Numerous commands will remove directories left empty as a "convenience"
after removing files within them. That is normally fine, but removing
the current working directory can be rather inconvenient since it can
cause confusion for the user when they run subsequent commands. For
example, after one git process has removed the current working
directory, git status/log/diff will all abort with the message:
fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
We also have code paths that, when a file needs to be placed where a
directory is (due to e.g. checkout, merge, reset, whatever), will check
if this is okay and error out if not. These rules include:
* all tracked files under that directory are intended to be removed by
the operation
* none of the tracked files under that directory have uncommitted
modification
* there are no untracked files under that directory
However, if we end up remove the current working directory, we can cause
user confusion when they run subsequent commands, so we would prefer if
there was a fourth rule added to this list: avoid removing the current
working directory.
Since there are several code paths that can result in the current
working directory being removed, add several tests of various different
codepaths. To make it clearer what the difference between the current
behavior and the behavior at the end of the series, code both of them
into the tests and have the appropriate behavior be selected by a flag.
Subsequent commits will toggle the flag from current to desired
behavior.
Also add a few tests suggested during the review of earlier rounds of
this patch series.
Acked-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to
the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that
list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
list. The discussion following them give a good reference for
project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very
first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker"
and the name as (depending on your mood):
random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
dictionary of slang.
"global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
"goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
