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git-update-index(1)
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===================
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NAME
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----
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git-update-index - Register file contents in the working tree to the index
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git update-index'
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[--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace]
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[--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing]
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[--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>]\*
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[--chmod=(+|-)x]
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[--assume-unchanged | --no-assume-unchanged]
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[--ignore-submodules]
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[--really-refresh] [--unresolve] [--again | -g]
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[--info-only] [--index-info]
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[-z] [--stdin]
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[--verbose]
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[--] [<file>]\*
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Modifies the index or directory cache. Each file mentioned is updated
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into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is
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cleared.
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See also linkgit:git-add[1] for a more user-friendly way to do some of
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the most common operations on the index.
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The way 'git update-index' handles files it is told about can be modified
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using the various options:
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OPTIONS
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-------
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--add::
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If a specified file isn't in the index already then it's
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added.
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Default behaviour is to ignore new files.
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--remove::
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If a specified file is in the index but is missing then it's
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removed.
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Default behavior is to ignore removed file.
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--refresh::
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Looks at the current index and checks to see if merges or
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updates are needed by checking stat() information.
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-q::
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Quiet. If --refresh finds that the index needs an update, the
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default behavior is to error out. This option makes
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'git update-index' continue anyway.
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--ignore-submodules::
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Do not try to update submodules. This option is only respected
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when passed before --refresh.
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--unmerged::
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If --refresh finds unmerged changes in the index, the default
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behavior is to error out. This option makes 'git update-index'
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continue anyway.
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--ignore-missing::
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Ignores missing files during a --refresh
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--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <path>::
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Directly insert the specified info into the index.
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--index-info::
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Read index information from stdin.
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--chmod=(+|-)x::
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Set the execute permissions on the updated files.
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--assume-unchanged::
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--no-assume-unchanged::
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When these flags are specified, the object names recorded
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for the paths are not updated. Instead, these options
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set and unset the "assume unchanged" bit for the
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paths. When the "assume unchanged" bit is on, git stops
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checking the working tree files for possible
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modifications, so you need to manually unset the bit to
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tell git when you change the working tree file. This is
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sometimes helpful when working with a big project on a
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filesystem that has very slow lstat(2) system call
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(e.g. cifs).
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+
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This option can be also used as a coarse file-level mechanism
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to ignore uncommitted changes in tracked files (akin to what
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`.gitignore` does for untracked files).
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You should remember that an explicit 'git add' operation will
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still cause the file to be refreshed from the working tree.
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Git will fail (gracefully) in case it needs to modify this file
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in the index e.g. when merging in a commit;
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thus, in case the assumed-untracked file is changed upstream,
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you will need to handle the situation manually.
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--really-refresh::
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Like '--refresh', but checks stat information unconditionally,
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without regard to the "assume unchanged" setting.
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-g::
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--again::
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Runs 'git update-index' itself on the paths whose index
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entries are different from those from the `HEAD` commit.
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--unresolve::
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Restores the 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state of a
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file during a merge if it was cleared by accident.
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--info-only::
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Do not create objects in the object database for all
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<file> arguments that follow this flag; just insert
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their object IDs into the index.
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--force-remove::
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Remove the file from the index even when the working directory
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still has such a file. (Implies --remove.)
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--replace::
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By default, when a file `path` exists in the index,
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'git update-index' refuses an attempt to add `path/file`.
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Similarly if a file `path/file` exists, a file `path`
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cannot be added. With --replace flag, existing entries
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that conflict with the entry being added are
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automatically removed with warning messages.
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--stdin::
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Instead of taking list of paths from the command line,
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read list of paths from the standard input. Paths are
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separated by LF (i.e. one path per line) by default.
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--verbose::
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Report what is being added and removed from index.
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-z::
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Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with
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NUL character instead of LF.
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\--::
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Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
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<file>::
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Files to act on.
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Note that files beginning with '.' are discarded. This includes
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`./file` and `dir/./file`. If you don't want this, then use
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cleaner names.
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The same applies to directories ending '/' and paths with '//'
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Using --refresh
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---------------
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'--refresh' does not calculate a new sha1 file or bring the index
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up-to-date for mode/content changes. But what it *does* do is to
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"re-match" the stat information of a file with the index, so that you
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can refresh the index for a file that hasn't been changed but where
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the stat entry is out of date.
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For example, you'd want to do this after doing a 'git read-tree', to link
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up the stat index details with the proper files.
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Using --cacheinfo or --info-only
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--------------------------------
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'--cacheinfo' is used to register a file that is not in the
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current working directory. This is useful for minimum-checkout
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merging.
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To pretend you have a file with mode and sha1 at path, say:
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$ git update-index --cacheinfo mode sha1 path
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----------------
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'--info-only' is used to register files without placing them in the object
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database. This is useful for status-only repositories.
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Both '--cacheinfo' and '--info-only' behave similarly: the index is updated
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but the object database isn't. '--cacheinfo' is useful when the object is
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in the database but the file isn't available locally. '--info-only' is
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useful when the file is available, but you do not wish to update the
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object database.
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Using --index-info
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------------------
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`--index-info` is a more powerful mechanism that lets you feed
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multiple entry definitions from the standard input, and designed
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specifically for scripts. It can take inputs of three formats:
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. mode SP sha1 TAB path
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The first format is what "git-apply --index-info"
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reports, and used to reconstruct a partial tree
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that is used for phony merge base tree when falling
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back on 3-way merge.
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. mode SP type SP sha1 TAB path
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The second format is to stuff 'git ls-tree' output
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into the index file.
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. mode SP sha1 SP stage TAB path
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This format is to put higher order stages into the
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index file and matches 'git ls-files --stage' output.
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To place a higher stage entry to the index, the path should
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first be removed by feeding a mode=0 entry for the path, and
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then feeding necessary input lines in the third format.
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For example, starting with this index:
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$ git ls-files -s
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100644 8a1218a1024a212bb3db30becd860315f9f3ac52 0 frotz
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------------
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you can feed the following input to `--index-info`:
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$ git update-index --index-info
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0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 frotz
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100644 8a1218a1024a212bb3db30becd860315f9f3ac52 1 frotz
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100755 8a1218a1024a212bb3db30becd860315f9f3ac52 2 frotz
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------------
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The first line of the input feeds 0 as the mode to remove the
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path; the SHA1 does not matter as long as it is well formatted.
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Then the second and third line feeds stage 1 and stage 2 entries
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for that path. After the above, we would end up with this:
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$ git ls-files -s
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100644 8a1218a1024a212bb3db30becd860315f9f3ac52 1 frotz
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100755 8a1218a1024a212bb3db30becd860315f9f3ac52 2 frotz
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------------
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Using ``assume unchanged'' bit
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------------------------------
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Many operations in git depend on your filesystem to have an
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efficient `lstat(2)` implementation, so that `st_mtime`
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information for working tree files can be cheaply checked to see
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if the file contents have changed from the version recorded in
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the index file. Unfortunately, some filesystems have
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inefficient `lstat(2)`. If your filesystem is one of them, you
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can set "assume unchanged" bit to paths you have not changed to
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cause git not to do this check. Note that setting this bit on a
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path does not mean git will check the contents of the file to
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see if it has changed -- it makes git to omit any checking and
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assume it has *not* changed. When you make changes to working
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tree files, you have to explicitly tell git about it by dropping
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"assume unchanged" bit, either before or after you modify them.
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In order to set "assume unchanged" bit, use `--assume-unchanged`
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option. To unset, use `--no-assume-unchanged`.
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The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable. When
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this is true, paths updated with `git update-index paths...` and
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paths updated with other git commands that update both index and
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working tree (e.g. 'git apply --index', 'git checkout-index -u',
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and 'git read-tree -u') are automatically marked as "assume
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unchanged". Note that "assume unchanged" bit is *not* set if
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`git update-index --refresh` finds the working tree file matches
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the index (use `git update-index --really-refresh` if you want
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to mark them as "assume unchanged").
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Examples
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--------
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To update and refresh only the files already checked out:
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$ git checkout-index -n -f -a && git update-index --ignore-missing --refresh
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----------------
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On an inefficient filesystem with `core.ignorestat` set::
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$ git update-index --really-refresh <1>
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$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <2>
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$ git diff --name-only <3>
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$ edit foo.c
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$ git diff --name-only <4>
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M foo.c
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$ git update-index foo.c <5>
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$ git diff --name-only <6>
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$ edit foo.c
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$ git diff --name-only <7>
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$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <8>
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$ git diff --name-only <9>
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M foo.c
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------------
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<1> forces lstat(2) to set "assume unchanged" bits for paths that match index.
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<2> mark the path to be edited.
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<3> this does lstat(2) and finds index matches the path.
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<4> this does lstat(2) and finds index does *not* match the path.
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<5> registering the new version to index sets "assume unchanged" bit.
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<6> and it is assumed unchanged.
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<7> even after you edit it.
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<8> you can tell about the change after the fact.
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<9> now it checks with lstat(2) and finds it has been changed.
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Configuration
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-------------
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The command honors `core.filemode` configuration variable. If
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your repository is on a filesystem whose executable bits are
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unreliable, this should be set to 'false' (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
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This causes the command to ignore differences in file modes recorded
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in the index and the file mode on the filesystem if they differ only on
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executable bit. On such an unfortunate filesystem, you may
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need to use 'git update-index --chmod='.
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Quite similarly, if `core.symlinks` configuration variable is set
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to 'false' (see linkgit:git-config[1]), symbolic links are checked out
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as plain files, and this command does not modify a recorded file mode
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from symbolic link to regular file.
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The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable. See
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'Using "assume unchanged" bit' section above.
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The command also looks at `core.trustctime` configuration variable.
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It can be useful when the inode change time is regularly modified by
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something outside Git (file system crawlers and backup systems use
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ctime for marking files processed) (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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linkgit:git-config[1],
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linkgit:git-add[1]
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Author
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------
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Documentation
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--------------
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Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
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GIT
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---
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Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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