-file -t c4d59f39
+commit
+$ git cat-file commit c4d59f39
+tree d0492b368b66bdabf2ac1fd8c92b39d3db916e59
+parent 54196cc2703dc165cbd373a65a4dcf22d50ae7f7
+author J. Bruce Fields <bfields@puzzle.fieldses.org> 1143418702 -0500
+committer J. Bruce Fields <bfields@puzzle.fieldses.org> 1143418702 -0500
+
+add emphasis
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The "tree" object here refers to the new state of the tree:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git ls-tree d0492b36
+100644 blob a0423896973644771497bdc03eb99d5281615b51 file.txt
+$ git cat-file commit a0423896
+hello world!
+------------------------------------------------
+
+and the "parent" object refers to the previous commit:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git-cat-file commit 54196cc2
+tree 92b8b694ffb1675e5975148e1121810081dbdffe
+author J. Bruce Fields <bfields@puzzle.fieldses.org> 1143414668 -0500
+committer J. Bruce Fields <bfields@puzzle.fieldses.org> 1143414668 -0500
+
+initial commit
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The tree object is the tree we examined first, and this commit is
+unusual in that it lacks any parent.
+
+Most commits have only one parent, but it is also common for a commit
+to have multiple parents. In that case the commit represents a
+merge, with the parent references pointing to the heads of the merged
+branches.
+
+Besides blobs, trees, and commits, the only remaining type of object
+is a "tag", which we won't discuss here; refer to gitlink:git-tag[1]
+for details.
+
+So now we know how git uses the object database to represent a
+project's history:
+
+ * "commit" objects refer to "tree" objects representing the
+ snapshot of a directory tree at a particular point in the
+ history, and refer to "parent" commits to show how they're
+ connected into the project history.
+ * "tree" objects represent the state of a single directory,
+ associating directory names to "blob" objects containing file
+ data and "tree" objects containing subdirectory information.
+ * "blob" objects contain file data without any other structure.
+ * References to commit objects at the head of each branch are
+ stored in files under .git/refs/heads/.
+ * The name of the current branch is stored in .git/HEAD.
+
+Note, by the way, that lots of commands take a tree as an argument.
+But as we can see above, a tree can be referred to in many different
+ways--by the SHA1 name for that tree, by the name of a commit that
+refers to the tree, by the name of a branch whose head refers to that
+tree, etc.--and most such commands can accept any of these names.
+
+In command synopses, the word "tree-ish" is sometimes used to
+designate such an argument.
+
+The index file
+--------------
+
+The primary tool we've been using to create commits is "git commit
+-a", which creates a commit including every change you've made to
+your working tree. But what if you want to commit changes only to
+certain files? Or only certain changes to certain files?
+
+If we look at the way commits are created under the cover, we'll see
+that there are more flexible ways creating commits.
+
+Continuing with our test-project, let's modify file.txt again:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ echo "hello world, again" >>file.txt
+------------------------------------------------
+
+but this time instead of immediately making the commit, let's take an
+intermediate step, and ask for diffs along the way to keep track of
+what's happening:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git diff
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+ hello world!
++hello world, again
+$ git update-index file.txt
+$ git diff
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The last diff is empty, but no new commits have been made, and the
+head still doesn't contain the new line:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git-diff HEAD
+diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
+index a042389..513feba 100644
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+ hello world!
++hello world, again
+------------------------------------------------
+
+So "git diff" is comparing against something other than the head.
+The thing that it's comparing against is actually the index file,
+which is stored in .git/index in a binary format, but whose contents
+we can examine with ls-files:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git ls-files --stage
+100644 513feba2e53ebbd2532419ded848ba19de88ba00 0 file.txt
+$ git cat-file -t 513feba2
+blob
+$ git cat-file blob 513feba2
+hello world, again
+------------------------------------------------
+
+So what our "git update-index" did was store a new blob and then put
+a reference to it in the index file. If we modify the file again,
+we'll see that the new modifications are reflected in the "git-diff"
+output:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ echo 'again?' >>file.txt
+$ git diff
+index 513feba..ba3da7b 100644
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+ hello world!
+ hello world, again
++again?
+------------------------------------------------
+
+With the right arguments, git diff can also show us the difference
+between the working directory and the last commit, or between the
+index and the last commit:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git diff HEAD
+diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
+index a042389..ba3da7b 100644
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+ hello world!
++hello world, again
++again?
+$ git diff --cached
+diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
+index a042389..513feba 100644
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+ hello world!
++hello world, again
+------------------------------------------------
+
+At any time, we can create a new commit using "git commit" (without
+the -a option), and verify that the state committed only includes the
+changes stored in the index file, not the additional change that is
+still only in our working tree:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git commit -m "repeat"
+$ git diff HEAD
+diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
+index 513feba..ba3da7b 100644
+--- a/file.txt
++++ b/file.txt
+@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+ hello world!
+ hello world, again
++again?
+------------------------------------------------
+
+So by default "git commit" uses the index to create the commit, not
+the working tree; the -a option to commit tells it to first update
+the index with all changes in the working tree.
+
+Finally, it's worth looking at the effect of "git add" on the index
+file:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ echo "goodbye, world" >closing.txt
+$ git add closing.txt
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The effect of the "git add" was to add one entry to the index file:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git ls-files --stage
+100644 8b9743b20d4b15be3955fc8d5cd2b09cd2336138 0 closing.txt
+100644 513feba2e53ebbd2532419ded848ba19de88ba00 0 file.txt
+------------------------------------------------
+
+And, as you can see with cat-file, this new entry refers to the
+current contents of the file:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git cat-file blob a6b11f7a
+goodbye, word
+------------------------------------------------
+
+The "status" command is a useful way to get a quick summary of the
+situation:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git status
+#
+# Updated but not checked in:
+# (will commit)
+#
+# new file: closing.txt
+#
+#
+# Changed but not updated:
+# (use git-update-index to mark for commit)
+#
+# modified: file.txt
+#
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Since the current state of closing.txt is cached in the index file,
+it is listed as "updated but not checked in". Since file.txt has
+changes in the working directory that aren't reflected in the index,
+it is marked "changed but not updated". At this point, running "git
+commit" would create a commit that added closing.txt (with its new
+contents), but that didn't modify file.txt.
+
+Also, note that a bare "git diff" shows the changes to file.txt, but
+not the addition of closing.txt, because the version of closing.txt
+in the index file is identical to the one in the working directory.
+
+In addition to being the staging area for new commits, the index file
+is also populated from the object database when checking out a
+branch, and is used to hold the trees involved in a merge operation.
+See the link:core-tutorial.txt[core tutorial] and the relevant man
+pages for details.
+
+What next?
+----------
+
+At this point you should know everything necessary to read the man
+pages for any of the git commands; one good place to start would be
+with the commands mentioned in link:everyday.html[Everyday git]. You
+should be able to find any unknown jargon in the
+link:glossary.html[Glosssay].
+
+The link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration] document explains how to
+import a CVS repository into git, and shows how to use git in a
+CVS-like way.
+
+For some interesting examples of git use, see the
+link:howto-index.html[howtos].
+
+For git developers, the link:core-tutorial.html[Core tutorial] goes
+into detail on the lower-level git mechanisms involved in, for
+example, creating a new commit.
diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt
index fa79b016c7..79781adf4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ file; just remove it, then commit.
At any point you can view the history of your changes using
------------------------------------------------
-$ git whatchanged
+$ git log
------------------------------------------------
If you also want to see complete diffs at each step, use
------------------------------------------------
-$ git whatchanged -p
+$ git log -p
------------------------------------------------
Managing branches
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ This actually pulls changes from the branch in Bob's repository named
"master". Alice could request a different branch by adding the name
of the branch to the end of the git pull command line.
-This merges Bob's changes into her repository; "git whatchanged" will
+This merges Bob's changes into her repository; "git log" will
now show the new commits. If Alice has made her own changes in the
meantime, then Bob's changes will be merged in, and she will need to
manually fix any conflicts.
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ named bob-incoming. (Unlike git pull, git fetch just fetches a copy
of Bob's line of development without doing any merging). Then
-------------------------------------
-$ git whatchanged -p master..bob-incoming
+$ git log -p master..bob-incoming
-------------------------------------
shows a list of all the changes that Bob made since he branched from
@@ -288,102 +288,179 @@ Git can also be used in a CVS-like mode, with a central repository
that various users push changes to; see gitlink:git-push[1] and
link:cvs-migration.html[git for CVS users].
-Keeping track of history
-------------------------
+Exploring history
+-----------------
-Git history is represented as a series of interrelated commits. The
-most recent commit in the currently checked-out branch can always be
-referred to as HEAD, and the "parent" of any commit can always be
-referred to by appending a caret, "^", to the end of the name of the
-commit. So, for example,
+Git history is represented as a series of interrelated commits. We
+have already seen that the git log command can list those commits.
+Note that first line of each git log entry also gives a name for the
+commit:
-------------------------------------
-git diff HEAD^ HEAD
+$ git log
+commit c82a22c39cbc32576f64f5c6b3f24b99ea8149c7
+Author: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Date: Tue May 16 17:18:22 2006 -0700
+
+ merge-base: Clarify the comments on post processing.
-------------------------------------
-shows the difference between the most-recently checked-in state of
-the tree and the previous state, and
+We can give this name to git show to see the details about this
+commit.
-------------------------------------
-git diff HEAD^^ HEAD^
+$ git show c82a22c39cbc32576f64f5c6b3f24b99ea8149c7
-------------------------------------
-shows the difference between that previous state and the state two
-commits ago. Also, HEAD~5 can be used as a shorthand for HEAD{caret}{caret}{caret}{caret}{caret},
-and more generally HEAD~n can refer to the nth previous commit.
-Commits representing merges have more than one parent, and you can
-specify which parent to follow in that case; see
-gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
+But there other ways to refer to commits. You can use any initial
+part of the name that is long enough to uniquely identify the commit:
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ git show c82a22c39c # the first few characters of the name are
+ # usually enough
+$ git show HEAD # the tip of the current branch
+$ git show experimental # the tip of the "experimental" branch
+-------------------------------------
-The name of a branch can also be used to refer to the most recent
-commit on that branch; so you can also say things like
+Every commit has at least one "parent" commit, which points to the
+previous state of the project:
-------------------------------------
-git diff HEAD experimental
+$ git show HEAD^ # to see the parent of HEAD
+$ git show HEAD^^ # to see the grandparent of HEAD
+$ git show HEAD~4 # to see the great-great grandparent of HEAD
-------------------------------------
-to see the difference between the most-recently committed tree in
-the current branch and the most-recently committed tree in the
-experimental branch.
+Note that merge commits may have more than one parent:
-But you may find it more useful to see the list of commits made in
-the experimental branch but not in the current branch, and
+-------------------------------------
+$ git show HEAD^1 # show the first parent of HEAD (same as HEAD^)
+$ git show HEAD^2 # show the second parent of HEAD
+-------------------------------------
+
+You can also give commits names of your own; after running
-------------------------------------
-git whatchanged HEAD..experimental
+$ git-tag v2.5 1b2e1d63ff
-------------------------------------
-will do that, just as
+you can refer to 1b2e1d63ff by the name "v2.5". If you intend to
+share this name with other people (for example, to identify a release
+version), you should create a "tag" object, and perhaps sign it; see
+gitlink:git-tag[1] for details.
+
+Any git command that needs to know a commit can take any of these
+names. For example:
-------------------------------------
-git whatchanged experimental..HEAD
+$ git diff v2.5 HEAD # compare the current HEAD to v2.5
+$ git branch stable v2.5 # start a new branch named "stable" based
+ # at v2.5
+$ git reset --hard HEAD^ # reset your current branch and working
+ # directory its state at HEAD^
-------------------------------------
-will show the list of commits made on the HEAD but not included in
-experimental.
+Be careful with that last command: in addition to losing any changes
+in the working directory, it will also remove all later commits from
+this branch. If this branch is the only branch containing those
+commits, they will be lost. (Also, don't use "git reset" on a
+publicly-visible branch that other developers pull from, as git will
+be confused by history that disappears in this way.)
-You can also give commits convenient names of your own: after running
+The git grep command can search for strings in any version of your
+project, so
-------------------------------------
-$ git-tag v2.5 HEAD^^
+$ git grep "hello" v2.5
-------------------------------------
-you can refer to HEAD^^ by the name "v2.5". If you intend to share
-this name with other people (for example, to identify a release
-version), you should create a "tag" object, and perhaps sign it; see
-gitlink:git-tag[1] for details.
+searches for all occurences of "hello" in v2.5.
-You can revisit the old state of a tree, and make further
-modifications if you wish, using git branch: the command
+If you leave out the commit name, git grep will search any of the
+files it manages in your current directory. So
-------------------------------------
-$ git branch stable-release v2.5
+$ git grep "hello"
-------------------------------------
-will create a new branch named "stable-release" starting from the
-commit which you tagged with the name v2.5.
+is a quick way to search just the files that are tracked by git.
-You can reset the state of any branch to an earlier commit at any
-time with
+Many git commands also take sets of commits, which can be specified
+in a number of ways. Here are some examples with git log:
-------------------------------------
-$ git reset --hard v2.5
+$ git log v2.5..v2.6 # commits between v2.5 and v2.6
+$ git log v2.5.. # commits since v2.5
+$ git log --since="2 weeks ago" # commits from the last 2 weeks
+$ git log v2.5.. Makefile # commits since v2.5 which modify
+ # Makefile
-------------------------------------
-This will remove all later commits from this branch and reset the
-working tree to the state it had when the given commit was made. If
-this branch is the only branch containing the later commits, those
-later changes will be lost. Don't use "git reset" on a
-publicly-visible branch that other developers pull from, as git will
-be confused by history that disappears in this way.
+You can also give git log a "range" of commits where the first is not
+necessarily an ancestor of the second; for example, if the tips of
+the branches "stable-release" and "master" diverged from a common
+commit some time ago, then
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ git log stable..experimental
+-------------------------------------
+
+will list commits made in the experimental branch but not in the
+stable branch, while
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ git log experimental..stable
+-------------------------------------
+
+will show the list of commits made on the stable branch but not
+the experimental branch.
+
+The "git log" command has a weakness: it must present commits in a
+list. When the history has lines of development that diverged and
+then merged back together, the order in which "git log" presents
+those commits is meaningless.
+
+Most projects with multiple contributors (such as the linux kernel,
+or git itself) have frequent merges, and gitk does a better job of
+visualizing their history. For example,
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ gitk --since="2 weeks ago" drivers/
+-------------------------------------
+
+allows you to browse any commits from the last 2 weeks of commits
+that modified files under the "drivers" directory.
+
+Finally, most commands that take filenames will optionally allow you
+to precede any filename by a commit, to specify a particular version
+fo the file:
+
+-------------------------------------
+$ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in
+-------------------------------------
Next Steps
----------
-Some good commands to explore next:
+This tutorial should be enough to perform basic distributed revision
+control for your projects. However, to fully understand the depth
+and power of git you need to understand two simple ideas on which it
+is based:
- * gitlink:git-diff[1]: This flexible command does much more than
- we've seen in the few examples above.
+ * The object database is the rather elegant system used to
+ store the history of your project--files, directories, and
+ commits.
+
+ * The index file is a cache of the state of a directory tree,
+ used to create commits, check out working directories, and
+ hold the various trees involved in a merge.
+
+link:tutorial-2.html[Part two of this tutorial] explains the object
+database, the index file, and a few other odds and ends that you'll
+need to make the most of git.
+
+If you don't want to consider with that right away, a few other
+digressions that may be interesting at this point are:
* gitlink:git-format-patch[1], gitlink:git-am[1]: These convert
series of git commits into emailed patches, and vice versa,
@@ -397,8 +474,6 @@ Some good commands to explore next:
smart enough to perform a close-to-optimal search even in the
case of complex non-linear history with lots of merged branches.
-Other good starting points include link:everyday.html[Everday GIT
-with 20 Commands Or So] and link:cvs-migration.html[git for CVS
-users]. Also, link:core-tutorial.html[A short git tutorial] gives an
-introduction to lower-level git commands for advanced users and
-developers.
+ * link:everyday.html[Everday GIT with 20 Commands Or So]
+
+ * link:cvs-migration.html[git for CVS users].