git-commit-vandalism/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
Derrick Stolee 283e68c72f commit-graph: add 'verify' subcommand
If the commit-graph file becomes corrupt, we need a way to verify
that its contents match the object database. In the manner of
'git fsck' we will implement a 'git commit-graph verify' subcommand
to report all issues with the file.

Add the 'verify' subcommand to the 'commit-graph' builtin and its
documentation. The subcommand is currently a no-op except for
loading the commit-graph into memory, which may trigger run-time
errors that would be caught by normal use. Add a simple test that
ensures the command returns a zero error code.

If no commit-graph file exists, this is an acceptable state. Do
not report any errors.

Helped-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com>
Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2018-06-27 10:27:05 -07:00

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git-commit-graph(1)
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NAME
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git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files
SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'git commit-graph read' [--object-dir <dir>]
'git commit-graph verify' [--object-dir <dir>]
'git commit-graph write' <options> [--object-dir <dir>]
DESCRIPTION
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Manage the serialized commit graph file.
OPTIONS
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--object-dir::
Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph
file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
that only has the objects directory, not a full .git directory. The
commit graph file is expected to be at <dir>/info/commit-graph and
the packfiles are expected to be in <dir>/pack.
COMMANDS
--------
'write'::
Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
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With the `--stdin-packs` option, generate the new commit graph by
walking objects only in the specified pack-indexes. (Cannot be combined
with --stdin-commits.)
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With the `--stdin-commits` option, generate the new commit graph by
walking commits starting at the commits specified in stdin as a list
of OIDs in hex, one OID per line. (Cannot be combined with
--stdin-packs.)
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With the `--append` option, include all commits that are present in the
existing commit-graph file.
'read'::
Read a graph file given by the commit-graph file and output basic
details about the graph file. Used for debugging purposes.
'verify'::
Read the commit-graph file and verify its contents against the object
database. Used to check for corrupted data.
EXAMPLES
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* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local .git folder.
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$ git commit-graph write
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* Write a graph file, extending the current graph file using commits
* in <pack-index>.
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$ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs
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* Write a graph file containing all reachable commits.
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$ git show-ref -s | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits
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* Write a graph file containing all commits in the current
* commit-graph file along with those reachable from HEAD.
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$ git rev-parse HEAD | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append
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* Read basic information from the commit-graph file.
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$ git commit-graph read
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GIT
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite