rerere: add clear, diff, and status commands

diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index b9666cc0d826890b5e84a58c7f7ed52ff56c3e79..f7edba82c4d2fcc642ccae785aa7a315b1f819d6 100644 (file)
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct refspec {
  * +A:B means overwrite remote B with local A.
  * +A is a shorthand for +A:A.
  * A is a shorthand for A:A.
+ * :B means delete remote B.
  */
 static struct refspec *parse_ref_spec(int nr_refspec, char **refspec)
 {
@@ -240,6 +241,13 @@ static struct ref *try_explicit_object_name(const char *name)
        unsigned char sha1[20];
        struct ref *ref;
        int len;
+
+       if (!*name) {
+               ref = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ref) + 20);
+               strcpy(ref->name, "(delete)");
+               hashclr(ref->new_sha1);
+               return ref;
+       }
        if (get_sha1(name, sha1))
                return NULL;
        len = strlen(name) + 1;
@@ -262,7 +270,8 @@ static int match_explicit_refs(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
                        break;
                case 0:
                        /* The source could be in the get_sha1() format
-                        * not a reference name.
+                        * not a reference name.  :refs/other is a
+                        * way to delete 'other' ref at the remote end.
                         */
                        matched_src = try_explicit_object_name(rs[i].src);
                        if (matched_src)