Merge branch 'hv/t5526-andand-chain-fix' into next
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-filter-branch.txt
index 7b695dbb7267bb8ab3497af133331dd8fbb3c147..9e5169aa64f4ffd5ea42f85b2dbe812086e9652c 100644 (file)
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ git-filter-branch - Rewrite branches
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git filter-branch' [--env-filter <command>] [--tree-filter <command>]
-       [--index-filter <command>] [--parent-filter <command>]
-       [--msg-filter <command>] [--commit-filter <command>]
-       [--tag-name-filter <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>]
-       [--prune-empty]
+'git filter-branch' [--setup <command>] [--env-filter <command>]
+       [--tree-filter <command>] [--index-filter <command>]
+       [--parent-filter <command>] [--msg-filter <command>]
+       [--commit-filter <command>] [--tag-name-filter <command>]
+       [--subdirectory-filter <directory>] [--prune-empty]
        [--original <namespace>] [-d <directory>] [-f | --force]
        [--] [<rev-list options>...]
 
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ multiple commits.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
+--setup <command>::
+       This is not a real filter executed for each commit but a one
+       time setup just before the loop. Therefore no commit-specific
+       variables are defined yet.  Functions or variables defined here
+       can be used or modified in the following filter steps except
+       the commit filter, for technical reasons.
+
 --env-filter <command>::
        This filter may be used if you only need to modify the environment
        in which the commit will be performed.  Specifically, you might