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2015-03-10Merge branch 'mh/expire-updateref-fixes'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-58/+86
Various issues around "reflog expire", e.g. using --updateref when expiring a reflog for a symbolic reference, have been corrected and/or made saner. * mh/expire-updateref-fixes: reflog_expire(): never update a reference to null_sha1 reflog_expire(): ignore --updateref for symbolic references reflog: improve and update documentation struct ref_lock: delete the force_write member lock_ref_sha1_basic(): do not set force_write for missing references write_ref_sha1(): move write elision test to callers write_ref_sha1(): remove check for lock == NULL
2015-03-06Merge branch 'ms/submodule-update-config-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-37/+64
The interaction between "git submodule update" and the submodule.*.update configuration was not clearly documented. * ms/submodule-update-config-doc: submodule: improve documentation of update subcommand
2015-03-06Merge branch 'mg/doc-remote-tags-or-not'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+3
"git remote add" mentioned "--tags" and "--no-tags" and was not clear that fetch from the remote in the future will use the default behaviour when neither is given to override it. * mg/doc-remote-tags-or-not: git-remote.txt: describe behavior without --tags and --no-tags
2015-03-06Merge branch 'mr/doc-clean-f-f'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+6
Documentation update. * mr/doc-clean-f-f: Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twice
2015-03-06Sync with 2.3.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+13
* maint: Git 2.3.2
2015-03-06Git 2.3.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+13
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-03-06Merge branch 'mm/am-c-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+9
The configuration variable 'mailinfo.scissors' was hard to discover in the documentation. * mm/am-c-doc: Documentation/git-am.txt: mention mailinfo.scissors config variable Documentation/config.txt: document mailinfo.scissors
2015-03-05Sync with maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+68
* maint: Prepare for 2.3.2
2015-03-05Prepare for 2.3.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+68
2015-03-05Merge branch 'jc/conf-var-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-8/+30
Longstanding configuration variable naming rules has been added to the documentation. * jc/conf-var-doc: CodingGuidelines: describe naming rules for configuration variables config.txt: mark deprecated variables more prominently config.txt: clarify that add.ignore-errors is deprecated
2015-03-05Merge branch 'jc/remote-set-url-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+14
Clarify in the documentation that "remote.<nick>.pushURL" and "remote.<nick>.URL" are there to name the same repository accessed via different transports, not two separate repositories. * jc/remote-set-url-doc: Documentation/git-remote.txt: stress that set-url is not for triangular
2015-03-05Merge branch 'mm/am-c-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+9
The configuration variable 'mailinfo.scissors' was hard to discover in the documentation. * mm/am-c-doc: Documentation/git-am.txt: mention mailinfo.scissors config variable Documentation/config.txt: document mailinfo.scissors
2015-03-05reflog_expire(): ignore --updateref for symbolic referencesLibravatar Michael Haggerty1-1/+2
If we are expiring reflog entries for a symbolic reference, then how should --updateref be handled if the newest reflog entry is expired? Option 1: Update the referred-to reference. (This is what the current code does.) This doesn't make sense, because the referred-to reference has its own reflog, which hasn't been rewritten. Option 2: Update the symbolic reference itself (as in, REF_NODEREF). This would convert the symbolic reference into a non-symbolic reference (e.g., detaching HEAD), which is surely not what a user would expect. Option 3: Error out. This is plausible, but it would make the following usage impossible: git reflog expire ... --updateref --all Option 4: Ignore --updateref for symbolic references. We choose to implement option 4. Note: another problem in this code will be fixed in a moment. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Reviewed-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-03-05reflog: improve and update documentationLibravatar Michael Haggerty1-58/+85
Revamp the "git reflog" usage documentation in the manpage and the command help to match the current reality and improve its clarity: * Add documentation for some options that had been left out. * Group the subcommands and options more logically and move more common subcommands/options higher. * Improve some explanations. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Reviewed-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-03-03Merge branch 'jc/apply-beyond-symlink'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+11
"git apply" was not very careful about reading from, removing, updating and creating paths outside the working tree (under --index/--cached) or the current directory (when used as a replacement for GNU patch). * jc/apply-beyond-symlink: apply: do not touch a file beyond a symbolic link apply: do not read from beyond a symbolic link apply: do not read from the filesystem under --index apply: reject input that touches outside the working area
2015-03-02submodule: improve documentation of update subcommandLibravatar Michal Sojka3-37/+64
The documentation of 'git submodule update' has several problems: 1) It mentions that value 'none' of submodule.$name.update can be overridden by --checkout, but other combinations of configuration values and command line options are not mentioned. 2) The documentation of submodule.$name.update is scattered across three places, which is confusing. 3) The documentation of submodule.$name.update in gitmodules.txt is incorrect, because the code always uses the value from .git/config and never from .gitmodules. 4) Documentation of --force was incomplete, because it is only effective in case of checkout method of update. Fix all these problems by documenting submodule.*.update in git-submodule.txt and make everybody else refer to it. Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Helped-by: Jens Lehmann <Jens.Lehmann@web.de> Signed-off-by: Michal Sojka <sojkam1@fel.cvut.cz> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-03-02git-remote.txt: describe behavior without --tags and --no-tagsLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-0/+3
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-26Documentation/git-clean.txt: document that -f may need to be given twiceLibravatar Mikko Rapeli1-2/+6
This is needed in build automation where the tree really needs to be reset to known state. Signed-off-by: Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@iki.fi> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-25Merge branch 'jk/strbuf-doc-to-header'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-351/+0
The strbuf API was explained between the API documentation and in the header file. Move missing bits to strbuf.h so that programmers can check only one place for all necessary information. * jk/strbuf-doc-to-header: strbuf.h: group documentation for trim functions strbuf.h: drop boilerplate descriptions of strbuf_split_* strbuf.h: reorganize api function grouping headers strbuf.h: format asciidoc code blocks as 4-space indent strbuf.h: drop asciidoc list formatting from API docs strbuf.h: unify documentation comments beginnings strbuf.h: integrate api-strbuf.txt documentation
2015-02-25Merge branch 'jn/doc-api-errors'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+75
The error handling functions and conventions are now documented in the API manual. * jn/doc-api-errors: doc: document error handling functions and conventions
2015-02-24Sync with 2.3.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+54
2015-02-24Git 2.3.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+54
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-24Merge branch 'jc/doc-log-rev-list-options' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+7
"git log --help" used to show rev-list options that are irrelevant to the "log" command. * jc/doc-log-rev-list-options: Documentation: what does "git log --indexed-objects" even mean?
2015-02-24Merge branch 'jc/diff-format-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+2
The documentation incorrectly said that C(opy) and R(ename) are the only ones that can be followed by the score number in the output in the --raw format. * jc/diff-format-doc: diff-format doc: a score can follow M for rewrite
2015-02-24Merge branch 'mg/push-repo-option-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-16/+2
The "git push" documentation made the "--repo=<there>" option easily misunderstood. * mg/push-repo-option-doc: git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo
2015-02-22Merge branch 'jc/conf-var-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-8/+30
Longstanding configuration variable naming rules has been added to the documentation. * jc/conf-var-doc: CodingGuidelines: describe naming rules for configuration variables config.txt: mark deprecated variables more prominently config.txt: clarify that add.ignore-errors is deprecated
2015-02-20Documentation/git-am.txt: mention mailinfo.scissors config variableLibravatar Matthieu Moy1-1/+2
It was already documented, but the user had to follow the link to git-mailinfo.txt to find it. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-20Documentation/config.txt: document mailinfo.scissorsLibravatar Matthieu Moy1-0/+7
The variable was documented in git-mailinfo.txt, but not in config.txt. The detailed documentation is still the one of --scissors in git-mailinfo.txt, but we give enough information here to let the user understand what it is about, and to make it easy to find it (e.g. searching ">8" and "8<" finds it). Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-18Merge branch 'jc/remote-set-url-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+14
Clarify in the documentation that "remote.<nick>.pushURL" and "remote.<nick>.URL" are there to name the same repository accessed via different transports, not two separate repositories. * jc/remote-set-url-doc: Documentation/git-remote.txt: stress that set-url is not for triangular
2015-02-17Merge branch 'mg/push-repo-option-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-16/+2
The "git push" documentation made the "--repo=<there>" option easily misunderstood. * mg/push-repo-option-doc: git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repo
2015-02-17Merge branch 'jc/diff-format-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+2
The documentation incorrectly said that C(opy) and R(ename) are the only ones that can be followed by the score number in the output in the --raw format. * jc/diff-format-doc: diff-format doc: a score can follow M for rewrite
2015-02-17Merge branch 'jc/doc-log-rev-list-options'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+7
"git log --help" used to show rev-list options that are irrelevant to the "log" command. * jc/doc-log-rev-list-options: Documentation: what does "git log --indexed-objects" even mean?
2015-02-11Merge branch 'ah/usage-strings'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+6
* ah/usage-strings: standardize usage info string format
2015-02-11Merge branch 'jc/pretty-format-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+7
* jc/pretty-format-doc: "log --pretty" documentation: do not forget "tformat:"
2015-02-11Merge branch 'jc/push-to-checkout'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-1/+35
Extending the js/push-to-deploy topic, the behaviour of "git push" when updating the working tree and the index with an update to the branch that is checked out can be tweaked by push-to-checkout hook. * jc/push-to-checkout: receive-pack: support push-to-checkout hook receive-pack: refactor updateInstead codepath
2015-02-11Merge branch 'sb/atomic-push'Libravatar Junio C Hamano4-4/+28
"git push" has been taught a "--atomic" option that makes push to update more than one ref an "all-or-none" affair. * sb/atomic-push: Document receive.advertiseatomic t5543-atomic-push.sh: add basic tests for atomic pushes push.c: add an --atomic argument send-pack.c: add --atomic command line argument send-pack: rename ref_update_to_be_sent to check_to_send_update receive-pack.c: negotiate atomic push support receive-pack.c: add execute_commands_atomic function receive-pack.c: move transaction handling in a central place receive-pack.c: move iterating over all commands outside execute_commands receive-pack.c: die instead of error in case of possible future bug receive-pack.c: shorten the execute_commands loop over all commands
2015-02-11Merge branch 'cj/log-invert-grep'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+4
"git log --invert-grep --grep=WIP" will show only commits that do not have the string "WIP" in their messages. * cj/log-invert-grep: log: teach --invert-grep option
2015-02-11Merge branch 'ld/p4-exclude-in-sync'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+3
Like the "clone" subcommand, allow excluding subdirectories in the "sync" subcommand. * ld/p4-exclude-in-sync: git-p4: support excluding paths on sync
2015-02-11git-p4: support excluding paths on syncLibravatar Luke Diamand1-3/+3
The clone subcommand has long had support for excluding subdirectories, but sync has not. This is a nuisance, since as soon as you do a sync, any changed files that were initially excluded start showing up. Move the "exclude" command-line option into the parent class; the actual behavior was already present there so it simply had to be exposed. Signed-off-by: Luke Diamand <luke@diamand.org> Reviewed-by: Pete Wyckoff <pw@padd.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-11Merge branch 'jc/coding-guidelines'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+8
* jc/coding-guidelines: CodingGuidelines: clarify C #include rules
2015-02-10apply: reject input that touches outside the working areaLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+11
By default, a patch that affects outside the working area (either a Git controlled working tree, or the current working directory when "git apply" is used as a replacement of GNU patch) is rejected as a mistake (or a mischief). Git itself does not create such a patch, unless the user bends over backwards and specifies a non-standard prefix to "git diff" and friends. When `git apply` is used as a "better GNU patch", the user can pass the `--unsafe-paths` option to override this safety check. This option has no effect when `--index` or `--cached` is in use. The new test was stolen from Jeff King with slight enhancements. Note that a few new tests for touching outside the working area by following a symbolic link are still expected to fail at this step, but will be fixed in later steps. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-09Merge branch 'sb/atomic-push' into mh/ref-trans-value-checkLibravatar Junio C Hamano4-4/+28
* sb/atomic-push: Document receive.advertiseatomic t5543-atomic-push.sh: add basic tests for atomic pushes push.c: add an --atomic argument send-pack.c: add --atomic command line argument send-pack: rename ref_update_to_be_sent to check_to_send_update receive-pack.c: negotiate atomic push support receive-pack.c: add execute_commands_atomic function receive-pack.c: move transaction handling in a central place receive-pack.c: move iterating over all commands outside execute_commands receive-pack.c: die instead of error in case of possible future bug receive-pack.c: shorten the execute_commands loop over all commands
2015-02-05Git 2.3Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-0/+11
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-02-02CodingGuidelines: describe naming rules for configuration variablesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+23
We may want to say something about command line option names in the new section as well, but for now, let's make sure everybody is clear on how to structure and name their configuration variables. The text for the rules are partly taken from the log message of Jonathan's 6b3020a2 (add: introduce add.ignoreerrors synonym for add.ignore-errors, 2010-12-01). Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-29Documentation/git-remote.txt: stress that set-url is not for triangularLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+14
It seems to be a common mistake to try using a single remote (e.g. 'origin') to fetch from one place (i.e. upstream) while pushing to another (i.e. your publishing point). That will never work satisfactorily, and it is easy to understand why if you think about what refs/remotes/origin/* would mean in such a world. It fundamentally cannot reflect the reality. If it follows the state of your upstream, it cannot match what you have published, and vice versa. It may be that misinformation is spread by some people. Let's counter them by adding a few words to our documentation. - The description was referring to <oldurl> and <newurl>, but never mentioned <name> argument you give from the command line. By mentioning "remote <name>", stress the fact that it is configuring a single remote. - Add a reminder that explicitly states that this is about a single remote, which the triangular workflow is not about. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-28diff-format doc: a score can follow M for rewriteLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+2
b6d8f309 (diff-raw format update take #2., 2005-05-23) started documenting the diff format, and it said ... (8) sha1 for "dst"; 0{40} if creation, unmerged or "look at work tree". (9) status, followed by similarlity index number only for C and R. (10) a tab or a NUL when '-z' option is used. ... because C and R _were_ the only ones that came with a number back then. This was corrected by ddafa7e9 (diff-helper: Fix R/C score parsing under -z flag., 2005-05-29) and we started saying "score" instead of "similarlity index" (because we can have other kind of score there), and stopped saying "only for C and R" (because Git is an ever evolving system). Later f345b0a0 (Add -B flag to diff-* brothers., 2005-05-30) introduced a new concept, "dissimilarity" score; it did not have to fix any documentation. The current text that says only C and R can have scores came independently from a5a323f3 (Add reference for status letters in documentation., 2008-11-02) and it was wrong from the day one. Noticed-by: Mike Hommey Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-28git-push.txt: document the behavior of --repoLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-16/+2
As per the code, the --repo <repo> option is equivalent to the <repo> argument to 'git push', but somehow it was documented as something that is more than that. [It exists for historical reasons, back from the time when options had to come before arguments.] Say so. [But not that.] Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-28config.txt: mark deprecated variables more prominentlyLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+4
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-28config.txt: clarify that add.ignore-errors is deprecatedLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+4
The old text gave an impression that even in a new repository using old form might be safer. Only Git from pre 1.7.0 days choke on the correctly named variable, which is ancient by today's standard. We have no intention to remove the support for deprecated ones, but let's make sure that we do not give room for confused questions such as "why does core.sparse-checkout not work, when add.ignore-errors does?" Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2015-01-23Documentation: what does "git log --indexed-objects" even mean?Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+7
4fe10219 (rev-list: add --indexed-objects option, 2014-10-16) adds "--indexed-objects" option to "rev-list", and it is only useful in the context of "git rev-list" and not "git log". There are other object traversal options that do not make sense for "git log" that are shown in the manual page. Move the description of "--indexed-objects" to the object traversal section so that it sits together with its friends "--objects", "--objects-edge", etc. and then show them only in "git rev-list" documentation. Acked-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>