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2011-12-12credentials: add "store" helperLibravatar Jeff King2-0/+80
This is like "cache", except that we actually put the credentials on disk. This can be terribly insecure, of course, but we do what we can to protect them by filesystem permissions, and we warn the user in the documentation. This is not unlike using .netrc to store entries, but it's a little more user-friendly. Instead of putting credentials in place ahead of time, we transparently store them after prompting the user for them once. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11credentials: add "cache" helperLibravatar Jeff King3-5/+115
If you access repositories over smart-http using http authentication, then it can be annoying to have git ask you for your password repeatedly. We cache credentials in memory, of course, but git is composed of many small programs. Having to input your password for each one can be frustrating. This patch introduces a credential helper that will cache passwords in memory for a short period of time. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11docs: end-user documentation for the credential subsystemLibravatar Jeff King3-0/+195
The credential API and helper format is already defined in technical/api-credentials.txt. This presents the end-user view. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11credential: add function for parsing url componentsLibravatar Jeff King1-0/+4
All of the components of a credential struct can be found in a URL. For example, the URL: http://foo:bar@example.com/repo.git contains: protocol=http host=example.com path=repo.git username=foo password=bar We want to be able to turn URLs into broken-down credential structs so that we know two things: 1. Which parts of the username/password we still need 2. What the context of the request is (for prompting or as a key for storing credentials). This code is based on http_auth_init in http.c, but needed a few modifications in order to get all of the components that the credential object is interested in. Once the http code is switched over to the credential API, then http_auth_init can just go away. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-12-11introduce credentials APILibravatar Jeff King1-0/+241
There are a few places in git that need to get a username and password credential from the user; the most notable one is HTTP authentication for smart-http pushing. Right now the only choices for providing credentials are to put them plaintext into your ~/.netrc, or to have git prompt you (either on the terminal or via an askpass program). The former is not very secure, and the latter is not very convenient. Unfortunately, there is no "always best" solution for password management. The details will depend on the tradeoff you want between security and convenience, as well as how git can integrate with other security systems (e.g., many operating systems provide a keychain or password wallet for single sign-on). This patch provides an abstract notion of credentials as a data item, and provides three basic operations: - fill (i.e., acquire from external storage or from the user) - approve (mark a credential as "working" for further storage) - reject (mark a credential as "not working", so it can be removed from storage) These operations can be backed by external helper processes that interact with system- or user-specific secure storage. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22Update 1.7.8 draft release notes in preparation for rc4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22Merge branch 'jn/revert-quit'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-7/+12
* jn/revert-quit: revert: remove --reset compatibility option revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pick revert: write REVERT_HEAD pseudoref during conflicted revert revert: improve error message for cherry-pick during cherry-pick revert: rearrange pick_revisions() for clarity revert: rename --reset option to --quit
2011-11-22revert: introduce --abort to cancel a failed cherry-pickLibravatar Jonathan Nieder3-0/+5
After running some ill-advised command like "git cherry-pick HEAD..linux-next", the bewildered novice may want to return to more familiar territory. Introduce a "git cherry-pick --abort" command that rolls back the entire cherry-pick sequence and places the repository back on solid ground. Just like "git merge --abort", this internally uses "git reset --merge", so local changes not involved in the conflict resolution are preserved. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-22revert: rename --reset option to --quitLibravatar Jonathan Nieder3-7/+7
The option to "git cherry-pick" and "git revert" to discard the sequencer state introduced by v1.7.8-rc0~141^2~6 (revert: Introduce --reset to remove sequencer state, 2011-08-04) has a confusing name. Change it now, while we still have the time. The new name for "cherry-pick, please get out of my way, since I've long forgotten about the sequence of commits I was cherry-picking when you wrote that old .git/sequencer directory" is --quit. Mnemonic: this is analagous to quiting a program the user is no longer using --- we just want to get out of the multiple-command cherry-pick procedure and not to reset HEAD or rewind any other old state. The "--reset" option is kept as a synonym to minimize the impact. We might consider dropping it for simplicity in a separate patch, though. Adjust documentation and tests to use the newly preferred name (--quit) instead of --reset. While at it, let's clarify the short descriptions of these operations in "-h" output. Before: --reset forget the current operation --continue continue the current operation After: --quit end revert or cherry-pick sequence --continue resume revert or cherry-pick sequence Noticed-by: Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-21Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
* maint: documentation fix: git difftool uses diff tools, not merge tools.
2011-11-21documentation fix: git difftool uses diff tools, not merge tools.Libravatar Thomas Hochstein1-1/+1
Let the documentation for -t list valid *diff* tools, not valid *merge* tools. Signed-off-by: Thomas Hochstein <thh@inter.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-18Hopefully final update of release notes before 1.7.8 finalLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-18Sync with 1.7.7.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+14
2011-11-18Git 1.7.7.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+14
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-17Git 1.7.8-rc3Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-12Git 1.7.8-rc2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-14/+5
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08Sync with 1.7.7.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano4-24/+64
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08Git 1.7.7.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+19
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08docs: Update install-doc-quickLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-24/+43
The preformatted documentation pages live in their own repositories these days. Adjust the installation procedure to the updated layout. Tested-by: Stefan Naewe <stefan.naewe@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-08docs: don't mention --quiet or --exit-code in git-log(1)Libravatar Jeff King1-0/+2
These are diff-options, but they don't actually make sense in the context of log. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-07Git 1.7.8-rc1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+5
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-01Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-55/+11
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-01Sync with 1.7.7.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+44
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-11-01Git 1.7.7.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+44
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-30Git 1.7.8-rc0Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-27Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+1
Getting very close to -rc0 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-26Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+17
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-26Merge branch 'lh/gitweb-site-html-head'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+5
* lh/gitweb-site-html-head: gitweb: provide a way to customize html headers
2011-10-26Merge branch 'jk/argv-array' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+125
* jk/argv-array: run_hook: use argv_array API checkout: use argv_array API bisect: use argv_array API quote: provide sq_dequote_to_argv_array refactor argv_array into generic code quote.h: fix bogus comment add sha1_array API docs
2011-10-26Merge branch 'cn/eradicate-working-copy' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-4/+4
* cn/eradicate-working-copy: Remove 'working copy' from the documentation and C code
2011-10-26Merge branch 'maint-1.7.6' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+4
* maint-1.7.6: notes_merge_commit(): do not pass temporary buffer to other function gitweb: Fix links to lines in blobs when javascript-actions are enabled mergetool: no longer need to save standard input mergetool: Use args as pathspec to unmerged files t9159-*.sh: skip for mergeinfo test for svn <= 1.4 date.c: Support iso8601 timezone formats remote: only update remote-tracking branch if updating refspec remote rename: warn when refspec was not updated remote: "rename o foo" should not rename ref "origin/bar" remote: write correct fetch spec when renaming remote 'remote'
2011-10-26Merge branch 'jm/mergetool-pathspec' into maint-1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+4
* jm/mergetool-pathspec: mergetool: no longer need to save standard input mergetool: Use args as pathspec to unmerged files
2011-10-26Merge branch 'maint-1.7.6' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano3-29/+33
* maint-1.7.6: make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too git-read-tree.txt: update sparse checkout examples git-read-tree.txt: correct sparse-checkout and skip-worktree description git-read-tree.txt: language and typography fixes unpack-trees: print "Aborting" to stderr Documentation/git-update-index: refer to 'ls-files' Documentation: basic configuration of notes.rewriteRef
2011-10-26Merge branch 'tr/doc-note-rewrite' into maint-1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+2
* tr/doc-note-rewrite: Documentation: basic configuration of notes.rewriteRef
2011-10-26Merge branch 'nd/sparse-doc' into maint-1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
* nd/sparse-doc: git-read-tree.txt: update sparse checkout examples
2011-10-26Merge branch 'mg/maint-doc-sparse-checkout' into maint-1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-24/+24
* mg/maint-doc-sparse-checkout: git-read-tree.txt: correct sparse-checkout and skip-worktree description git-read-tree.txt: language and typography fixes unpack-trees: print "Aborting" to stderr
2011-10-26Merge branch 'maint-1.7.5' into maint-1.7.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+5
* maint-1.7.5: make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too Reindent closing bracket using tab instead of spaces Documentation/git-update-index: refer to 'ls-files'
2011-10-26Merge branch 'maint-1.7.4' into maint-1.7.5Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+5
* maint-1.7.4: make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too Reindent closing bracket using tab instead of spaces Documentation/git-update-index: refer to 'ls-files'
2011-10-26Merge branch 'maint-1.7.3' into maint-1.7.4Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+5
* maint-1.7.3: make the sample pre-commit hook script reject names with newlines, too Reindent closing bracket using tab instead of spaces Documentation/git-update-index: refer to 'ls-files'
2011-10-26Merge branch 'sn/doc-update-index-assume-unchanged' into maint-1.7.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+5
* sn/doc-update-index-assume-unchanged: Documentation/git-update-index: refer to 'ls-files'
2011-10-23Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-3/+5
* maint: Git 1.7.7.1 RelNotes/1.7.7.1: setgid bit patch is about fixing "git init" via Makefile setting Conflicts: GIT-VERSION-GEN
2011-10-23Git 1.7.7.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+2
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-23RelNotes/1.7.7.1: setgid bit patch is about fixing "git init" via Makefile ↵Libravatar Jonathan Nieder1-2/+3
setting The change was actually about "git init -s" which sets the setgid bit on SysV-style systems to allow shared access to a repository, and can provoke errors on BSD-style systems, depending on how permissive the filesystem in use wants to be. More to the point, the patch was just taking a fix that arrived for FreeBSD in v1.5.5 days and making it also apply to machines using an (obscure) GNU userland/FreeBSD kernel mixture. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-21Update draft release notes to 1.7.8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+21
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-10-21Merge branch 'po/insn-editor'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+6
* po/insn-editor: "rebase -i": support special-purpose editor to edit insn sheet
2011-10-21Merge branch 'cn/doc-config-bare-subsection'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+4
* cn/doc-config-bare-subsection: Documentation: update [section.subsection] to reflect what git does
2011-10-21Merge branch 'jk/daemon-msgs'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+10
* jk/daemon-msgs: daemon: give friendlier error messages to clients Conflicts: daemon.c
2011-10-21Sync with maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-24/+20
2011-10-21Almost ready for 1.7.7.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+20
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>