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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/Makefile | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.1.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 49 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/diff-options.txt | 41 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-commit.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-gc.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-log.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-rebase.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-remote.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-send-email.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-shortlog.txt | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-status.txt | 43 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-svn.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitattributes.txt | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/pretty-formats.txt | 1 |
22 files changed, 328 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index 8a8a3954dc..04f69cf64e 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/Makefile @@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ manpage-base-url.xsl: manpage-base-url.xsl.in mv $@+ $@ user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf - $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(ASCIIDOC) $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) -b docbook -d book $< + $(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ + $(ASCIIDOC) $(ASCIIDOC_EXTRA) -b docbook -d book -o $@+ $< && \ + mv $@+ $@ technical/api-index.txt: technical/api-index-skel.txt \ technical/api-index.sh $(patsubst %,%.txt,$(API_DOCS)) @@ -278,7 +280,9 @@ XSLT = docbook.xsl XSLTOPTS = --xinclude --stringparam html.stylesheet docbook-xsl.css user-manual.html: user-manual.xml - $(QUIET_XSLTPROC)xsltproc $(XSLTOPTS) -o $@ $(XSLT) $< + $(QUIET_XSLTPROC)$(RM) $@+ $@ && \ + xsltproc $(XSLTOPTS) -o $@+ $(XSLT) $< && \ + mv $@+ $@ git.info: user-manual.texi $(QUIET_MAKEINFO)$(MAKEINFO) --no-split -o $@ user-manual.texi diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b2852b67d0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Git v1.7.0.6 Release Notes +========================== + +Fixes since v1.7.0.5 +-------------------- + + * "git diff --stat" used "int" to count the size of differences, + which could result in overflowing. + + * "git rev-list --abbrev-commit" defaulted to 40-byte abbreviations, unlike + newer tools in the git toolset. + +And other minor fixes and documentation updates. diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.1.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.1.txt index 10389adb4a..9d89fedb36 100644 --- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.1.txt +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.1.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Git v1.7.1 Release Notes (draft) -================================ +Git v1.7.1 Release Notes +======================== Updates since v1.7.0 -------------------- @@ -87,9 +87,3 @@ release, unless otherwise noted. * "git rev-list --abbrev-commit" defaulted to 40-byte abbreviations, unlike newer tools in the git toolset. - ---- -exec >/var/tmp/1 -echo O=$(git describe) -O=v1.7.1-rc1-49-g407a963 -git shortlog --no-merges ^maint $O.. diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..37781b4f14 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.7.2.txt @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +Git v1.7.2 Release Notes (draft) +================================ + +Updates since v1.7.1 +-------------------- + + * After "git apply --whitespace=fix" removed trailing blank lines in an + patch in a patch series, it failed to apply later patches that depend + on the presense of such blank lines. + + * The output from the textconv filter used by "git diff" can be cached to + speed up their reuse. + + * "git send-email" learned --smtp-domain option to specify the domainname + used in the EHLO/HELO exchange. + + * "git revert" learned --strategy option to specify the merge strategy. + + * The whitespace rules used in "git apply --whitespace" and "git diff" + gained a new member in the family (tab-in-indent) to help projects with + policy to indent only with spaces. + + * Authentication over http transport can now be made lazily, in that the + request can first go to a URL without username, get a 401 response and + then the client will ask for the username to use. + + +Fixes since v1.7.1 +------------------ + + * In 1.7.1, "git status" stopped refreshing the index by mistake. + +All of the fixes in v1.7.1.X maintenance series are included in this +release, unless otherwise noted. + +-- +exec >/var/tmp/1 +O=v1.7.1-77-gb751157 +echo O=$(git describe master) +git shortlog --no-merges master ^maint ^$O diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index abc65de946..8db22efbaf 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -53,6 +53,34 @@ But the patch submission requirements are a lot more relaxed here on the technical/contents front, because the core GIT is thousand times smaller ;-). So here is only the relevant bits. +(0) Decide what to base your work on. + +In general, always base your work on the oldest branch that your +change is relevant to. + + - A bugfix should be based on 'maint' in general. If the bug is not + present in 'maint', base it on 'master'. For a bug that's not yet + in 'master', find the topic that introduces the regression, and + base your work on the tip of the topic. + + - A new feature should be based on 'master' in general. If the new + feature depends on a topic that is in 'pu', but not in 'master', + base your work on the tip of that topic. + + - Corrections and enhancements to a topic not yet in 'master' should + be based on the tip of that topic. If the topic has not been merged + to 'next', it's alright to add a note to squash minor corrections + into the series. + + - In the exceptional case that a new feature depends on several topics + not in 'master', start working on 'next' or 'pu' privately and send + out patches for discussion. Before the final merge, you may have to + wait until some of the dependent topics graduate to 'master', and + rebase your work. + +To find the tip of a topic branch, run "git log --first-parent +master..pu" and look for the merge commit. The second parent of this +commit is the tip of the topic branch. (1) Make separate commits for logically separate changes. @@ -170,17 +198,16 @@ patch, format it as "multipart/signed", not a text/plain message that starts with '-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----'. That is not a text/plain, it's something else. -Note that your maintainer does not necessarily read everything -on the git mailing list. If your patch is for discussion first, -send it "To:" the mailing list, and optionally "cc:" him. If it -is trivially correct or after the list reached a consensus, send -it "To:" the maintainer and optionally "cc:" the list for -inclusion. - -Also note that your maintainer does not actively involve himself in -maintaining what are in contrib/ hierarchy. When you send fixes and -enhancements to them, do not forget to "cc: " the person who primarily -worked on that hierarchy in contrib/. +Unless your patch is a very trivial and an obviously correct one, +first send it with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing +people who are involved in the area you are touching (the output from +"git blame $path" and "git shortlog --no-merges $path" would help to +identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. After the list +reached a consensus that it is a good idea to apply the patch, re-send +it with "To:" set to the maintainer and optionally "cc:" the list for +inclusion. Do not forget to add trailers such as "Acked-by:", +"Reviewed-by:" and "Tested-by:" after your "Signed-off-by:" line as +necessary. (4) Sign your work diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 92f851e797..87f397ed96 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ core.whitespace:: error (enabled by default). * `indent-with-non-tab` treats a line that is indented with 8 or more space characters as an error (not enabled by default). +* `tab-in-indent` treats a tab character in the initial indent part of + the line as an error (not enabled by default). * `blank-at-eof` treats blank lines added at the end of file as an error (enabled by default). * `trailing-space` is a short-hand to cover both `blank-at-eol` and @@ -944,13 +946,19 @@ gc.pruneexpire:: unreachable objects immediately. gc.reflogexpire:: +gc.<pattern>.reflogexpire:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than - this time; defaults to 90 days. + this time; defaults to 90 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. + "refs/stash") in the middle the setting applies only to + the refs that match the <pattern>. gc.reflogexpireunreachable:: +gc.<ref>.reflogexpireunreachable:: 'git reflog expire' removes reflog entries older than this time and are not reachable from the current tip; - defaults to 30 days. + defaults to 30 days. With "<pattern>" (e.g. "refs/stash") + in the middle, the setting applies only to the refs that + match the <pattern>. gc.rerereresolved:: Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are @@ -1268,6 +1276,13 @@ log.date:: following alternatives: {relative,local,default,iso,rfc,short}. See linkgit:git-log[1]. +log.decorate:: + Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown by the log + command. If 'short' is specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/', + 'refs/tags/' and 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is + specified, the full ref name (including prefix) will be printed. + This is the same as the log commands '--decorate' option. + log.showroot:: If true, the initial commit will be shown as a big creation event. This is equivalent to a diff against an empty tree. @@ -1359,10 +1374,6 @@ notes.rewrite.<command>:: automatically copies your notes from the original to the rewritten commit. Defaults to `true`, but see "notes.rewriteRef" below. -+ -This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF` -environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or -globs. notes.rewriteMode:: When copying notes during a rewrite (see the @@ -1382,6 +1393,10 @@ notes.rewriteRef:: + Does not have a default value; you must configure this variable to enable note rewriting. ++ +This setting can be overridden with the `GIT_NOTES_REWRITE_REF` +environment variable, which must be a colon separated list of refs or +globs. pack.window:: The size of the window used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no @@ -1516,7 +1531,7 @@ receive.denyDeletes:: the ref. Use this to prevent such a ref deletion via a push. receive.denyCurrentBranch:: - If set to true or "refuse", receive-pack will deny a ref update + If set to true or "refuse", git-receive-pack will deny a ref update to the currently checked out branch of a non-bare repository. Such a push is potentially dangerous because it brings the HEAD out of sync with the index and working tree. If set to "warn", @@ -1578,7 +1593,9 @@ remote.<name>.uploadpack:: remote.<name>.tagopt:: Setting this value to \--no-tags disables automatic tag following when - fetching from remote <name> + fetching from remote <name>. Setting it to \--tags will fetch every + tag from remote <name>, even if they are not reachable from remote + branch heads. remote.<name>.vcs:: Setting this to a value <vcs> will cause git to interact with @@ -1642,6 +1659,7 @@ sendemail.smtppass:: sendemail.suppresscc:: sendemail.suppressfrom:: sendemail.to:: +sendemail.smtpdomain:: sendemail.smtpserver:: sendemail.smtpserverport:: sendemail.smtpuser:: diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index c9c6c2b1cb..0d89aaaf2a 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ endif::git-format-patch[] ifndef::git-format-patch[] -p:: -u:: +--patch:: Generate patch (see section on generating patches). {git-diff? This is the default.} endif::git-format-patch[] @@ -126,11 +127,39 @@ any of those replacements occurred. gives the default to color output. Same as `--color=never`. ---color-words[=<regex>]:: - Show colored word diff, i.e., color words which have changed. - By default, words are separated by whitespace. +--word-diff[=<mode>]:: + Show a word diff, using the <mode> to delimit changed words. + By default, words are delimited by whitespace; see + `--word-diff-regex` below. The <mode> defaults to 'plain', and + must be one of: ++ +-- +color:: + Highlight changed words using only colors. Implies `--color`. +plain:: + Show words as `[-removed-]` and `{+added+}`. Makes no + attempts to escape the delimiters if they appear in the input, + so the output may be ambiguous. +porcelain:: + Use a special line-based format intended for script + consumption. Added/removed/unchanged runs are printed in the + usual unified diff format, starting with a `+`/`-`/` ` + character at the beginning of the line and extending to the + end of the line. Newlines in the input are represented by a + tilde `~` on a line of its own. +none:: + Disable word diff again. +-- ++ +Note that despite the name of the first mode, color is used to +highlight the changed parts in all modes if enabled. + +--word-diff-regex=<regex>:: + Use <regex> to decide what a word is, instead of considering + runs of non-whitespace to be a word. Also implies + `--word-diff` unless it was already enabled. + -When a <regex> is specified, every non-overlapping match of the +Every non-overlapping match of the <regex> is considered a word. Anything between these matches is considered whitespace and ignored(!) for the purposes of finding differences. You may want to append `|[^[:space:]]` to your regular @@ -142,6 +171,10 @@ The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers override configuration settings. + +--color-words[=<regex>]:: + Equivalent to `--word-diff=color` plus (if a regex was + specified) `--word-diff-regex=<regex>`. endif::git-format-patch[] --no-renames:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 37c1810e3f..4505eb6d84 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [<branch>] -'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [-b <new_branch>] [<start_point>] +'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>] 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>... 'git checkout' --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] @@ -90,6 +90,24 @@ explicitly give a name with '-b' in such a case. Create the new branch's reflog; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. +--orphan:: + Create a new branch named <new_branch>, unparented to any other + branch. The new branch you switch to does not have any commit + and after the first one it will become the root of a new history + completely unconnected from all the other branches. ++ +When you use "--orphan", the index and the working tree are kept intact. +This allows you to start a new history that records set of paths similar +to that of the start-point commit, which is useful when you want to keep +different branches for different audiences you are working to like when +you have an open source and commercial versions of a software, for example. ++ +If you want to start a disconnected history that records set of paths +totally different from the original branch, you may want to first clear +the index and the working tree, by running "git rm -rf ." from the +top-level of the working tree, before preparing your files (by copying +from elsewhere, extracting a tarball, etc.) in the working tree. + -m:: --merge:: When switching branches, diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 64fb458b45..32c482f33f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run] [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] - [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] + [--allow-empty] [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--status | --no-status] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...] @@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ OPTIONS from making such a commit. This option bypasses the safety, and is primarily for use by foreign scm interface scripts. +--allow-empty-message:: + Like --allow-empty this command is primarily for use by foreign + scm interface scripts. It allows you to create a commit with an + empty commit message without using plumbing commands like + linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]. + --cleanup=<mode>:: This option sets how the commit message is cleaned up. The '<mode>' can be one of 'verbatim', 'whitespace', 'strip', diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index 7e83288d18..390d85ccae 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ objectsize:: objectname:: The object name (aka SHA-1). + For a non-ambiguous abbreviation of the object name append `:short`. upstream:: The name of a local ref which can be considered ``upstream'' diff --git a/Documentation/git-gc.txt b/Documentation/git-gc.txt index 189573a3b3..a9e0882e9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gc.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gc.txt @@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ commits prior to the amend or rebase occurring. Since these changes are not part of the current project most users will want to expire them sooner. This option defaults to '30 days'. +The above two configuration variables can be given to a pattern. For +example, this sets non-default expiry values only to remote tracking +branches: + +------------ +[gc "refs/remotes/*"] + reflogExpire = never + reflogexpireUnreachable = 3 days +------------ + The optional configuration variable 'gc.rerereresolved' indicates how long records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are kept. This defaults to 60 days. diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index fb184ba186..57aa574675 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. ---decorate[=short|full]:: +--no-decorate:: +--decorate[=short|full|no]:: Print out the ref names of any commits that are shown. If 'short' is specified, the ref name prefixes 'refs/heads/', 'refs/tags/' and 'refs/remotes/' will not be printed. If 'full' is specified, the diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt index 0d07b1b207..5863decdc9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt @@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ link:howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.txt[revert-a-faulty-merge How-To] for details). --ignore-date:: These flags are passed to 'git am' to easily change the dates of the rebased commits (see linkgit:git-am[1]). + Incompatible with the --interactive option. -i:: --interactive:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index 3fc599c0c7..ebaaadc178 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] -'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url> +'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--tags|--no-tags] [--mirror] <name> <url> 'git remote rename' <old> <new> 'git remote rm' <name> 'git remote set-head' <name> (-a | -d | <branch>) @@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ update remote-tracking branches <name>/<branch>. With `-f` option, `git fetch <name>` is run immediately after the remote information is set up. + +With `--tags` option, `git fetch <name>` imports every tag from the +remote repository. ++ +With `--no-tags` option, `git fetch <name>` does not import tags from +the remote repository. ++ With `-t <branch>` option, instead of the default glob refspec for the remote to track all branches under `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/`, a refspec to track only `<branch>` diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt index ced35b2f53..12622fc49a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-send-email.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-send-email.txt @@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ Sending value reverts to plain SMTP. Default is the value of 'sendemail.smtpencryption'. +--smtp-domain=<FQDN>:: + Specifies the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) used in the + HELO/EHLO command to the SMTP server. Some servers require the + FQDN to match your IP address. If not set, git send-email attempts + to determine your FQDN automatically. Default is the value of + 'sendemail.smtpdomain'. + --smtp-pass[=<password>]:: Password for SMTP-AUTH. The argument is optional: If no argument is specified, then the empty string is used as @@ -300,6 +307,21 @@ sendemail.confirm:: in the previous section for the meaning of these values. +Use gmail as the smtp server +---------------------------- + +Add the following section to the config file: + + [sendemail] + smtpencryption = tls + smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com + smtpuser = yourname@gmail.com + smtpserverport = 587 + +Note: the following perl modules are required + Net::SMTP::SSL, MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL + + Author ------ Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com> diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index dfd4d0c223..bc1ac77495 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [-h] [-n] [-s] [-e] [-w] -'git shortlog' [-n|--numbered] [-s|--summary] [-e|--email] [-w[<width>[,<indent1>[,<indent2>]]]] [<committish>...] +'git shortlog' [-n|--numbered] [-s|--summary] [-e|--email] [-w[<width>[,<indent1>[,<indent2>]]]] <commit>... DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ the first line of the commit message will be shown. Additionally, "[PATCH]" will be stripped from the commit description. +If no revisions are passed on the command line and either standard input +is not a terminal or there is no current branch, 'git shortlog' will +output a summary of the log read from standard input, without +reference to the current repository. + OPTIONS ------- @@ -39,6 +44,14 @@ OPTIONS --email:: Show the email address of each author. +--format[='<format>']:: + Instead of the commit subject, use some other information to + describe each commit. '<format>' can be any string accepted + by the `--format` option of 'git log', such as '{asterisk} [%h] %s'. + (See the "PRETTY FORMATS" section of linkgit:git-log[1].) + + Each pretty-printed commit will be rewrapped before it is shown. + -w[<width>[,<indent1>[,<indent2>]]]:: Linewrap the output by wrapping each line at `width`. The first line of each entry is indented by `indent1` spaces, and the second diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 1cab91b534..2d4bbfcaf4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -72,21 +72,37 @@ In short-format, the status of each path is shown as where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and ` -> PATH2` part is shown only when `PATH1` corresponds to a different path in the -index/worktree (i.e. renamed). - -For unmerged entries, `X` shows the status of stage #2 (i.e. ours) and `Y` -shows the status of stage #3 (i.e. theirs). - -For entries that do not have conflicts, `X` shows the status of the index, -and `Y` shows the status of the work tree. For untracked paths, `XY` are -`??`. +index/worktree (i.e. the file is renamed). The 'XY' is a two-letter +status code. + +The fields (including the `->`) are separated from each other by a +single space. If a filename contains whitespace or other nonprintable +characters, that field will be quoted in the manner of a C string +literal: surrounded by ASCII double quote (34) characters, and with +interior special characters backslash-escaped. + +For paths with merge conflicts, `X` and 'Y' show the modification +states of each side of the merge. For paths that do not have merge +conflicts, `X` shows the status of the index, and `Y` shows the status +of the work tree. For untracked paths, `XY` are `??`. Other status +codes can be interpreted as follows: + +* ' ' = unmodified +* 'M' = modified +* 'A' = added +* 'D' = deleted +* 'R' = renamed +* 'C' = copied +* 'U' = updated but unmerged + +Ignored files are not listed. X Y Meaning ------------------------------------------------- [MD] not updated M [ MD] updated in index A [ MD] added to index - D [ MD] deleted from index + D [ M] deleted from index R [ MD] renamed in index C [ MD] copied in index [MARC] index and work tree matches @@ -104,6 +120,15 @@ and `Y` shows the status of the work tree. For untracked paths, `XY` are ? ? untracked ------------------------------------------------- +There is an alternate -z format recommended for machine parsing. In +that format, the status field is the same, but some other things +change. First, the '->' is omitted from rename entries and the field +order is reversed (e.g 'from -> to' becomes 'to from'). Second, a NUL +(ASCII 0) follows each filename, replacing space as a field separator +and the terminating newline (but a space still separates the status +field from the first filename). Third, filenames containing special +characters are not specially formatted; no quoting or +backslash-escaping is performed. CONFIGURATION ------------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index 99f3c1ea6c..b09bd9761f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ where <name> is the name of the SVN repository as specified by the -R option to --username;; Specify the SVN username to perform the commit as. This option overrides - configuration property 'username'. + the 'username' configuration property. --commit-url;; Use the specified URL to connect to the destination Subversion diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index fbae9956bf..bec6348dab 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path] [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE] + [-c name=value] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS] DESCRIPTION @@ -43,9 +44,15 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: -* link:v1.7.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.5] +* link:v1.7.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1] * release notes for + link:RelNotes-1.7.1.txt[1.7.1]. + +* link:v1.7.0.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.6] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes-1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6], link:RelNotes-1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5], link:RelNotes-1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4], link:RelNotes-1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3], @@ -222,6 +229,12 @@ displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git help ...`. +-c <name>=<value>:: + Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value + given will override values from configuration files. + The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by + 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). + --exec-path:: Path to wherever your core git programs are installed. This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH @@ -532,6 +545,16 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc. a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment. (Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.) +'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: + When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository + directory, git tries to find such a directory in the parent + directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it + does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable + can be set to true to tell git not to stop at filesystem + boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect + an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the + command line. + git Commits ~~~~~~~~~~~ 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: diff --git a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt index d892e642ed..0523a57698 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitattributes.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitattributes.txt @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ patterns are available: Customizing word diff ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -You can customize the rules that `git diff --color-words` uses to +You can customize the rules that `git diff --word-diff` uses to split words in a line, by specifying an appropriate regular expression in the "diff.*.wordRegex" configuration variable. For example, in TeX a backslash followed by a sequence of letters forms a command, but @@ -414,6 +414,26 @@ because it quickly conveys the changes you have made), you should generate it separately and send it as a comment _in addition to_ the usual binary diff that you might send. +Because text conversion can be slow, especially when doing a +large number of them with `git log -p`, git provides a mechanism +to cache the output and use it in future diffs. To enable +caching, set the "cachetextconv" variable in your diff driver's +config. For example: + +------------------------ +[diff "jpg"] + textconv = exif + cachetextconv = true +------------------------ + +This will cache the result of running "exif" on each blob +indefinitely. If you change the textconv config variable for a +diff driver, git will automatically invalidate the cache entries +and re-run the textconv filter. If you want to invalidate the +cache manually (e.g., because your version of "exif" was updated +and now produces better output), you can remove the cache +manually with `git update-ref -d refs/notes/textconv/jpg` (where +"jpg" is the name of the diff driver, as in the example above). Performing a three-way merge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ diff --git a/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt b/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt index 9de8caf5d1..5d91a7e5b3 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt @@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ changes that touch a specified string, and is controlled by the commands. When diffcore-pickaxe is in use, it checks if there are -filepairs whose "original" side has the specified string and -whose "result" side does not. Such a filepair represents "the +filepairs whose "result" side has the specified string and +whose "origin" side does not. Such a filepair represents "the string appeared in this changeset". It also checks for the opposite case that loses the specified string. diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt index 1686a54d22..bd760d3bd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt @@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ The placeholders are: - '%s': subject - '%f': sanitized subject line, suitable for a filename - '%b': body +- '%B': raw body (unwrapped subject and body) - '%N': commit notes - '%gD': reflog selector, e.g., `refs/stash@\{1\}` - '%gd': shortened reflog selector, e.g., `stash@\{1\}` |