`notemodify`
^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Included in a `commit` command to add a new note (annotating a given
-commit) or change the content of an existing note. This command has
-two different means of specifying the content of the note.
+Included in a `commit` `<notes_ref>` command to add a new note
+annotating a `<committish>` or change this annotation contents.
+Internally it is similar to filemodify 100644 on `<committish>`
+path (maybe split into subdirectories). It's not advised to
+use any other commands to write to the `<notes_ref>` tree except
+`filedeleteall` to delete all existing notes in this tree.
+This command has two different means of specifying the content
+of the note.
External data format::
The data content for the note was already supplied by a prior
useful in the future for compensating for some git bugs or such,
therefore such a usage is permitted.
-*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts`. If you have any grafts
-defined, running this command will make them permanent.
+*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts` and `.git/refs/replace/`.
+If you have any grafts or replacement refs defined, running this command
+will make them permanent.
*WARNING*! The rewritten history will have different object names for all
the objects and will not converge with the original branch. You will not
--full-history::
- As the default mode but does not prune some history.
+ Same as the default mode, but does not prune some history.
--dense::
}
}
fclose(config_file);
- unlock_and_out:
+unlock_and_out:
if (commit_lock_file(lock) < 0)
ret = error("could not commit config file %s", config_filename);
- out:
+out:
free(config_filename);
return ret;
}
if (data[i] == '\t')
mid = &data[i];
if (data[i] == '\n') {
+ if (mid - start != 40)
+ die("%sinfo/refs not valid: is this a git repository?", url);
data[i] = 0;
ref_name = mid + 1;
ref = xmalloc(sizeof(struct ref) +