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2010-08-12Merge branch 'jn/doc-pull'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-11/+54
* jn/doc-pull: Documentation: flesh out “git pull” description
2010-08-12Merge branch 'tr/rfc-reset-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-169/+178
* tr/rfc-reset-doc: Documentation/reset: move "undo permanently" example behind "make topic" Documentation/reset: reorder examples to match description Documentation/reset: promote 'examples' one section up Documentation/reset: separate options by mode Documentation/git-reset: reorder modes for soft-mixed-hard progression
2010-08-09Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano7-7/+55
* maint: gitweb: clarify search results page when no matching commit found Documentation: add a FILES section for show-ref Makefile: add missing dependency on http.h Makefile: add missing dependencies on url.h Documentation/git-log: Clarify --full-diff git-rebase: fix typo when parsing --force-rebase imap-send: Fix sprintf usage prune: allow --dry-run for -n and --verbose for -v notes: allow --dry-run for -n and --verbose for -v Document -B<n>[/<m>], -M<n> and -C<n> variants of -B, -M and -C Documentation: cite git-am from git-apply t7003: fix subdirectory-filter test Allow "check-ref-format --branch" from subdirectory check-ref-format: handle subcommands in separate functions pretty-options.txt: match --format's documentation with implementation.
2010-08-09Documentation: add a FILES section for show-refLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-1/+7
A peek at where the refs are kept might help understanding, even if, as the DESCRIPTION section suggests, direct access is not part of the public API. Balance that out with a pointer to update-ref. Suggested-by: Geoff Russell <geoffrey.russell@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-09Documentation/git-log: Clarify --full-diffLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-0/+3
The current description gives the impression that "--full-diff" affects "log -p" only. Make it clearer that it affects all diff-based output types. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-09prune: allow --dry-run for -n and --verbose for -vLibravatar René Scharfe1-0/+2
For consistency with other git commands, let git prune accept the long options --dry-run and --verbose for the respective short ones -n and -v. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-09notes: allow --dry-run for -n and --verbose for -vLibravatar René Scharfe1-0/+2
For consistency with other git commands, let the prune subcommand of git notes accept the long options --dry-run and --verbose for the respective short ones -n and -v. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-09Document -B<n>[/<m>], -M<n> and -C<n> variants of -B, -M and -CLibravatar Matthieu Moy1-5/+30
These options take an optional argument, but this optional argument was not documented. Original patch by Matthieu Moy, but documentation for -B mostly copied from the explanations of Junio C Hamano. While we're there, fix a typo in a comment in diffcore.h. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-09Documentation: cite git-am from git-applyLibravatar Brad King1-0/+10
Users reading git-apply documentation may also be interested in git-am, especially after receiving an email created with git-format-patch. The documentation for git-am already references git-apply. Add the reverse. Signed-off-by: Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-05pretty-options.txt: match --format's documentation with implementation.Libravatar Matthieu Moy1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-02Documentation: flesh out “git pull” descriptionLibravatar Jonathan Nieder1-11/+54
The current description in the pull man page does not say much more than that “git pull” is fetch + merge. Though that is all a person needs to know in the end, it would be useful to summarize a bit about what those commands do for new readers. Most of this description is taken from the “git merge” docs. Now that we explain how to back out of a failed merge (reset --merge), we can tone down the warning against that a bit. Except, as Thomas noticed, there’s a risk with that because people might read this version of the manpage online and then conclude that it is safe to try a merge with uncommitted changes, only to find that their “git reset” doesn't support --merge yet. Or worse, verify that their git-reset has --merge by a quick test (1b5b465 is in 1.6.2) but then find that it does not help with backing out of a merge (e11d7b5 is only in 1.7.0!). So keep the warning. With clarifications from Ævar, Thomas, and Junio. Noticed-by: Geoff Russell <geoffrey.russell@gmail.com> Cc: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Cc: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-02Merge git://git.bogomips.org/git-svnLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+6
* git://git.bogomips.org/git-svn: git svn: fix dcommit to work with touched files git svn: add an option to recode pathnames
2010-08-02Document git-instaweb start/stop/restartLibravatar Jared Hance1-0/+3
The flags --start, --stop, and --restart can be used without the "--". Document this feature. Signed-off-by: Jared Hance <jaredhance@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-02ls-files: learn a debugging dump formatLibravatar Thomas Rast1-0/+6
Teach git-ls-files a new option --debug that just tacks all available data from the cache onto each file's line. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-02Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-4/+22
* maint: test-lib: Remove 3 year old no-op --no-python option test-lib: Ignore --quiet under a TAP harness Documentation/rev-parse: quoting is required with --parseopt Documentation: reporting bugs Fix git rebase --continue to work with touched files Document ls-files -t as semi-obsolete.
2010-08-02Documentation/rev-parse: quoting is required with --parseoptLibravatar Thomas Rast1-2/+5
When calling rev-parse --parseopt, as in the (now fixed) documented example eval "$(echo "$OPTS_SPEC" | git rev-parse --parseopt -- "$@" || echo exit $?)" the outermost quoting is required, as otherwise all runs of arbitrary whitespace inside the resulting 'set -- ...' call would be collapsed into a single space. This was exposed as a result of our new use of cat <<\EOF since 47e9cd2 (parseopt: wrap rev-parse --parseopt usage for eval consumption, 2010-06-12), but has always been a problem when handling arguments containing e.g. newlines. Point this out in the documentation, and in particular correct the example that did not have the quotes. Noticed-by: Joshua Jensen <jjensen@workspacewhiz.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-08-02Documentation: reporting bugsLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+7
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-30git svn: add an option to recode pathnamesLibravatar Dmitry Statyvka1-0/+6
Introduce a new option 'svn.pathnameencoding' that instructs git svn to recode pathnames to a given encoding. It can be used by windows users and by those who work in non-utf8 locales to avoid corrupted file names with non-ascii characters. [rp: renamed the option and added manpage documentation] Signed-off-by: Dmitry Statyvka <dstatyvka@tmsoft-ltd.kiev.ua> Signed-off-by: Robert Pollak <robert.pollak@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
2010-07-28Document ls-files -t as semi-obsolete.Libravatar Matthieu Moy1-2/+10
The behavior of "git ls-files -t" is very misleading (see http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/126516 and http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/144394/focus=144397 for examples of mislead users) and badly documented, hence we point the users to superior alternatives. The feature is marked as "semi-obsolete" but not "scheduled for removal" since it's a plumbing command, scripts might use it, and Git testsuite already uses it to test the state of the index. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-28SubmittingPatches: Cite the 50 char subject limitLibravatar Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason1-1/+2
Change the SubmittingPatches recommendations to mention the 50 character soft limit on patch subject lines. 50 characters is the soft limit mentioned in git-commit(1) and gittutorial(7), it's also the point at which Gitweb, GitHub and various other Git front ends start abbreviating the commit message. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-28SubmittingPatches: Clarify the Signed-off-by rulesLibravatar Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason1-5/+3
The wording of the Signed-off-by rules could be read as stating that S-O-B should only be added when the submitter considered the patch ready for inclusion in git.git. We also want Signed-off-by to be used for e.g. RFC patches, in case someone wants to dig an old patch out of the archive and improve it. Change the wording to recommend a Signed-off-by for all submitted patches. The problem with the wording came up in the "[PATCH/RFC] Hacky version of a glob() driven config include" thread[1]. Bert Wesarg suggested[2] that it be removed to avoid confusion, which this change implements. 1. <1273180440-8641-1-git-send-email-avarab@gmail.com> 2. <AANLkTimziTKL13VKIOcaS1TX1F_xvTVjH8Q398Yx36Us@mail.gmail.com> Suggested-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-27Git 1.7.2.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+27
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-27Sync with 1.7.1.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-2/+29
2010-07-27Git 1.7.1.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+12
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-27Sync with 1.7.0 seriesLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+19
2010-07-27Git 1.7.0.7Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+18
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-25Documentation/git-push: Explain status output in more detailLibravatar Thomas Rast1-10/+23
Mention the effects of the receive.deny* family of options for the "remote rejected" case. While there, also split up the explanation into an easier-to-parse list format. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-25Document receive.denyDeleteCurrentLibravatar Thomas Rast1-0/+4
This option was introduced by 747ca24 (receive-pack: receive.denyDeleteCurrent, 2009-02-08) but never documented. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-25git-read-tree.txt: acknowledge the directory matching bug in sparse checkoutLibravatar Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy1-0/+7
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-25Merge branch 'maint-1.7.1' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+4
* maint-1.7.1: request-pull.txt: Document -p option Check size of path buffer before writing into it
2010-07-25Merge branch 'maint-1.7.0' into maint-1.7.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+4
* maint-1.7.0: request-pull.txt: Document -p option Check size of path buffer before writing into it
2010-07-25Merge branch 'maint-1.6.6' into maint-1.7.0Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+4
* maint-1.6.6: request-pull.txt: Document -p option Check size of path buffer before writing into it rev-parse: fix --parse-opt --keep-dashdash --stop-at-non-option
2010-07-25Merge branch 'maint-1.6.5' into maint-1.6.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+4
* maint-1.6.5: request-pull.txt: Document -p option Check size of path buffer before writing into it rev-parse: fix --parse-opt --keep-dashdash --stop-at-non-option
2010-07-25request-pull.txt: Document -p optionLibravatar Stephen Boyd1-1/+4
Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-21Git 1.7.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-8/+9
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+10
* maint: update-server-info: Shorten read_pack_info_file() Documentation: Explain git-mergetool's use of temporary files
2010-07-19git add: Add --ignore-missing to SYNOPSISLibravatar Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason1-1/+2
All the git add options were listed in the synopsis until the --ignore-missing option was added. Change that so that the git add documentation now has the complete listing. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19git submodule add: Remove old docs about implicit -fLibravatar Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason1-4/+0
git submodule add no longer implicitly adds with --force. Remove references to the old functionality in the documentation. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Acked-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19git submodule add: Require the new --force option to add ignored pathsLibravatar Jens Lehmann1-1/+6
To make the behavior of "git submodule add" more consistent with "git add" ignored submodule paths should not be silently added when they match an entry in a .gitignore file. To be able to override that default behavior in the same way as we can do that for "git add", the new option "--force" is introduced. Signed-off-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de> Acked-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Merge branch 'jl/add-n-ignore-missing'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+8
* jl/add-n-ignore-missing: git add: Add the "--ignore-missing" option for the dry run
2010-07-19Documentation: Explain git-mergetool's use of temporary filesLibravatar David Aguilar1-0/+10
'git mergetool' creates '*.orig' backup files in its default configuration. Mention this in its documentation. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Documentation/reset: move "undo permanently" example behind "make topic"Libravatar Thomas Rast1-13/+13
I consider the latter usage more important. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Documentation/reset: reorder examples to match descriptionLibravatar Thomas Rast1-23/+23
A previous commit moved the <paths> mode (undoes git-add) to the front in the description, so make the examples follow the same order. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Documentation/reset: promote 'examples' one section upLibravatar Thomas Rast1-107/+109
Move the examples section upwards, before the discussion that gives the gory details. Adjust the style of the heading accordingly. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Documentation/reset: separate options by modeLibravatar Thomas Rast1-26/+33
Remove all but -q from the OPTIONS section, and instead explain the options separated by usage mode, since they only apply to one each. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-19Documentation/git-reset: reorder modes for soft-mixed-hard progressionLibravatar Thomas Rast1-6/+6
Reorder the documetation so that the soft/mixed/hard modes are in this order. This way they form a natural progression towards changing more of the state. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-07-15Merge branch 'eb/doc-log-manpage'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+9
* eb/doc-log-manpage: Reorganize `git-log' man page to clarify common diff options.
2010-07-15Merge branch 'mg/revision-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano20-222/+257
* mg/revision-doc: Documentation: link to gitrevisions rather than git-rev-parse Documentation: gitrevisions Documentation: split off rev doc into include file
2010-07-15Merge branch 'ab/submodule-add-f'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+4
* ab/submodule-add-f: git submodule: add submodules with git add -f <path>
2010-07-15Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+12
* maint: Documentation: add submodule.* to the big configuration variable list gitmodules.5: url can be a relative path gitweb: fix esc_url