For multivars, the "git-repo-config name value ^$" is useful but
nonintuitive and troublesome to do repeatedly (since the value is not
at the end of the command line). This commit simply adds an --add
option that adds a new value to a multivar. Particularly useful for
tracking a new branch on a remote:
git-repo-config --add remote.origin.fetch +next:origin/next
Includes documentation and test.
Signed-off-by: Brian Gernhardt <benji@silverinsanity.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
New and experienced Git users alike are finding out too late that
they forgot to enable reflogs in the current repository, and cannot
use the information stored within it to recover from an incorrectly
entered command such as `git reset --hard HEAD^^^` when they really
meant HEAD^^ (aka HEAD~2).
So enable reflogs by default in all future versions of Git, unless
the user specifically disables it with:
[core]
logAllRefUpdates = false
in their .git/config or ~/.gitconfig.
We only enable reflogs in repositories that have a working directory
associated with them, as shared/bare repositories do not have
an easy means to prune away old log entries, or may fail logging
entirely if the user's gecos information is not valid during a push.
This heuristic was suggested on the mailing list by Junio.
Documentation was also updated to indicate the new default behavior.
We probably should start to teach usuing the reflog to recover
from mistakes in some of the tutorial material, as new users are
likely to make a few along the way and will feel better knowing
they can recover from them quickly and easily, without fsck-objects'
lost+found features.
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Back in the old days of Git when people messed around with their
GIT_DIR environment variable more often it was nice to know whether
or not git-init-db created a .git directory or used GIT_DIR.
As most users at that time were rather technical UNIXy folk the
message "defaulting to local storage area" made sense to some and
seemed reasonable.
But it doesn't really convey any meaning to the new Git user,
as they don't know what a 'local storage area is' nor do they
know enough about Git to care. It also really doesn't tell the
experienced Git user a whole lot about the command they just ran,
especially if they might be reinitializing an existing repository
(e.g. to update hooks).
So now we print out what we did ("Initialized empty" or
"Reinitialized existing"), what type of repository ("" or "shared"),
and what location the repository will be in ("$GIT_DIR").
Suggested in part by Andy Parkins in his Git 'niggles' list
(<200612132237.10051.andyparkins@gmail.com>).
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
It is nicer to let the user know when a commit succeeded all the time,
not only the first time. Also the commit sha1 is much more useful than
the tree sha1 in this case.
This patch also introduces a -q switch to supress this message as well
as the summary of created/deleted files.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Since git-show is pure Porcelain, it is the ideal candidate to
pretty print other things than commits, too.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Porcelain documentation should talk in terms of end-user workflow, not
in terms of implementation details. Do not suggest update-index, but
git-add instead. Explain differences among 0-, 1- and 2-tree cases
not as differences of number of trees given to the command, but say
why user would want to give these number of trees to the command in
what situation.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
* jc/read-tree-ignore:
read-tree: document --exclude-per-directory
Loosen "working file will be lost" check in Porcelain-ish
read-tree: further loosen "working file will be lost" check.
* np/addcommit:
git-commit: allow --only to lose what was staged earlier.
Documentation/git-commit: rewrite to make it more end-user friendly.
make 'git add' a first class user friendly interface to the index
* lh/branch-rename:
git-branch: let caller specify logmsg
rename_ref: use lstat(2) when testing for symlink
git-branch: add options and tests for branch renaming
Conflicts:
builtin-branch.c
* js/merge:
merge-recursive: add/add really is modify/modify with an empty base
Get rid of the dependency on RCS' merge program
merge-file: support -p and -q; fix compile warnings
Add builtin merge-file, a minimal replacement for RCS merge
xdl_merge(): fix and simplify conflict handling
xdl_merge(): fix thinko
xdl_merge(): fix an off-by-one bug
merge-recursive: use xdl_merge().
xmerge: make return value from xdl_merge() more usable.
xdiff: add xdl_merge()
This is just a random hack to work around problems people seem
to be seeing in manpage backend of xmlto (it appears we are
getting ".sp" at the end of line without line break).
Could people test this out?
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
This reverts commit 4c81c213a4.
Although --cached and --index are confusing wording, the use of
word --cached for git-diff is consistent with git-apply. It means
"work with index without looking at the working tree".
We should probably come up with better wording for --cached, if
somebody wants to deprecate it. But making --index and --cached
synonyms for diff while leaving them mean different things for
apply is no good.
While adding colour to the branch command it was pointed out that a
config option like "branch.color" conflicts with the pre-existing
"branch.something" namespace used for specifying default merge urls and
branches. The suggested solution was to flip the order of the
components to "color.branch", which I did for colourising branch.
This patch does the same thing for
- git-log (color.diff)
- git-status (color.status)
- git-diff (color.diff)
- pager (color.pager)
I haven't removed the old config options; but they should probably be
deprecated and eventually removed to prevent future namespace
collisions. I've done this deprecation by changing the documentation
for the config file to match the new names; and adding the "color.XXX"
options to contrib/completion/git-completion.bash.
Unfortunately git-svn reads "diff.color" and "pager.color"; which I
don't like to change unilaterally.
Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
* master: (42 commits)
git-svn: correctly handle packed-refs in refs/remotes/
add test case for recursive merge
git-svn: correctly display fatal() error messages
git-svn: allow dcommit to take an alternate head
git-svn: enable logging of information not supported by git
Clarify fetch error for missing objects.
Move Fink and Ports check to after config file
shortlog: fix segfault on empty authorname
shortlog: remove "[PATCH]" prefix from shortlog output
Make sure the empty tree exists when needed in merge-recursive.
Don't use memcpy when source and dest. buffers may overlap
no need to install manpages as executable
Documentation: simpler shared repository creation
shortlog: fix segfault on empty authorname
Add branch.*.merge warning and documentation update
Fix perl/ build.
git-svn: use do_switch for --follow-parent if the SVN library supports it
Fix documentation copy&paste typo
git-svn: extra error check to ensure we open a file correctly
Documentation: update git-clone man page with new behavior
...
Now that we have git-merge-file, an RCS merge lookalike, we no longer
need it. So long, merge, and thanks for all the fish!
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Previously dcommit would unconditionally commit all patches
up-to and including the current HEAD. Now if an optional
command-line argument is specified, it will only commit
up to the specified revision.
Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
* maint:
Make sure the empty tree exists when needed in merge-recursive.
Don't use memcpy when source and dest. buffers may overlap
no need to install manpages as executable
No need to install manpages as executable. Noticed by Ville Skytt,Ad(B.
Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Over time, unresolved rr-cache entries are accumulated and they
tend to get less and less likely to be useful as the tips of
branches advance.
Reorder documentation page to show the subcommand section earlier
than the discussion section.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
git-am and git-rebase will be updated to use 'clear', and
diff/status can be used to aid the user in tracking progress in
the resolution process.
Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Take Johannes Schindelin's suggestions for a further simplification of
the shared repository creation using git --bare init-db --shared, and
for a simplified cvsimport using an existing CVS working directory.
Also insert more man page references.
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
cvs-migration.txt | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
This patch clarifies the meaning of the branch.*.merge option.
Previously, if branch.*.merge was specified but did not match any
ref, the message "No changes." was not really helpful regarding
the misconfiguration. This patch adds a warning for this.
Signed-off-by: Josef Weidendorfer <Josef.Weidendorfer@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Update git-clone man page to reflect recent changes
(--use-separate-remote default and use of .git/config instead of
remotes files), and rewrite introduction.
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Modify cvs-migration.txt so it explains first how to develop against a
shared repository, then how to set up a shared repository, then how to
import a repository from cvs. Though this seems chronologically
backwards, it's still readable in this order, and it puts the more
commonly needed material closer to the front.
Remove the annotate/pickaxe section; perhaps it can find a place elsewhere
in the future. Remove most of the "why git is better than cvs" stuff from
the introduction.
Add some minor clarifications, including two that have come up several
times on the mailing list:
1. Recommend committing any changes before running pull.
2. Note that changes must be commited before they can be pushed.
Update the clone discussion to reflect the new --use-separate-remotes
default, and add a brief mention of git-cvsserver.
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Rename the section titles to make the "how-to" content of the section
obvious. Also clarify that changes have to be commited before they can
be pushed.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
It really is an important concept to grasp for people coming
from CVS. Even if it is briefly mentioned, it is not obvious
enough to sink in.
[jc: with wording updates from J. Bruce Fields]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Extend git-branch with the following options:
git-branch -m|-M [<oldbranch>] newbranch
The -M variation is required to force renaming over an exsisting
branchname.
This also indroduces $GIT_DIR/RENAME_REF which is a "metabranch"
used when renaming branches. It will always hold the original sha1
for the latest renamed branch.
Additionally, if $GIT_DIR/logs/RENAME_REF exists, all branch rename
events are logged there.
Finally, some testcases are added to verify the new options.
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
This brings the power of the index up front using a proper mental model
without talking about the index at all. See for example how all the
technical discussion has been evacuated from the git-add man page.
Any content to be committed must be added together. Whether that
content comes from new files or modified files doesn't matter. You
just need to "add" it, either with git-add, or by providing
git-commit with -a (for already known files only of course).
No need for a separate command to distinguish new vs modified files
please. That would only screw the mental model everybody should have
when using GIT.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Document git diff options -b / --ignore-space-change and
-w / --ignore-all-space, introduced by Johannes Schindelin
in commit 0d21efa5, "Teach diff about -b and -w flags".
The description of options is taken from GNU diff man page and
GNU Diffutils info documentation.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
With making --use-separate-remote default when creating non-bare
clone, there was need for the flag which would turn off this behavior.
It was called --use-immingled-remote.
Immingle means to blend, to combine into one, to intermingle, but it
is a bit obscure word. I think it would be better to use simply
--no-separate-remote as the opposite to --use-separate-remote
option to git clone.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
The fact that git has previously used symbolic links for representing
symbolic refs doesn't seem relevant to the current function of
git-symbolic-ref. This patch makes less of a big deal about the
symbolic link history and instead focuses on what git does now.
Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
'git diff --cached' still works, but its use is discouraged
in the documentation. 'git diff --index' does the same thing
and is consistent with how 'git apply --index' works.
Signed-off-by: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
* branch 'maint':
Document git-repo-config --bool/--int options.
tutorial: talk about user.name early and don't start with commit -a
git-blame: fix rev parameter handling.
Introducing yourself to git early would be a good idea; otherwise
the user may not find the mistake until much later when "git log"
is learned.
Teaching "commit -a" without saying that it is a shortcut for
listing the paths to commit leaves the user puzzled. Teach the
form with explicit paths first.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Eliminate 'commit' from some places and plug 'dcommit' more.
Also update the section --id (GIT_SVN_ID) usage since we
have multi-init/multi-fetch now.
Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <normalperson@yhbt.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Git no longer calls an external diff program to generate patches.
Remove the documentation which suggests that you can pass
arbitrary diff options via the GIT_DIFF_OPTS environment variable.
Signed-off-by: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
* js/shortlog:
git-shortlog: make common repository prefix configurable with .mailmap
git-shortlog: fix common repository prefix abbreviation.
builtin git-shortlog is broken
shortlog: fix "-n"
shortlog: handle email addresses case-insensitively
shortlog: read mailmap from ./.mailmap again
shortlog: do not crash on parsing "[PATCH"
Build in shortlog
* branch 'jc/merge':
git-merge: do not leak rev-parse output used for checking internally.
git-merge: tighten error checking.
merge: allow merging into a yet-to-be-born branch.
git-merge: make it usable as the first class UI
remove merge-recursive-old
Attempt to clarify somewhat the difference between pull and merge,
and give a little more details on the pull syntax.
I'm still not happy with this section: the explanation of the origin
branch isn't great, but maybe that should be left alone pending the
use-separate-remotes change; and we need to explain how to set up a
public repository and push to it.
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Sometimes people accidentally commit files in wrong mode bits.
Show --summary output for the HEAD commit after successful commit
as a final sanity check.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
The new -v option makes git-branch show the abbreviated sha1 + subjectline
for each branch.
Additionally, minimum abbreviation length can be specified with
--abbrev=<length>
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
