properly nests. It should have been the way Bourne spelled
it from day one, but unfortunately isn't.
- - We use ${parameter-word} and its [-=?+] siblings, and their
- colon'ed "unset or null" form.
+ - We use POSIX compliant parameter substitutions and avoid bashisms;
+ namely:
- - We use ${parameter#word} and its [#%] siblings, and their
- doubled "longest matching" form.
+ - We use ${parameter-word} and its [-=?+] siblings, and their
+ colon'ed "unset or null" form.
- - We use Arithmetic Expansion $(( ... )).
+ - We use ${parameter#word} and its [#%] siblings, and their
+ doubled "longest matching" form.
- - Inside Arithmetic Expansion, spell shell variables with $ in front
- of them, as some shells do not grok $((x)) while accepting $(($x))
- just fine (e.g. dash older than 0.5.4).
+ - No "Substring Expansion" ${parameter:offset:length}.
- - No "Substring Expansion" ${parameter:offset:length}.
+ - No shell arrays.
- - No shell arrays.
+ - No strlen ${#parameter}.
- - No strlen ${#parameter}.
+ - No pattern replacement ${parameter/pattern/string}.
- - No regexp ${parameter/pattern/string}.
+ - We use Arithmetic Expansion $(( ... )).
+
+ - Inside Arithmetic Expansion, spell shell variables with $ in front
+ of them, as some shells do not grok $((x)) while accepting $(($x))
+ just fine (e.g. dash older than 0.5.4).
- We do not use Process Substitution <(list) or >(list).
<object>::
The name of the object to show.
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
- the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
-t::
Instead of the content, show the object type identified by
These rules make it easy for shell script based tools to parse
reference names, pathname expansion by the shell when a reference name is used
unquoted (by mistake), and also avoids ambiguities in certain
-reference name expressions (see linkgit:gitrevisions[1]):
+reference name expressions (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]):
. A double-dot `..` is often used as in `ref1..ref2`, and in some
contexts this notation means `{caret}ref1 ref2` (i.e. not in
<commit>...::
Commits to cherry-pick.
For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see
- linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
Sets of commits can be passed but no traversal is done by
default, as if the '--no-walk' option was specified, see
linkgit:git-rev-list[1].
further add to the index but you still haven't. You can
stage these changes by using linkgit:git-add[1].
+
-If exactly two paths are given, and at least one is untracked,
-compare the two files / directories. This behavior can be
-forced by --no-index.
+If exactly two paths are given and at least one points outside
+the current repository, 'git diff' will compare the two files /
+directories. This behavior can be forced by --no-index.
'git diff' [--options] --cached [<commit>] [--] [<path>...]::
Just in case if you are doing something exotic, it should be
noted that all of the <commit> in the above description, except
-for the last two forms that use ".." notations, can be any
-<tree-ish>.
+in the last two forms that use ".." notations, can be any
+<tree>. The third form ('git diff <commit> <commit>') can also
+be used to compare two <blob> objects.
For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see
-"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
However, "diff" is about comparing two _endpoints_, not ranges,
and the range notations ("<commit>..<commit>" and
"<commit>\...<commit>") do not mean a range as defined in the
-"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+"SPECIFYING RANGES" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
OPTIONS
-------
SEE ALSO
--------
-linkgit:git-difftool[1]::
- Show changes using common diff tools
+diff(1),
+linkgit:git-difftool[1],
+linkgit:git-log[1],
+linkgit:gitdiffcore[7],
+linkgit:git-format-patch[1],
+linkgit:git-apply[1]
Author
------
* A complete 40 byte or abbreviated commit SHA-1 in hex.
* Any valid Git SHA-1 expression that resolves to a commit. See
- ``SPECIFYING REVISIONS'' in linkgit:gitrevisions[1] for details.
+ ``SPECIFYING REVISIONS'' in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for details.
The special case of restarting an incremental import from the
current branch value should be written as:
that leads to the <since> to be output.
2. Generic <revision range> expression (see "SPECIFYING
- REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1]) means the
+ REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]) means the
commits in the specified range.
The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>. To
either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to
`HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch.
For a more complete list of ways to spell <since>
- and <until>, see linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ and <until>, see linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
--follow::
Continue listing the history of a file beyond renames
+
The <src> is often the name of the branch you would want to push, but
it can be any arbitrary "SHA-1 expression", such as `master~4` or
-`HEAD` (see linkgit:gitrevisions[1]).
+`HEAD` (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7]).
+
The <dst> tells which ref on the remote side is updated with this
push. Arbitrary expressions cannot be used here, an actual ref must
The reflog is useful in various git commands, to specify the old value
of a reference. For example, `HEAD@\{2\}` means "where HEAD used to be
two moves ago", `master@\{one.week.ago\}` means "where master used to
-point to one week ago", and so on. See linkgit:gitrevisions[1] for
+point to one week ago", and so on. See linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for
more details.
To delete single entries from the reflog, use the subcommand "delete"
<commit>...::
Commits to revert.
For a more complete list of ways to spell commit names, see
- linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
Sets of commits can also be given but no traversal is done by
default, see linkgit:git-rev-list[1] and its '--no-walk'
option.
OPTIONS
-------
<rev>::
- Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see linkgit:gitrevisions[1])
+ Arbitrary extended SHA1 expression (see linkgit:gitrevisions[7])
that typically names a branch head or a tag.
<glob>::
<object>...::
The names of objects to show.
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
- "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
include::pretty-options.txt[]
Report what is being added and removed from index.
-z::
- Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with
- NUL character instead of LF.
+ Only meaningful with `--stdin` or `--index-info`; paths are
+ separated with NUL character instead of LF.
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
(i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`).
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
-"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
File/Directory Structure
before the commit log message is a short name you can use to
name the commit. In the above example, 'master' and 'mybranch'
are branch heads. 'master^' is the first parent of 'master'
-branch head. Please see linkgit:gitrevisions[1] if you want to
+branch head. Please see linkgit:gitrevisions[7] if you want to
see more complex cases.
[NOTE]
the form "'<from>'..'<to>'" to show all revisions between '<from>' and
back to '<to>'. Note, more advanced revision selection can be applied.
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
- linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+ linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
<path>...::
For the complete list of paths which git checks for references, and
the order it uses to decide which to choose when there are multiple
references with the same shorthand name, see the "SPECIFYING
-REVISIONS" section of linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
+REVISIONS" section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
[[Updating-a-repository-With-git-fetch]]
Updating a repository with git fetch
- HEAD: refers to the head of the current branch
There are many more; see the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section of the
-linkgit:gitrevisions[1] man page for the complete list of ways to
+linkgit:gitrevisions[7] man page for the complete list of ways to
name revisions. Some examples:
-------------------------------------------------
$ gitk $( git show-ref --heads ) --not $( git show-ref --tags )
-------------------------------------------------
-(See linkgit:gitrevisions[1] for explanations of commit-selecting
+(See linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for explanations of commit-selecting
syntax such as `--not`.)
[[making-a-release]]
The reflogs are kept by default for 30 days, after which they may be
pruned. See linkgit:git-reflog[1] and linkgit:git-gc[1] to learn
how to control this pruning, and see the "SPECIFYING REVISIONS"
-section of linkgit:gitrevisions[1] for details.
+section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for details.
Note that the reflog history is very different from normal git history.
While normal history is shared by every repository that works on the
Now to apply some patches from the community. Think of a short
snappy name for a branch to hold this patch (or related group of
-patches), and create a new branch from the current tip of Linus's
-branch:
+patches), and create a new branch from a recent stable tag of
+Linus's branch. Picking a stable base for your branch will:
+1) help you: by avoiding inclusion of unrelated and perhaps lightly
+tested changes
+2) help future bug hunters that use "git bisect" to find problems
-------------------------------------------------
-$ git checkout -b speed-up-spinlocks origin
+$ git checkout -b speed-up-spinlocks v2.6.35
-------------------------------------------------
Now you apply the patch(es), run some tests, and commit the change(s). If
* at least 'nr' entries; the number of entries currently allocated
* is 'alloc', using the standard growing factor alloc_nr() macro.
*
- * DO NOT USE any expression with side-effect for 'x' or 'alloc'.
+ * DO NOT USE any expression with side-effect for 'x', 'nr', or 'alloc'.
*/
#define ALLOC_GROW(x, nr, alloc) \
do { \
export GITHEAD_$his_tree
if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
then
- export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0
+ GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0 && export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY
fi
git-merge-recursive $orig_tree -- HEAD $his_tree || {
git rerere $allow_rerere_autoupdate
export GITHEAD_$cmt GITHEAD_$hd
if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
then
- export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=1
+ GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=1 && export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY
fi
eval 'git-merge-$strategy' $strategy_opts '"$cmt^" -- "$hd" "$cmt"'
rv=$?
if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
then
- export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0
+ GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0 && export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY
fi
if git merge-recursive $b_tree -- $c_tree $w_tree
then
100644 $ONE_SHA1 0 me
EOF
-export GIT_DIR="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=/
+GIT_DIR="$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=/ && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'abs gitdir, root' "$GIT_DIR" "/" ""
test_foobar_root
test_expect_success 'go to /' 'cd /'
-export GIT_DIR="$(echo $TRASH_DIRECTORY|sed 's,^/,,')/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=/
+GIT_DIR="$(echo $TRASH_DIRECTORY|sed 's,^/,,')/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=/ && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, root' "$GIT_DIR" "/" ""
test_foobar_root
test_expect_success 'go to /foo' 'cd /foo'
-export GIT_DIR="../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=/
+GIT_DIR="../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=/ && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, foo' "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" "/" "foo/"
test_foobar_foo
test_expect_success 'go to /foo/bar' 'cd /foo/bar'
-export GIT_DIR="../../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=/
+GIT_DIR="../../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=/ && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, foo/bar' "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" "/" "foo/bar/"
test_foobar_foobar
test_expect_success 'go to /' 'cd /'
-export GIT_DIR="$(echo $TRASH_DIRECTORY|sed 's,^/,,')/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=.
+GIT_DIR="$(echo $TRASH_DIRECTORY|sed 's,^/,,')/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=. && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, root' "$GIT_DIR" "/" ""
test_foobar_root
test_expect_success 'go to /' 'cd /foo'
-export GIT_DIR="../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=..
+GIT_DIR="../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=.. && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, foo' "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" "/" "foo/"
test_foobar_foo
test_expect_success 'go to /foo/bar' 'cd /foo/bar'
-export GIT_DIR="../../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE=../..
+GIT_DIR="../../$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" && export GIT_DIR
+GIT_WORK_TREE=../.. && export GIT_WORK_TREE
test_vars 'rel gitdir, foo/bar' "$TRASH_DIRECTORY/.git" "/" "foo/bar/"
test_foobar_foobar
}
GET() {
- export REQUEST_METHOD="GET" &&
+ REQUEST_METHOD="GET" && export REQUEST_METHOD &&
run_backend "/repo.git/$1" &&
unset REQUEST_METHOD &&
if ! grep "Status" act.out >act
}
POST() {
- export REQUEST_METHOD="POST" &&
- export CONTENT_TYPE="application/x-$1-request" &&
+ REQUEST_METHOD="POST" && export REQUEST_METHOD &&
+ CONTENT_TYPE="application/x-$1-request" && export CONTENT_TYPE &&
run_backend "/repo.git/$1" "$2" &&
unset REQUEST_METHOD &&
unset CONTENT_TYPE &&
. "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t556x_common
expect_aliased() {
- export REQUEST_METHOD="GET" &&
+ REQUEST_METHOD="GET" && export REQUEST_METHOD &&
if test $1 = 0; then
run_backend "$2"
else
}
SMART=smart
-export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1
+GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1 && export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
test_expect_success 'direct refs/heads/master not found' '
log_div "refs/heads/master"
GET refs/heads/master "404 Not Found"
get_static_files "200 OK"
'
SMART=smart
-export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1
+GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL=1 && export GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL
test_expect_success 'static file if http.getanyfile true is ok' '
log_div "getanyfile true"
config http.getanyfile true &&