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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2023-10-10 11:57:27 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2023-10-10 11:57:27 -0700
commitd2c5df3ad10df0476865a7974a2af046be98521d (patch)
tree01d7ddd431e81da617364fe33880d8cbd3cd2562
parent293a47b693b18b10cd24c8d7cbf6f0c0e8fca190 (diff)
downloadgit-htmldocs-d2c5df3ad10df0476865a7974a2af046be98521d.tar.gz
Autogenerated HTML docs for v2.42.0-345-gaab89
-rw-r--r--MyFirstContribution.html2
-rw-r--r--MyFirstObjectWalk.html2
-rw-r--r--RelNotes/2.43.0.txt7
-rw-r--r--ReviewingGuidelines.html2
-rw-r--r--SubmittingPatches.html2
-rw-r--r--ToolsForGit.html2
-rw-r--r--everyday.html2
-rw-r--r--git-config.html26
-rw-r--r--git-gc.html26
-rw-r--r--git-pack-objects.html6
-rw-r--r--git-pack-objects.txt4
-rw-r--r--git-remote-helpers.html2
-rw-r--r--git-repack.html35
-rw-r--r--git-repack.txt23
-rw-r--r--howto/coordinate-embargoed-releases.html2
-rw-r--r--howto/keep-canonical-history-correct.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/maintain-git.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/new-command.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/rebuild-from-update-hook.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/recover-corrupted-blob-object.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/recover-corrupted-object-harder.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/revert-branch-rebase.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/separating-topic-branches.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/setup-git-server-over-http.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/update-hook-example.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/use-git-daemon.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/using-merge-subtree.html4
-rw-r--r--howto/using-signed-tag-in-pull-request.html4
-rw-r--r--technical/api-error-handling.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/api-index.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/api-merge.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/api-parse-options.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/api-simple-ipc.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/api-trace2.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/bitmap-format.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/bundle-uri.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/hash-function-transition.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/long-running-process-protocol.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/multi-pack-index.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/pack-heuristics.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/parallel-checkout.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/partial-clone.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/racy-git.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/scalar.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/send-pack-pipeline.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/shallow.html2
-rw-r--r--technical/trivial-merge.html2
-rw-r--r--user-manual.html2
50 files changed, 179 insertions, 64 deletions
diff --git a/MyFirstContribution.html b/MyFirstContribution.html
index 0c95faf2c..54b1f17dc 100644
--- a/MyFirstContribution.html
+++ b/MyFirstContribution.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>My First Contribution to the Git Project</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
diff --git a/MyFirstObjectWalk.html b/MyFirstObjectWalk.html
index 97190afd7..36e6f27c5 100644
--- a/MyFirstObjectWalk.html
+++ b/MyFirstObjectWalk.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>My First Object Walk</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
diff --git a/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt b/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
index 494e13e82..b90aeed13 100644
--- a/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
+++ b/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
* "git for-each-ref" and friends learned to apply mailmap to
authorname and other fields.
+ * "git repack" machinery learns to pay attention to the "--filter="
+ option.
+
Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
@@ -111,6 +114,10 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
* The code to keep track of existing packs in the repository while
repacking has been refactored.
+ * The "streaming" interface used for bulk-checkin codepath has been
+ narrowed to take only blob objects for now, with no real loss of
+ functionality.
+
Fixes since v2.42
-----------------
diff --git a/ReviewingGuidelines.html b/ReviewingGuidelines.html
index b4424ba27..fff9b43ac 100644
--- a/ReviewingGuidelines.html
+++ b/ReviewingGuidelines.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>Reviewing Patches in the Git Project</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
diff --git a/SubmittingPatches.html b/SubmittingPatches.html
index 4bc13bec0..a562a6bb6 100644
--- a/SubmittingPatches.html
+++ b/SubmittingPatches.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>Submitting Patches</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
diff --git a/ToolsForGit.html b/ToolsForGit.html
index ac88e79af..bede21253 100644
--- a/ToolsForGit.html
+++ b/ToolsForGit.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>Tools for developing Git</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
diff --git a/everyday.html b/everyday.html
index 348ca8f70..7ea6f63c3 100644
--- a/everyday.html
+++ b/everyday.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>Everyday Git With 20 Commands Or So</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
diff --git a/git-config.html b/git-config.html
index 239e8f074..c60239788 100644
--- a/git-config.html
+++ b/git-config.html
@@ -6286,6 +6286,32 @@ operation (either generating a cruft pack or unpacking unreachable
objects) will be halted.</p></div>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">
+gc.repackFilter
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ When repacking, use the specified filter to move certain
+ objects into a separate packfile. See the
+ <code>--filter=&lt;filter-spec&gt;</code> option of <a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a>.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+gc.repackFilterTo
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ When repacking and using a filter, see <code>gc.repackFilter</code>, the
+ specified location will be used to create the packfile
+ containing the filtered out objects. <strong>WARNING:</strong> The
+ specified location should be accessible, using for example the
+ Git alternates mechanism, otherwise the repo could be
+ considered corrupt by Git as it migh not be able to access the
+ objects in that packfile. See the <code>--filter-to=&lt;dir&gt;</code> option
+ of <a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a> and the <code>objects/info/alternates</code>
+ section of <a href="gitrepository-layout.html">gitrepository-layout(5)</a>.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
gc.rerereResolved
</dt>
<dd>
diff --git a/git-gc.html b/git-gc.html
index fb9460a8f..00faee694 100644
--- a/git-gc.html
+++ b/git-gc.html
@@ -1117,6 +1117,32 @@ operation (either generating a cruft pack or unpacking unreachable
objects) will be halted.</p></div>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">
+gc.repackFilter
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ When repacking, use the specified filter to move certain
+ objects into a separate packfile. See the
+ <code>--filter=&lt;filter-spec&gt;</code> option of <a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a>.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+gc.repackFilterTo
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ When repacking and using a filter, see <code>gc.repackFilter</code>, the
+ specified location will be used to create the packfile
+ containing the filtered out objects. <strong>WARNING:</strong> The
+ specified location should be accessible, using for example the
+ Git alternates mechanism, otherwise the repo could be
+ considered corrupt by Git as it migh not be able to access the
+ objects in that packfile. See the <code>--filter-to=&lt;dir&gt;</code> option
+ of <a href="git-repack.html">git-repack(1)</a> and the <code>objects/info/alternates</code>
+ section of <a href="gitrepository-layout.html">gitrepository-layout(5)</a>.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
gc.rerereResolved
</dt>
<dd>
diff --git a/git-pack-objects.html b/git-pack-objects.html
index 41a4fd7dd..f5cc212ff 100644
--- a/git-pack-objects.html
+++ b/git-pack-objects.html
@@ -1192,8 +1192,8 @@ So does <code>git bundle</code> (see <a href="git-bundle.html">git-bundle(1)</a>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
- Requires <code>--stdout</code>. Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from
- the resulting packfile. See <a href="git-rev-list.html">git-rev-list(1)</a> for valid
+ Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from the resulting
+ packfile. See <a href="git-rev-list.html">git-rev-list(1)</a> for valid
<code>&lt;filter-spec&gt;</code> forms.
</p>
</dd>
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ attribute <code>delta</code> set to false.</p></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-09-07 15:10:34 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:22 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/git-pack-objects.txt b/git-pack-objects.txt
index dea7eacb0..e32404c6a 100644
--- a/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ So does `git bundle` (see linkgit:git-bundle[1]) when it creates a bundle.
nevertheless.
--filter=<filter-spec>::
- Requires `--stdout`. Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from
- the resulting packfile. See linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid
+ Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from the resulting
+ packfile. See linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid
`<filter-spec>` forms.
--no-filter::
diff --git a/git-remote-helpers.html b/git-remote-helpers.html
index a48f00755..fb6b0aa56 100644
--- a/git-remote-helpers.html
+++ b/git-remote-helpers.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>git-remote-helpers</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
diff --git a/git-repack.html b/git-repack.html
index 00276b4db..a8e667ab6 100644
--- a/git-repack.html
+++ b/git-repack.html
@@ -963,6 +963,39 @@ depth is 4095.</p></div>
</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">
+--filter=&lt;filter-spec&gt;
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ Remove objects matching the filter specification from the
+ resulting packfile and put them into a separate packfile. Note
+ that objects used in the working directory are not filtered
+ out. So for the split to fully work, it&#8217;s best to perform it
+ in a bare repo and to use the <code>-a</code> and <code>-d</code> options along with
+ this option. Also <code>--no-write-bitmap-index</code> (or the
+ <code>repack.writebitmaps</code> config option set to <code>false</code>) should be
+ used otherwise writing bitmap index will fail, as it supposes
+ a single packfile containing all the objects. See
+ <a href="git-rev-list.html">git-rev-list(1)</a> for valid <code>&lt;filter-spec&gt;</code> forms.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
+--filter-to=&lt;dir&gt;
+</dt>
+<dd>
+<p>
+ Write the pack containing filtered out objects to the
+ directory <code>&lt;dir&gt;</code>. Only useful with <code>--filter</code>. This can be
+ used for putting the pack on a separate object directory that
+ is accessed through the Git alternates mechanism. <strong>WARNING:</strong>
+ If the packfile containing the filtered out objects is not
+ accessible, the repo can become corrupt as it might not be
+ possible to access the objects in that packfile. See the
+ <code>objects</code> and <code>objects/info/alternates</code> sections of
+ <a href="gitrepository-layout.html">gitrepository-layout(5)</a>.
+</p>
+</dd>
+<dt class="hdlist1">
-b
</dt>
<dt class="hdlist1">
@@ -1123,7 +1156,7 @@ attribute <code>delta</code> set to false.</p></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2022-11-20 22:53:16 PST
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:22 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/git-repack.txt b/git-repack.txt
index 401715794..8545a3266 100644
--- a/git-repack.txt
+++ b/git-repack.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,29 @@ depth is 4095.
a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in
`pack.packSizeLimit`.
+--filter=<filter-spec>::
+ Remove objects matching the filter specification from the
+ resulting packfile and put them into a separate packfile. Note
+ that objects used in the working directory are not filtered
+ out. So for the split to fully work, it's best to perform it
+ in a bare repo and to use the `-a` and `-d` options along with
+ this option. Also `--no-write-bitmap-index` (or the
+ `repack.writebitmaps` config option set to `false`) should be
+ used otherwise writing bitmap index will fail, as it supposes
+ a single packfile containing all the objects. See
+ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid `<filter-spec>` forms.
+
+--filter-to=<dir>::
+ Write the pack containing filtered out objects to the
+ directory `<dir>`. Only useful with `--filter`. This can be
+ used for putting the pack on a separate object directory that
+ is accessed through the Git alternates mechanism. **WARNING:**
+ If the packfile containing the filtered out objects is not
+ accessible, the repo can become corrupt as it might not be
+ possible to access the objects in that packfile. See the
+ `objects` and `objects/info/alternates` sections of
+ linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5].
+
-b::
--write-bitmap-index::
Write a reachability bitmap index as part of the repack. This
diff --git a/howto/coordinate-embargoed-releases.html b/howto/coordinate-embargoed-releases.html
index b6c0bb1b1..a9161afac 100644
--- a/howto/coordinate-embargoed-releases.html
+++ b/howto/coordinate-embargoed-releases.html
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ Thanks,
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:56 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/keep-canonical-history-correct.html b/howto/keep-canonical-history-correct.html
index 37ab6cd2d..829f8738c 100644
--- a/howto/keep-canonical-history-correct.html
+++ b/howto/keep-canonical-history-correct.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>Keep authoritative canonical history correct with git pull</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ tip of your <em>master</em> again and redo the two merges:</p></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:56 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/maintain-git.html b/howto/maintain-git.html
index 595edb193..3a26610ee 100644
--- a/howto/maintain-git.html
+++ b/howto/maintain-git.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to maintain Git</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div class="sect1">
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ $ git update-ref -d $mf/ai/topic</code></pre>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
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+ 2023-10-10 11:55:56 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/new-command.html b/howto/new-command.html
index 1806452da..7095cc7db 100644
--- a/howto/new-command.html
+++ b/howto/new-command.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to integrate new subcommands</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ letter [PATCH 0/n].
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:26 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:54 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.html b/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.html
index 19ac13df7..ff49779a1 100644
--- a/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.html
+++ b/howto/rebase-from-internal-branch.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to rebase from an internal branch</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ the #1' commit.</p></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:56 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/rebuild-from-update-hook.html b/howto/rebuild-from-update-hook.html
index 7c8b42e23..1097ea8d8 100644
--- a/howto/rebuild-from-update-hook.html
+++ b/howto/rebuild-from-update-hook.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to rebuild from update hook</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ This is still crude and does not protect against simultaneous
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:55 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/recover-corrupted-blob-object.html b/howto/recover-corrupted-blob-object.html
index b250a7f94..c0cf728a8 100644
--- a/howto/recover-corrupted-blob-object.html
+++ b/howto/recover-corrupted-blob-object.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to recover a corrupted blob object</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ thing.</p></div>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
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+ 2023-10-10 11:55:55 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/recover-corrupted-object-harder.html b/howto/recover-corrupted-object-harder.html
index e70450abb..b399ab341 100644
--- a/howto/recover-corrupted-object-harder.html
+++ b/howto/recover-corrupted-object-harder.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to recover an object from scratch</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:55 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html b/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html
index 02d4e8d5f..0b5255c7f 100644
--- a/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html
+++ b/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to revert a faulty merge</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ P---o---o---M---x---x---W---x---M2
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:28 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:55 PDT
</div>
</div>
</body>
diff --git a/howto/revert-branch-rebase.html b/howto/revert-branch-rebase.html
index 707d1a104..1ea2651dc 100644
--- a/howto/revert-branch-rebase.html
+++ b/howto/revert-branch-rebase.html
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ asciidoc.install();
<body class="article">
<div id="header">
<h1>How to revert an existing commit</h1>
-<span id="revdate">2023-10-04</span>
+<span id="revdate">2023-10-10</span>
</div>
<div id="content">
<div id="preamble">
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ Committed merge 7fb9b7262a1d1e0a47bbfdcbbcf50ce0635d3f8f
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer-text">
Last updated
- 2023-10-04 15:44:27 PDT
+ 2023-10-10 11:55:54 PDT
</div>
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Repositories and Branches</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-get-a-git-repository">How to get a Git repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-check-out">How to check out a different version of a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#understanding-commits">Understanding History: Commits</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#understanding-reachability">Understanding history: commits, parents, and reachability</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#history-diagrams">Understanding history: History diagrams</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#what-is-a-branch">Understanding history: What is a branch?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#manipulating-branches">Manipulating branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#detached-head">Examining an old version without creating a new branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#examining-remote-branches">Examining branches from a remote repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-git-stores-references">Naming branches, tags, and other references</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#Updating-a-repository-With-git-fetch">Updating a repository with git fetch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetching-branches">Fetching branches from other repositories</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#exploring-git-history">2. Exploring Git history</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#using-bisect">How to use bisect to find a regression</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#naming-commits">Naming commits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-tags">Creating tags</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#browsing-revisions">Browsing revisions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#generating-diffs">Generating diffs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#viewing-old-file-versions">Viewing old file versions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#history-examples">Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#counting-commits-on-a-branch">Counting the number of commits on a branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checking-for-equal-branches">Check whether two branches point at the same history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#finding-tagged-descendants">Find first tagged version including a given fix</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#showing-commits-unique-to-a-branch">Showing commits unique to a given branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#making-a-release">Creating a changelog and tarball for a software release</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#Finding-commits-With-given-Content">Finding commits referencing a file with given content</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#Developing-With-git">3. Developing with Git</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#telling-git-your-name">Telling Git your name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-a-new-repository">Creating a new repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-make-a-commit">How to make a commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-good-commit-messages">Creating good commit messages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ignoring-files">Ignoring files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-merge">How to merge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#resolving-a-merge">Resolving a merge</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#conflict-resolution">Getting conflict-resolution help during a merge</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#undoing-a-merge">Undoing a merge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fast-forwards">Fast-forward merges</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fixing-mistakes">Fixing mistakes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#reverting-a-commit">Fixing a mistake with a new commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fixing-a-mistake-by-rewriting-history">Fixing a mistake by rewriting history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checkout-of-path">Checking out an old version of a file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#interrupted-work">Temporarily setting aside work in progress</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ensuring-good-performance">Ensuring good performance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ensuring-reliability">Ensuring reliability</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checking-for-corruption">Checking the repository for corruption</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#recovering-lost-changes">Recovering lost changes</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#sharing-development">4. Sharing development with others</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#getting-updates-With-git-pull">Getting updates with git pull</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#submitting-patches">Submitting patches to a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#importing-patches">Importing patches to a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#public-repositories">Public Git repositories</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-a-public-repository">Setting up a public repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exporting-via-git">Exporting a Git repository via the Git protocol</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exporting-via-http">Exporting a git repository via HTTP</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pushing-changes-to-a-public-repository">Pushing changes to a public repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#forcing-push">What to do when a push fails</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-a-shared-repository">Setting up a shared repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-gitweb">Allowing web browsing of a repository</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-get-a-git-repository-with-minimal-history">How to get a Git repository with minimal history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#sharing-development-examples">Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#maintaining-topic-branches">Maintaining topic branches for a Linux subsystem maintainer</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#cleaning-up-history">5. Rewriting history and maintaining patch series</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#patch-series">Creating the perfect patch series</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#using-git-rebase">Keeping a patch series up to date using git rebase</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#rewriting-one-commit">Rewriting a single commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#reordering-patch-series">Reordering or selecting from a patch series</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#interactive-rebase">Using interactive rebases</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#patch-series-tools">Other tools</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#problems-With-rewriting-history">Problems with rewriting history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#bisect-merges">Why bisecting merge commits can be harder than bisecting linear history</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#advanced-branch-management">6. Advanced branch management</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetching-individual-branches">Fetching individual branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetch-fast-forwards">git fetch and fast-forwards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#forcing-fetch">Forcing git fetch to do non-fast-forward updates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#remote-branch-configuration">Configuring remote-tracking branches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#git-concepts">7. Git concepts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-object-database">The Object Database</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#commit-object">Commit Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tree-object">Tree Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#blob-object">Blob Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#trust">Trust</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tag-object">Tag Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pack-files">How Git stores objects efficiently: pack files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#dangling-objects">Dangling objects</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#recovering-from-repository-corruption">Recovering from repository corruption</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-index">The index</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#submodules">8. Submodules</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pitfalls-with-submodules">Pitfalls with submodules</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#low-level-operations">9. Low-level Git operations</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-manipulation">Object access and manipulation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-workflow">The Workflow</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#working-directory-to-index">working directory → index</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#index-to-object-database">index → object database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-database-to-index">object database → index</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#index-to-working-directory">index → working directory</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tying-it-all-together">Tying it all together</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#examining-the-data">Examining the data</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging-multiple-trees">Merging multiple trees</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging-multiple-trees-2">Merging multiple trees, continued</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#hacking-git">10. Hacking Git</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-details">Object storage format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#birdview-on-the-source-code">A birds-eye view of Git’s source code</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#glossary">11. Git Glossary</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#git-explained">Git explained</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="#git-quick-start">A. Git Quick Reference</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#quick-creating-a-new-repository">Creating a new repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#managing-branches">Managing branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exploring-history">Exploring history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#making-changes">Making changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging">Merging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#sharing-your-changes">Sharing your changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#repository-maintenance">Repository maintenance</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="#todo">B. Notes and todo list for this manual</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#todo-list">Todo list</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="preface"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="_introduction"></a>Introduction</h1></div></div></div><p>Git is a fast distributed revision control system.</p><p>This manual is designed to be readable by someone with basic UNIX
+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>Git User Manual</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-xsl.css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div lang="en" class="book"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id-1"></a>Git User Manual</h1></div><div><div class="revhistory"><table style="border-style:solid; width:100%;" summary="Revision History"><tr><th align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><b>Revision History</b></th></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="left">2023-10-10</td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="preface"><a href="#_introduction">Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#repositories-and-branches">1. Repositories and Branches</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-get-a-git-repository">How to get a Git repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-check-out">How to check out a different version of a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#understanding-commits">Understanding History: Commits</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#understanding-reachability">Understanding history: commits, parents, and reachability</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#history-diagrams">Understanding history: History diagrams</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#what-is-a-branch">Understanding history: What is a branch?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#manipulating-branches">Manipulating branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#detached-head">Examining an old version without creating a new branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#examining-remote-branches">Examining branches from a remote repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-git-stores-references">Naming branches, tags, and other references</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#Updating-a-repository-With-git-fetch">Updating a repository with git fetch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetching-branches">Fetching branches from other repositories</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#exploring-git-history">2. Exploring Git history</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#using-bisect">How to use bisect to find a regression</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#naming-commits">Naming commits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-tags">Creating tags</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#browsing-revisions">Browsing revisions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#generating-diffs">Generating diffs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#viewing-old-file-versions">Viewing old file versions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#history-examples">Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#counting-commits-on-a-branch">Counting the number of commits on a branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checking-for-equal-branches">Check whether two branches point at the same history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#finding-tagged-descendants">Find first tagged version including a given fix</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#showing-commits-unique-to-a-branch">Showing commits unique to a given branch</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#making-a-release">Creating a changelog and tarball for a software release</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#Finding-commits-With-given-Content">Finding commits referencing a file with given content</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#Developing-With-git">3. Developing with Git</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#telling-git-your-name">Telling Git your name</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-a-new-repository">Creating a new repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-make-a-commit">How to make a commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#creating-good-commit-messages">Creating good commit messages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ignoring-files">Ignoring files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-merge">How to merge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#resolving-a-merge">Resolving a merge</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#conflict-resolution">Getting conflict-resolution help during a merge</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#undoing-a-merge">Undoing a merge</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fast-forwards">Fast-forward merges</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fixing-mistakes">Fixing mistakes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#reverting-a-commit">Fixing a mistake with a new commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fixing-a-mistake-by-rewriting-history">Fixing a mistake by rewriting history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checkout-of-path">Checking out an old version of a file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#interrupted-work">Temporarily setting aside work in progress</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ensuring-good-performance">Ensuring good performance</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#ensuring-reliability">Ensuring reliability</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#checking-for-corruption">Checking the repository for corruption</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#recovering-lost-changes">Recovering lost changes</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#sharing-development">4. Sharing development with others</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#getting-updates-With-git-pull">Getting updates with git pull</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#submitting-patches">Submitting patches to a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#importing-patches">Importing patches to a project</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#public-repositories">Public Git repositories</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-a-public-repository">Setting up a public repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exporting-via-git">Exporting a Git repository via the Git protocol</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exporting-via-http">Exporting a git repository via HTTP</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pushing-changes-to-a-public-repository">Pushing changes to a public repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#forcing-push">What to do when a push fails</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-a-shared-repository">Setting up a shared repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#setting-up-gitweb">Allowing web browsing of a repository</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#how-to-get-a-git-repository-with-minimal-history">How to get a Git repository with minimal history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#sharing-development-examples">Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#maintaining-topic-branches">Maintaining topic branches for a Linux subsystem maintainer</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#cleaning-up-history">5. Rewriting history and maintaining patch series</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#patch-series">Creating the perfect patch series</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#using-git-rebase">Keeping a patch series up to date using git rebase</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#rewriting-one-commit">Rewriting a single commit</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#reordering-patch-series">Reordering or selecting from a patch series</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#interactive-rebase">Using interactive rebases</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#patch-series-tools">Other tools</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#problems-With-rewriting-history">Problems with rewriting history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#bisect-merges">Why bisecting merge commits can be harder than bisecting linear history</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#advanced-branch-management">6. Advanced branch management</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetching-individual-branches">Fetching individual branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#fetch-fast-forwards">git fetch and fast-forwards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#forcing-fetch">Forcing git fetch to do non-fast-forward updates</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#remote-branch-configuration">Configuring remote-tracking branches</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#git-concepts">7. Git concepts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-object-database">The Object Database</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#commit-object">Commit Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tree-object">Tree Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#blob-object">Blob Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#trust">Trust</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tag-object">Tag Object</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pack-files">How Git stores objects efficiently: pack files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#dangling-objects">Dangling objects</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#recovering-from-repository-corruption">Recovering from repository corruption</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-index">The index</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#submodules">8. Submodules</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#pitfalls-with-submodules">Pitfalls with submodules</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#low-level-operations">9. Low-level Git operations</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-manipulation">Object access and manipulation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#the-workflow">The Workflow</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#working-directory-to-index">working directory → index</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#index-to-object-database">index → object database</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-database-to-index">object database → index</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#index-to-working-directory">index → working directory</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#tying-it-all-together">Tying it all together</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="section"><a href="#examining-the-data">Examining the data</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging-multiple-trees">Merging multiple trees</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging-multiple-trees-2">Merging multiple trees, continued</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#hacking-git">10. Hacking Git</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#object-details">Object storage format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#birdview-on-the-source-code">A birds-eye view of Git’s source code</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="#glossary">11. Git Glossary</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#git-explained">Git explained</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="#git-quick-start">A. Git Quick Reference</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#quick-creating-a-new-repository">Creating a new repository</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#managing-branches">Managing branches</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#exploring-history">Exploring history</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#making-changes">Making changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#merging">Merging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#sharing-your-changes">Sharing your changes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="#repository-maintenance">Repository maintenance</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="#todo">B. Notes and todo list for this manual</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="#todo-list">Todo list</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="preface"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="_introduction"></a>Introduction</h1></div></div></div><p>Git is a fast distributed revision control system.</p><p>This manual is designed to be readable by someone with basic UNIX
command-line skills, but no previous knowledge of Git.</p><p><a class="xref" href="#repositories-and-branches" title="Chapter 1. Repositories and Branches">Chapter 1, <i>Repositories and Branches</i></a> and <a class="xref" href="#exploring-git-history" title="Chapter 2. Exploring Git history">Chapter 2, <i>Exploring Git history</i></a> explain how
to fetch and study a project using git—read these chapters to learn how
to build and test a particular version of a software project, search for