#!/bin/sh
-git-status-script > .editmsg
+: ${GIT_DIR=.git}
+if [ ! -d $GIT_DIR ]; then
+ echo Not a git directory 1>&2
+ exit 1
+fi
+PARENTS="-p HEAD"
+if [ ! -r $GIT_DIR/HEAD ]; then
+ if [ -z "$(git-ls-files)" ]; then
+ echo Nothing to commit 1>&2
+ exit 1
+ fi
+ (
+ echo "#"
+ echo "# Initial commit"
+ echo "#"
+ git-ls-files | sed 's/^/# New file: /'
+ echo "#"
+ ) > .editmsg
+ PARENTS=""
+else
+ if [ -f $GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD ]; then
+ echo "#"
+ echo "# It looks like your may be committing a MERGE."
+ echo "# If this is not correct, please remove the file"
+ echo "# $GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD"
+ echo "# and try again"
+ echo "#"
+ PARENTS="-p HEAD -p MERGE_HEAD"
+ fi > .editmsg
+ git-status-script >> .editmsg
+fi
if [ "$?" != "0" ]
then
cat .editmsg
+ rm .editmsg
exit 1
fi
${VISUAL:-${EDITOR:-vi}} .editmsg
grep -v '^#' < .editmsg | git-stripspace > .cmitmsg
-[ -s .cmitmsg ] || exit 1
-tree=$(git-write-tree) || exit 1
-commit=$(cat .cmitmsg | git-commit-tree $tree -p HEAD) || exit 1
-echo $commit > .git/HEAD
+[ -s .cmitmsg ] &&
+ tree=$(git-write-tree) &&
+ commit=$(cat .cmitmsg | git-commit-tree $tree $PARENTS) &&
+ echo $commit > $GIT_DIR/HEAD &&
+ rm -f -- $GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD
+ret="$?"
+rm -f .cmitmsg .editmsg
+exit "$ret"