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2017-11-27Merge branch 'tb/add-renormalize'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-3/+12
"git add --renormalize ." is a new and safer way to record the fact that you are correcting the end-of-line convention and other "convert_to_git()" glitches in the in-repository data. * tb/add-renormalize: add: introduce "--renormalize"
2017-11-27Merge branch 'rv/sendemail-tocmd-in-config-and-completion'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+1
Teach "sendemail.tocmd" to places that know about "sendemail.to", like documentation and shell completion (in contrib/). * rv/sendemail-tocmd-in-config-and-completion: completion: add git config sendemail.tocmd Documentation/config: add sendemail.tocmd to list preceding "See git-send-email(1)"
2017-11-27Merge branch 'jc/merge-base-fork-point-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-8/+56
Clarify and enhance documentation for "merge-base --fork-point", as it was clear what it computed but not why/what for. * jc/merge-base-fork-point-doc: merge-base --fork-point doc: clarify the example and failure modes
2017-11-27Merge branch 'jc/ignore-cr-at-eol'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-2/+6
The "diff" family of commands learned to ignore differences in carriage return at the end of line. * jc/ignore-cr-at-eol: diff: --ignore-cr-at-eol xdiff: reassign xpparm_t.flags bits
2017-11-21Sync with maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+12
* maint: Almost ready for 2.15.1
2017-11-21RelNotes: the fifth batch for 2.16Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-12/+9
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-21Merge branch 'ad/submitting-patches-title-decoration'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-8/+13
Doc update around use of "format-patch --subject-prefix" etc. * ad/submitting-patches-title-decoration: doc/SubmittingPatches: correct subject guidance
2017-11-21Merge branch 'av/fsmonitor'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+4
Various fixes to bp/fsmonitor topic. * av/fsmonitor: fsmonitor: simplify determining the git worktree under Windows fsmonitor: store fsmonitor bitmap before splitting index fsmonitor: read from getcwd(), not the PWD environment variable fsmonitor: delay updating state until after split index is merged fsmonitor: document GIT_TRACE_FSMONITOR fsmonitor: don't bother pretty-printing JSON from watchman fsmonitor: set the PWD to the top of the working tree
2017-11-21Merge branch 'bp/fsmonitor'Libravatar Junio C Hamano5-1/+105
We learned to talk to watchman to speed up "git status" and other operations that need to see which paths have been modified. * bp/fsmonitor: fsmonitor: preserve utf8 filenames in fsmonitor-watchman log fsmonitor: read entirety of watchman output fsmonitor: MINGW support for watchman integration fsmonitor: add a performance test fsmonitor: add a sample integration script for Watchman fsmonitor: add test cases for fsmonitor extension split-index: disable the fsmonitor extension when running the split index test fsmonitor: add a test tool to dump the index extension update-index: add fsmonitor support to update-index ls-files: Add support in ls-files to display the fsmonitor valid bit fsmonitor: add documentation for the fsmonitor extension. fsmonitor: teach git to optionally utilize a file system monitor to speed up detecting new or changed files. update-index: add a new --force-write-index option preload-index: add override to enable testing preload-index bswap: add 64 bit endianness helper get_be64
2017-11-21Almost ready for 2.15.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+12
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-17add: introduce "--renormalize"Libravatar Torsten Bögershausen2-3/+12
Make it safer to normalize the line endings in a repository. Files that had been commited with CRLF will be commited with LF. The old way to normalize a repo was like this: # Make sure that there are not untracked files $ echo "* text=auto" >.gitattributes $ git read-tree --empty $ git add . $ git commit -m "Introduce end-of-line normalization" The user must make sure that there are no untracked files, otherwise they would have been added and tracked from now on. The new "add --renormalize" does not add untracked files: $ echo "* text=auto" >.gitattributes $ git add --renormalize . $ git commit -m "Introduce end-of-line normalization" Note that "git add --renormalize <pathspec>" is the short form for "git add -u --renormalize <pathspec>". While at it, document that the same renormalization may be needed, whenever a clean filter is added or changed. Helped-By: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Signed-off-by: Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-15Sync with maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+68
2017-11-15RelNotes: the fourth batch for 2.16Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-24/+69
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-15Merge branch 'bc/submitting-patches-in-asciidoc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-161/+192
The SubmittingPatches document has been converted to produce an HTML version via AsciiDoc/Asciidoctor. * bc/submitting-patches-in-asciidoc: Documentation: convert SubmittingPatches to AsciiDoc Documentation: enable compat-mode for Asciidoctor
2017-11-15Merge branch 'rd/bisect-view-is-visualize'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-7/+6
Doc and message updates to teach users "bisect view" is a synonym for "bisect visualize". * rd/bisect-view-is-visualize: bisect: mention "view" as an alternative to "visualize"
2017-11-15Merge branch 'js/for-each-ref-remote-name-and-ref'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-8/+15
The "--format=..." option "git for-each-ref" takes learned to show the name of the 'remote' repository and the ref at the remote side that is affected for 'upstream' and 'push' via "%(push:remotename)" and friends. * js/for-each-ref-remote-name-and-ref: for-each-ref: test :remotename and :remoteref for-each-ref: let upstream/push report the remote ref name for-each-ref: let upstream/push optionally report the remote name
2017-11-15Start preparation for 2.15.1Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+68
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-15Merge branch 'jm/relnotes-2.15-typofix' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+3
Typofix. * jm/relnotes-2.15-typofix: fix typos in 2.15.0 release notes
2017-11-15Merge branch 'cn/diff-indent-no-longer-is-experimental' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano4-9/+6
Doc update. * cn/diff-indent-no-longer-is-experimental: diff: --indent-heuristic is no longer experimental
2017-11-15Merge branch 'js/mingw-redirect-std-handles' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+18
MinGW updates. * js/mingw-redirect-std-handles: mingw: document the standard handle redirection mingw: optionally redirect stderr/stdout via the same handle mingw: add experimental feature to redirect standard handles
2017-11-15Merge branch 'sb/blame-config-doc' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+17
Description of blame.{showroot,blankboundary,showemail,date} configuration variables have been added to "git config --help". * sb/blame-config-doc: config: document blame configuration
2017-11-15Merge branch 'jc/check-ref-format-oor' into maintLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+8
"git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}" bit a "BUG()" when run outside a repository for obvious reasons; clarify the documentation and make sure we do not even try to expand the at-mark magic in such a case, but still call the validation logic for branch names. * jc/check-ref-format-oor: check-ref-format doc: --branch validates and expands <branch> check-ref-format --branch: strip refs/heads/ using skip_prefix check-ref-format --branch: do not expand @{...} outside repository
2017-11-14Documentation/config: add sendemail.tocmd to list preceding "See ↵Libravatar Rasmus Villemoes1-0/+1
git-send-email(1)" Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <rv@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-13Merge branch 'jm/status-ignored-files-list'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-5/+43
The set of paths output from "git status --ignored" was tied closely with its "--untracked=<mode>" option, but now it can be controlled more flexibly. Most notably, a directory that is ignored because it is listed to be ignored in the ignore/exclude mechanism can be handled differently from a directory that ends up to be ignored only because all files in it are ignored. * jm/status-ignored-files-list: status: test ignored modes status: document options to show matching ignored files status: report matching ignored and normal untracked status: add option to show ignored files differently
2017-11-13Documentation: convert SubmittingPatches to AsciiDocLibravatar brian m. carlson3-161/+191
The SubmittingPatches document is often cited by outside parties as an example of good practices to follow, including logical, independent commits; patch sign-offs; and sending patches to a mailing list. Currently, people who want to cite a particular section tend to either refer to it by name and let the interested party search through the document to find it, or link to a given line number on GitHub and hope the file doesn't change. Instead, convert the document to AsciiDoc. Build it as part of the technical documentation, since it is likely of interest to the same group of people. Provide stable links to the sections which outside parties are likely to want to link to. Make some minor structural changes to organize it so that it can be formatted sanely. Since the makefile needs a .txt extension in order to build with the rest of the documentation, simply copy the file. Ignore the temporary file so it doesn't get checked in accidentally, and remove it as part of the clean process. Do this instead of renaming the file so that people who have already linked to the documentation (who we're trying to help) don't find their links broken. Avoid symlinking since Windows will not like that. This allows us to render the document as part of the website for the benefit of others who wish to link to it as well as providing a more nicely formatted display for our community and potential contributors. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-13bisect: mention "view" as an alternative to "visualize"Libravatar Robert P. J. Day1-7/+6
Tweak a small number of files to mention "view" as an alternative to "visualize". Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-11doc/SubmittingPatches: correct subject guidanceLibravatar Adam Dinwoodie1-8/+13
The examples and common practice for adding markers such as "RFC" or "v2" to the subject of patch emails is to have them within the same brackets as the "PATCH" text, not after the closing bracket. Further, the practice of `git format-patch` and the like, as well as what appears to be the more common pratice on the mailing list, is to use "[RFC PATCH]", not "[PATCH/RFC]". Update the SubmittingPatches article to match and to reference the `format-patch` helper arguments, and also make some minor text clarifications in the area. Signed-off-by: Adam Dinwoodie <adam@dinwoodie.org> Helped-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-09RelNotes: the third batch for 2.16Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+40
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-09Merge branch 'js/mingw-redirect-std-handles'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+18
MinGW updates. * js/mingw-redirect-std-handles: mingw: document the standard handle redirection mingw: optionally redirect stderr/stdout via the same handle mingw: add experimental feature to redirect standard handles
2017-11-09Merge branch 'sb/blame-config-doc'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+17
Description of blame.{showroot,blankboundary,showemail,date} configuration variables have been added to "git config --help". * sb/blame-config-doc: config: document blame configuration
2017-11-09Merge branch 'jm/relnotes-2.15-typofix'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+3
Typofix. * jm/relnotes-2.15-typofix: fix typos in 2.15.0 release notes
2017-11-09merge-base --fork-point doc: clarify the example and failure modesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-8/+56
The illustrated history used to explain the `--fork-point` mode named three keypoint commits B3, B2 and B1 from the oldest to the newest, which was hard to read. Relabel them to B0, B1, B2. Also illustrate the history after the rebase using the `--fork-point` facility was made. The text already mentions use of reflog, but the description is not clear what benefit we are trying to gain by using reflog. Clarify that it is to find the commits that were known to be at the tip of the remote-tracking branch. This in turn necessitates users to know the ramifications of the underlying assumptions, namely, expiry of reflog entries will make it impossible to determine which commits were at the tip of the remote-tracking branches and we fail when in doubt (instead of giving a random and incorrect result without even warning). Another limitation is that it won't be useful if you did not fork from the tip of a remote-tracking branch but from in the middle. Describe them. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-08for-each-ref: let upstream/push report the remote ref nameLibravatar J Wyman1-5/+9
There are times when scripts want to know not only the name of the push branch on the remote, but also the name of the branch as known by the remote repository. An example of this is when a tool wants to push to the very same branch from which it would pull automatically, i.e. the `<remote>` and the `<to>` in `git push <remote> <from>:<to>` would be provided by `%(upstream:remotename)` and `%(upstream:remoteref)`, respectively. This patch offers the new suffix :remoteref for the `upstream` and `push` atoms, allowing to show exactly that. Example: $ cat .git/config ... [remote "origin"] url = https://where.do.we.come/from fetch = refs/heads/*:refs/remote/origin/* [branch "master"] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/master [branch "develop/with/topics"] remote = origin merge = refs/heads/develop/with/topics ... $ git for-each-ref \ --format='%(push) %(push:remoteref)' \ refs/heads refs/remotes/origin/master refs/heads/master refs/remotes/origin/develop/with/topics refs/heads/develop/with/topics Signed-off-by: J Wyman <jwyman@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-08diff: --ignore-cr-at-eolLibravatar Junio C Hamano2-2/+6
A new option --ignore-cr-at-eol tells the diff machinery to treat a carriage-return at the end of a (complete) line as if it does not exist. Just like other "--ignore-*" options to ignore various kinds of whitespace differences, this will help reviewing the real changes you made without getting distracted by spurious CRLF<->LF conversion made by your editor program. Helped-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> [jch: squashed in command line completion by Dscho] Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-06RelNotes: the second batch post 2.15 comesLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-3/+45
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-06Merge branch 'tg/deprecate-stash-save'Libravatar Junio C Hamano3-11/+14
"git stash save" has been deprecated in favour of "git stash push". * tg/deprecate-stash-save: stash: remove now superfluos help for "stash push" stash: mark "git stash save" deprecated in the man page stash: replace "git stash save" with "git stash push" in the documentation
2017-11-06Merge branch 'mp/push-pushoption-config'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-2/+37
The "--push-option=<string>" option to "git push" now defaults to a list of strings configured via push.pushOption variable. * mp/push-pushoption-config: builtin/push.c: add push.pushOption config
2017-11-06Merge branch 'jc/check-ref-format-oor'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+8
"git check-ref-format --branch @{-1}" bit a "BUG()" when run outside a repository for obvious reasons; clarify the documentation and make sure we do not even try to expand the at-mark magic in such a case, but still call the validation logic for branch names. * jc/check-ref-format-oor: check-ref-format doc: --branch validates and expands <branch> check-ref-format --branch: strip refs/heads/ using skip_prefix check-ref-format --branch: do not expand @{...} outside repository
2017-11-06Merge branch 'wk/pull-signoff'Libravatar Junio C Hamano2-8/+10
"git pull" has been taught to accept "--[no-]signoff" option and pass it down to "git merge". * wk/pull-signoff: pull: pass --signoff/--no-signoff to "git merge"
2017-11-06Merge branch 'dm/run-command-ignored-hook-advise'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+3
A hook script that is set unexecutable is simply ignored. Git notifies when such a file is ignored, unless the message is squelched via advice.ignoredHook configuration. * dm/run-command-ignored-hook-advise: run-command: add hint when a hook is ignored
2017-11-06The first batch for 2.16Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+84
The most notable change is that we no longer take "git add ''" and add everything. An empty string is now an error when used as a pathspec element. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-06Merge branch 'cn/diff-indent-no-longer-is-experimental'Libravatar Junio C Hamano4-9/+6
Doc update. * cn/diff-indent-no-longer-is-experimental: diff: --indent-heuristic is no longer experimental
2017-11-06fix typos in 2.15.0 release notesLibravatar Jean Carlo Machado1-3/+3
Signed-off-by: Jean Carlo Machado <contato@jeancarlomachado.com.br> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-06config: document blame configurationLibravatar Stefan Beller1-0/+17
The options are currently only referenced by the git-blame man page, also explain them in git-config, which is the canonical page to contain all config options. Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-02diff: --indent-heuristic is no longer experimentalLibravatar Carlos Martín Nieto4-9/+6
This heuristic has been the default since 2.14 so we should not confuse our users by saying that it's experimental and off by default. Signed-off-by: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@dwim.me> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-11-02mingw: document the standard handle redirectionLibravatar Johannes Schindelin1-0/+18
This feature has been in Git for Windows since v2.11.0(2), as an experimental option. Now it is considered mature, and it is high time to document it properly. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-10-31status: document options to show matching ignored filesLibravatar Jameson Miller2-5/+43
Signed-off-by: Jameson Miller <jamill@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-10-30Documentation: enable compat-mode for AsciidoctorLibravatar brian m. carlson1-0/+1
Asciidoctor 1.5.0 and later have a compatibility mode that makes it more compatible with some Asciidoc syntax, notably the single and double quote handling. While this doesn't affect any of our current documentation, it would be beneficial to enable this mode to reduce the differences between AsciiDoc and Asciidoctor if we make use of those features in the future. Since this mode is specified as an attribute, if a version of Asciidoctor doesn't understand it, it will simply be ignored. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-10-30fsmonitor: document GIT_TRACE_FSMONITORLibravatar Alex Vandiver1-0/+4
Signed-off-by: Alex Vandiver <alexmv@dropbox.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-10-28Hopefully final batch before 2.15Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+7
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>