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2010-02-12Git 1.7.0Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+10
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-12Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-2/+2
* maint: Fix typo in 1.6.6.2 release notes Re-fix check-ref-format documentation mark-up
2010-02-12Fix typo in 1.6.6.2 release notesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Of course, these are changes since 1.6.6.1; changes since 1.6.6.2 would have been nil. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-12Re-fix check-ref-format documentation mark-upLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
It is not double-backslash we forbid; backslashes are forbidden since a4c2e699 (Disallow '\' in ref names, 2009-05-08) Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-12archive documentation: attributes are taken from the tree by defaultLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+8
By default, git-archive takes attributes from the tree being archived. People however often wonder why their attempts to affect the way how the command archives their tree by changing .gitattributes in their work tree fail. Add a bit of explanatory note to tell them how to achieve what they want to do. Noticed-by: Francois Marier Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-12Documentation: minor fixes to RelNotes-1.7.0Libravatar Michael J Gruber1-8/+8
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-11am: switch --resolved to --continueLibravatar Jeff King1-1/+2
Rebase calls this same function "--continue", which means users may be trained to type it. There is no reason to deprecate --resolved (or -r), so we will keep it as a synonym. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-10Update draft release notes to 1.7.0 one more timeLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-15/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-10Sync with 1.6.6.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-2/+49
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-10Git 1.6.6.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+48
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-10Merge branch 'sp/maint-fast-import-large-blob' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+20
* sp/maint-fast-import-large-blob: fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to pack
2010-02-10check-ref-format documentation: fix enumeration mark-upLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
The last item in the enumerated refname rule was mistakenly made into a sub-item of the 7th one. It should be the 8th one in the list on its own. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-10Documentation: quote braces in {upstream} notationLibravatar Thomas Rast1-1/+1
The lack of quoting made the entire line disappear. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-08Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-6/+11
* maint: blame: prevent a segv when -L given start > EOF git-push: document all the status flags used in the output Fix parsing of imap.preformattedHTML and imap.sslverify git-add documentation: Fix shell quoting example
2010-02-08Merge branch 'jc/maint-push-doc-status' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+10
* jc/maint-push-doc-status: git-push: document all the status flags used in the output
2010-02-08git-push: document all the status flags used in the outputLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+10
We didn't talk about '-' (deletion), '*' (addition), nor '+' (forced). Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-08Merge branch 'jc/maint-doc-git-add-example' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
* jc/maint-doc-git-add-example: git-add documentation: Fix shell quoting example
2010-02-08git-add documentation: Fix shell quoting exampleLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
When 921177f (Documentation: improve "add", "pull" and "format-patch" examples, 2008-05-07) converted this from enumeration header to displayed text, it failed to adjust for the AsciiDoc's rule to quote backslashes. In displayed text, backslash is shown verbatim, while in enumeration header, we need to double it. We have a similar construct in git-rm.txt documentation, and need to be careful when somebody wants to update it to match the style of the "git add" example. Noticed by: Greg Bacon <gbacon@dbresearch.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-06docs: fix filter-branch example for quoted pathsLibravatar Jeff King1-1/+1
If there is a quoted path, update-index will correctly unquote it. However, we must take care to put our new prefix inside the double-quote. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-05Update draft release notes to 1.7.0Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+6
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-05Revert 30816237 and 7e62265Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+0
It seems that we have bad interaction with the code related to GIT_WORK_TREE and "grep --no-index", and broke running grep inside the .git directory. For now, just revert it and resurrect it after 1.7.0 ships. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-04fast-import: count --max-pack-size in bytesLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-6/+6
Similar in spirit to 07cf0f2 (make --max-pack-size argument to 'git pack-object' count in bytes, 2010-02-03) which made the option by the same name to pack-objects, this counts the pack size limit in bytes. In order not to cause havoc with people used to the previous megabyte scale an integer smaller than 8192 is interpreted in megabytes but the user gets a warning. Also a minimum size of 1 MiB is enforced to avoid an explosion of pack files. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Acked-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
2010-02-04update git-repack documentation wrt repack.UseDeltaBaseOffsetLibravatar Nicolas Pitre1-9/+9
This default for repack.UseDeltaBaseOffset has been "true" since Git v1.6.0. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-04git-clean: fix the description of the default behaviorLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-2/+2
Currently, when called without -n and -f, git clean issues fatal: clean.requireForce not set and -n or -f not given; refusing to clean which leaves the user wondering why force is required when requireForce is not set. Looking up in git-clean(1) does not help because its description is wrong. Change it so that git clean issues fatal: clean.requireForce defaults to true and -n or -f not given; refusing to clean in this situation (and "...set to true..." when it is set) which makes it clearer that an unset config means true here, and adjust the documentation. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-03make --max-pack-size argument to 'git pack-object' count in bytesLibravatar Nicolas Pitre4-10/+22
The value passed to --max-pack-size used to count in MiB which was inconsistent with the corresponding configuration variable as well as other command arguments which are defined to count in bytes with an optional unit suffix. This brings --max-pack-size in line with the rest of Git. Also, in order not to cause havoc with people used to the previous megabyte scale, and because this is a sane thing to do anyway, a minimum size of 1 MiB is enforced to avoid an explosion of pack files. Adjust and extend test suite accordingly. Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-02Merge branch 'sp/fast-import-large-blob'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+20
* sp/fast-import-large-blob: fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to pack
2010-02-01Merge branch 'sp/maint-fast-import-large-blob' into sp/fast-import-large-blobLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+20
* sp/maint-fast-import-large-blob: fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to pack bash: don't offer remote transport helpers as subcommands Conflicts: fast-import.c
2010-02-01fast-import: Stream very large blobs directly to packLibravatar Shawn O. Pearce2-0/+20
If a blob is larger than the configured big-file-threshold, instead of reading it into a single buffer obtained from malloc, stream it onto the end of the current pack file. Streaming the larger objects into the pack avoids the 4+ GiB memory footprint that occurs when fast-import is processing 2+ GiB blobs. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-02-01Updates for dirty submodules in release notes and user manualLibravatar Jens Lehmann2-5/+27
In the release notes "git status" was not mentioned, also shortly explain the "-dirty" output generated by diff. Added a paragraph to the "Pitfalls with submodules" section in user-manual.txt describing new and old behavior of "git status" and "git diff" for dirty submodules. Signed-off-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-31Update draft release notes to 1.7.0Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+2
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-31Merge branch 'dm/make-threaded-simplify'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+3
* dm/make-threaded-simplify: Make NO_PTHREADS the sole thread configuration variable
2010-01-31Make NO_PTHREADS the sole thread configuration variableLibravatar Dan McGee1-0/+3
When the first piece of threaded code was introduced in commit 8ecce684, it came with its own THREADED_DELTA_SEARCH Makefile option. Since this time, more threaded code has come into the codebase and a NO_PTHREADS option has also been added. Get rid of the original option as the newer, more generic option covers everything we need. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dpmcgee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-31mention new shell execution behavior in release notesLibravatar Jeff King1-0/+7
This is already in the "bells and whistles" section, but it also has a slight chance of breakage, so let's also mention it in the "changed behaviors" section. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-31Fix typos in technical documentation.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues13-24/+24
Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-29Update draft release notes to 1.7.0Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+15
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-28grep --quiet: finishing touchesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+6
Name the option "--quiet" not "--quick", document it, and add tests. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-24Documentation: move away misplaced 'push --upstream' descriptionLibravatar Thomas Rast1-7/+7
e9fcd1e (Add push --set-upstream, 2010-01-16) inadvertently patched the description of --upstream in the middle of that of --repo. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-24Documentation: add missing :: in config.txtLibravatar Thomas Rast1-1/+1
bed575e (commit: support commit.status, --status, and --no-status, 2009-12-07) forgot to add the :: that sets off an item from the paragraph that explains it, breaking the layout. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-24Merge branch 'doc-style/for-next' of git://repo.or.cz/git/trastLibravatar Junio C Hamano3-80/+102
* 'doc-style/for-next' of git://repo.or.cz/git/trast: Documentation: merge: use MERGE_HEAD to refer to the remote branch Documentation: simplify How Merge Works Documentation: merge: add a section about fast-forward Documentation: emphasize when git merge terminates early Documentation: merge: add an overview Documentation: merge: move merge strategy list to end Documentation: suggest `reset --merge` in How Merge Works section Documentation: merge: move configuration section to end Documentation: emphasise 'git shortlog' in its synopsis Documentation: show-files is now called git-ls-files Documentation: tiny git config manual tweaks Documentation: git gc packs refs by default now Conflicts: Documentation/config.txt
2010-01-24Documentation: merge: use MERGE_HEAD to refer to the remote branchLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-6/+8
commit 57bddb11 (Documentation/git-merge: reword references to "remote" and "pull", 2010-01-07) fixed the manual to drop the assumption that the other branch being merged is from a remote repository. Unfortunately, in a few places, to do so it introduced the antecedentless phrase "their versions". Worse, in passages like the following, 'they' is playing two roles. | highlighting changes from both the HEAD and their versions. | | * Look at the diffs on their own. 'git log --merge -p <path>' Using HEAD and MERGE_HEAD nicely assigns terminology to "our" and "their" sides. It also provides the reader with practice using names that git will recognize on the command line. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: simplify How Merge WorksLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-36/+16
The user most likely does not care about the exact order of operations because he cannot see it happening anyway. Instead, try to explain what it means to merge two commits into a single tree. While at it: - Change the heading to TRUE MERGE. The entire manual page is about how merges work. - Document MERGE_HEAD. It is a useful feature, since it makes the parents of the intended merge commit easier to refer to. - Do not assume commits named on the 'git merge' command line come from another repository. For simplicity, the discussion of conflicts still does assume that there is only one and it is a branch head. - Do not start list items with `code`. Otherwise, a toolchain bug produces a line break in the generated nroff, resulting in odd extra space. Suggested-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: merge: add a section about fast-forwardLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-13/+18
Novices sometimes find the behavior of 'git merge' in the fast-forward case surprising. Describe it thoroughly. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: emphasize when git merge terminates earlyLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-10/+21
A merge-based operation in git can fail in two ways: one that stops before touching anything, or one that goes ahead and results in conflicts. As the 'git merge' manual explains: | A merge is always between the current `HEAD` and one or more | commits (usually, branch head or tag), and the index file must | match the tree of `HEAD` commit (i.e. the contents of the last commit) | when it starts out. Unfortunately, the placement of this sentence makes it easy to skip over, and its formulation leaves the important point, that any other attempted merge will be gracefully aborted, unspoken. So give this point its own section and expand upon it. Probably this could be simplified somewhat: after all, a change registered in the index is just a special kind of local uncommited change, so the second added paragraph is only a special case of the first. It seemed more helpful to be explicit here. Inspired by <http://gitster.livejournal.com/25801.html>. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: merge: add an overviewLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-2/+26
The reader unfamiliar with the concepts of branching and merging would have been completely lost. Try to help him with a diagram. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: merge: move merge strategy list to endLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-2/+2
So the section layout changes as follows: NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS -MERGE STRATEGIES HOW MERGE WORKS HOW CONFLICTS ARE PRESENTED HOW TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS EXAMPLES +MERGE STRATEGIES CONFIGURATION SEE ALSO AUTHOR DOCUMENTATION GIT NOTES The first-time user will care more about conflicts than about strategies other than 'recursive'. One of the examples uses -s ours, but I do not think this hinders readability. Suggested-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: suggest `reset --merge` in How Merge Works sectionLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-3/+3
The 'merge' manual suggests 'reset' to cancel a merge at the end of the Merge Strategies list. It is more logical to explain this right before explaining how merge conflicts work, so the daunted reader can have a way out when he or she needs it most. While at it, make the advice more dependable and self-contained by providing the --merge option. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-24Documentation: merge: move configuration section to endLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-9/+9
Configuration and environment variables belong to the back matter of a manual page. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Acked-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
2010-01-23Documentation: rev-list: fix synopsys for --tags and and --remotesLibravatar Christian Couder1-2/+2
Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-23git-svn: allow subset of branches/tags to be specified in glob specLibravatar Jay Soffian1-0/+16
For very large projects it is useful to be able to clone a subset of the upstream SVN repo's branches. Allow for this by letting the left-side of the branches and tags glob specs contain a brace-delineated comma-separated list of names. e.g.: branches = branches/{red,green}/src:refs/remotes/branches/* Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
2010-01-23git-svn: allow UUID to be manually remapped via rewriteUUIDLibravatar Jay Soffian1-3/+12
In certain situations it may be necessary to manually remap an svn repostitory UUID. For example: o--- [git-svn clone] / [origin svn repo] \ o--- [svnsync clone] Imagine that only "git-svn clone" and "svnsync clone" are made available to external users. Furthur, "git-svn clone" contains only trunk, and for reasons unknown, "svnsync clone" is missing the revision properties that normally provide the origin svn repo's UUID. A git user who has cloned the "git-svn clone" repo now wishes to use git-svn to pull in the missing branches from the "synsync clone" repo. In order for git-svn to get the history correct for those branches, it needs to know the origin svn repo's UUID. Hence rewriteUUID. Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>