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git(1)
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NAME
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git - the stupid content tracker
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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[verse]
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'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
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[--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
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[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
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[--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
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<command> [<args>]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
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unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
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and full access to internals.
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See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see
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linkgit:giteveryday[7] for a useful minimum set of
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commands. The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more
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in-depth introduction.
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After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this
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page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about
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individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7]
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manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax.
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Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest Git documentation
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can be viewed at `http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/git.html`.
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ifdef::stalenotes[]
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[NOTE]
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============
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You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly
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unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
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branch of the `git.git` repository.
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Documentation for older releases are available here:
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* link:v2.2.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.2.2]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/2.2.2.txt[2.2.2],
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link:RelNotes/2.2.1.txt[2.2.1],
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link:RelNotes/2.2.0.txt[2.2].
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* link:v2.1.4/git.html[documentation for release 2.1.4]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/2.1.4.txt[2.1.4],
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link:RelNotes/2.1.3.txt[2.1.3],
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link:RelNotes/2.1.2.txt[2.1.2],
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link:RelNotes/2.1.1.txt[2.1.1],
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link:RelNotes/2.1.0.txt[2.1].
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* link:v2.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 2.0.5]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/2.0.5.txt[2.0.5],
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link:RelNotes/2.0.4.txt[2.0.4],
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link:RelNotes/2.0.3.txt[2.0.3],
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link:RelNotes/2.0.2.txt[2.0.2],
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link:RelNotes/2.0.1.txt[2.0.1],
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link:RelNotes/2.0.0.txt[2.0.0].
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* link:v1.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.9.5]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.9.5.txt[1.9.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.9.4.txt[1.9.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.9.3.txt[1.9.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.9.2.txt[1.9.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.9.1.txt[1.9.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.9.0.txt[1.9.0].
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* link:v1.8.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.5.6]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.6.txt[1.8.5.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.5.txt[1.8.5.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.4.txt[1.8.5.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.3.txt[1.8.5.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.2.txt[1.8.5.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.1.txt[1.8.5.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.5.txt[1.8.5].
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* link:v1.8.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.4.5]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.5.txt[1.8.4.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.4.txt[1.8.4.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.3.txt[1.8.4.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.2.txt[1.8.4.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.1.txt[1.8.4.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.4.txt[1.8.4].
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* link:v1.8.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.3.4]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.3.4.txt[1.8.3.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.3.3.txt[1.8.3.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.3.2.txt[1.8.3.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.3.1.txt[1.8.3.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.3.txt[1.8.3].
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* link:v1.8.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.2.3]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.2.3.txt[1.8.2.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.2.2.txt[1.8.2.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2].
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* link:v1.8.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.6]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.6.txt[1.8.1.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt[1.8.1.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.4.txt[1.8.1.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.3.txt[1.8.1.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt[1.8.1.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.1.txt[1.8.1.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1].
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* link:v1.8.0.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.3]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.8.0.3.txt[1.8.0.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.0.2.txt[1.8.0.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.0.1.txt[1.8.0.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0].
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* link:v1.7.12.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.12.4]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.7.12.4.txt[1.7.12.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.12.3.txt[1.7.12.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.12.2.txt[1.7.12.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.12.1.txt[1.7.12.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.12.txt[1.7.12].
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* link:v1.7.11.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.11.7]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.7.11.7.txt[1.7.11.7],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.11.1.txt[1.7.11.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.11.txt[1.7.11].
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* link:v1.7.10.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.10.5]
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link:RelNotes/1.7.10.5.txt[1.7.10.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.10.txt[1.7.10].
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* link:v1.7.9.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.9.7]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.7.9.7.txt[1.7.9.7],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.9.6.txt[1.7.9.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.9.5.txt[1.7.9.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.9.txt[1.7.9].
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* link:v1.7.8.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.8.6]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.7.8.6.txt[1.7.8.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.7.8.txt[1.7.8].
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* link:v1.7.7.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.7.7]
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link:RelNotes/1.7.7.7.txt[1.7.7.7],
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* link:v1.5.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.6]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.6.txt[1.5.5.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.5.txt[1.5.5.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.4.txt[1.5.5.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.3.txt[1.5.5.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.2.txt[1.5.5.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.5.txt[1.5.5].
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* link:v1.5.4.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.7]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.7.txt[1.5.4.7],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.6.txt[1.5.4.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.4.txt[1.5.4].
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* link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3].
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* link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2].
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* link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1].
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* link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7]
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* release notes for
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1],
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link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0].
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* documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4],
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link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3],
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link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6],
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link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13].
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============
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endif::stalenotes[]
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OPTIONS
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-------
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--version::
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Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
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--help::
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Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
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commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
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available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this
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option will bring up the manual page for that command.
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+
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Other options are available to control how the manual page is
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displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
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because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
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help ...`.
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-C <path>::
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Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working
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directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent
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non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C
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<path>`.
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+
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This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and
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`--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be
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made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For
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example the following invocations are equivalent:
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git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status
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git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status
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-c <name>=<value>::
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Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
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given will override values from configuration files.
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The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
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'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
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+
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Note that omitting the `=` in `git -c foo.bar ...` is allowed and sets
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`foo.bar` to the boolean true value (just like `[foo]bar` would in a
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config file). Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c
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foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
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--exec-path[=<path>]::
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Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.
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This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
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|
environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
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the current setting and then exit.
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--html-path::
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Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML
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|
documentation is installed and exit.
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--man-path::
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Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for
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this version of Git and exit.
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--info-path::
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Print the path where the Info files documenting this
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version of Git are installed and exit.
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-p::
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--paginate::
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Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
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output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
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|
configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
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below).
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--no-pager::
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Do not pipe Git output into a pager.
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--git-dir=<path>::
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Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
|
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setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
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path or relative path to current working directory.
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--work-tree=<path>::
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Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path
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or a path relative to the current working directory.
|
|
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
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|
environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
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|
variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a
|
|
more detailed discussion).
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--namespace=<path>::
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|
Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more
|
|
details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
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|
variable.
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--bare::
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Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
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environment is not set, it is set to the current working
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directory.
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--no-replace-objects::
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Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See
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linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
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--literal-pathspecs::
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Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic).
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This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
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|
variable to `1`.
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--glob-pathspecs::
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Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
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the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling
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globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
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magic ":(literal)"
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--noglob-pathspecs::
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Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
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the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling
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globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
|
|
magic ":(glob)"
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--icase-pathspecs::
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Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
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the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`.
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|
GIT COMMANDS
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|
------------
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We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level
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("plumbing") commands.
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High-level commands (porcelain)
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-------------------------------
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We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some
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ancillary user utilities.
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Main porcelain commands
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[]
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Ancillary Commands
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Manipulators:
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include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[]
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Interrogators:
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include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
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Interacting with Others
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
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people via patch over e-mail.
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|
include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
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|
Low-level commands (plumbing)
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|
-----------------------------
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|
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|
Although Git includes its
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|
own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
|
|
development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
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|
might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
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|
linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
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|
The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
|
|
to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
|
|
than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
|
|
primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands
|
|
on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
|
|
end user experience.
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|
|
The following description divides
|
|
the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
|
|
the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
|
|
compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
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|
repositories.
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|
Manipulation commands
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|
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|
include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[]
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|
Interrogation commands
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|
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|
include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[]
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|
|
|
In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in
|
|
the working tree.
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|
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|
Synching repositories
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
|
|
include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
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|
|
|
The following are helper commands used by the above; end users
|
|
typically do not use them directly.
|
|
|
|
include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
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|
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|
Internal helper commands
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|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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|
|
|
These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
|
|
users typically do not use them directly.
|
|
|
|
include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
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|
Configuration Mechanism
|
|
-----------------------
|
|
|
|
Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
|
|
repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
|
|
like this:
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|
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|
------------
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|
#
|
|
# A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
|
|
#
|
|
|
|
; core variables
|
|
[core]
|
|
; Don't trust file modes
|
|
filemode = false
|
|
|
|
; user identity
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|
[user]
|
|
name = "Junio C Hamano"
|
|
email = "gitster@pobox.com"
|
|
|
|
------------
|
|
|
|
Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
|
|
their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
|
|
list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identifier Terminology
|
|
----------------------
|
|
<object>::
|
|
Indicates the object name for any type of object.
|
|
|
|
<blob>::
|
|
Indicates a blob object name.
|
|
|
|
<tree>::
|
|
Indicates a tree object name.
|
|
|
|
<commit>::
|
|
Indicates a commit object name.
|
|
|
|
<tree-ish>::
|
|
Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A
|
|
command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
|
|
operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
|
|
<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
|
|
|
|
<commit-ish>::
|
|
Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
|
|
command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
|
|
operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
|
|
<tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
|
|
|
|
<type>::
|
|
Indicates that an object type is required.
|
|
Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
|
|
|
|
<file>::
|
|
Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the
|
|
root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes.
|
|
|
|
Symbolic Identifiers
|
|
--------------------
|
|
Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
|
|
symbolic notation:
|
|
|
|
HEAD::
|
|
indicates the head of the current branch.
|
|
|
|
<tag>::
|
|
a valid tag 'name'
|
|
(i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference).
|
|
|
|
<head>::
|
|
a valid head 'name'
|
|
(i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference).
|
|
|
|
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
|
|
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
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|
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|
|
|
File/Directory Structure
|
|
------------------------
|
|
|
|
Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document.
|
|
|
|
Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook.
|
|
|
|
Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
|
|
`$GIT_DIR`.
|
|
|
|
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|
Terminology
|
|
-----------
|
|
Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
|
|
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|
|
|
Environment Variables
|
|
---------------------
|
|
Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
|
|
|
|
The Git Repository
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
|
|
is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
|
|
Git so take care if using Cogito etc.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_INDEX_FILE'::
|
|
This environment allows the specification of an alternate
|
|
index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
|
|
is used.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
|
|
This environment variable allows the specification of an index
|
|
version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
|
|
files. By default index file version [23] is used.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
|
|
If the object storage directory is specified via this
|
|
environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
|
|
underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
|
|
directory is used.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
|
|
Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be
|
|
archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
|
|
specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
|
|
of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git
|
|
objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_DIR'::
|
|
If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
|
|
specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
|
|
for the base of the repository.
|
|
The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_WORK_TREE'::
|
|
Set the path to the root of the working tree.
|
|
This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command-line
|
|
option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_NAMESPACE'::
|
|
Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
|
|
The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
|
|
This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If
|
|
set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up
|
|
into while looking for a repository directory (useful for
|
|
excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not
|
|
exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the
|
|
command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read
|
|
the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that
|
|
might be present in order to compare them with the current
|
|
directory. However, if even this access is slow, you
|
|
can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the
|
|
subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved;
|
|
e.g.,
|
|
'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
|
|
When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
|
|
directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
|
|
directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
|
|
does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
|
|
can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
|
|
boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
|
|
an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
|
|
command line.
|
|
|
|
Git Commits
|
|
~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME'::
|
|
'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL'::
|
|
'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE'::
|
|
'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
|
|
'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
|
|
'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
|
|
'EMAIL'::
|
|
see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
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|
|
|
Git Diffs
|
|
~~~~~~~~~
|
|
'GIT_DIFF_OPTS'::
|
|
Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
|
|
number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
|
|
This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
|
|
value passed on the Git diff command line.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF'::
|
|
When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the
|
|
program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
|
|
described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
|
|
'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters:
|
|
|
|
path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
|
|
+
|
|
where:
|
|
|
|
<old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the
|
|
contents of <old|new>,
|
|
<old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes,
|
|
<old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes.
|
|
+
|
|
The file parameters can point at the user's working file
|
|
(e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
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when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
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index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the
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temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits.
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+
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For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
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parameter, <path>.
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+
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For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables,
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'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set.
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'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER'::
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A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
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'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL'::
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The total number of paths.
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other
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~~~~~
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'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
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A number controlling the amount of output shown by
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the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
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See linkgit:git-merge[1]
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'GIT_PAGER'::
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This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
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to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch
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a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
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linkgit:git-config[1].
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'GIT_EDITOR'::
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This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`.
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It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode,
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an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1]
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and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
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'GIT_SSH'::
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If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch'
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and 'git push' will use this command instead
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of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
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The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or
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four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host')
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from the URL and the shell command to execute on that
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remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and
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the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other
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than the default SSH port.
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+
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To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH
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you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script,
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then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script.
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+
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Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
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personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
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for further details.
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'GIT_ASKPASS'::
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If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
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acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
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will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
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and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass'
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option in linkgit:git-config[1].
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'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM'::
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Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
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`$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
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be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
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predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it
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temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
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waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
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'GIT_FLUSH'::
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If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
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as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
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'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
|
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force a flush of the output stream after each record have been
|
|
flushed. If this
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variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
|
|
using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
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|
not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
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based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
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'GIT_TRACE'::
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Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
|
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command execution and external command execution.
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+
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If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
|
|
is case insensitive), trace messages will be printed to
|
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stderr.
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+
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If the variable is set to an integer value greater than 2
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|
and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
|
|
value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
|
|
trace messages into this file descriptor.
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+
|
|
Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
|
|
(starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
|
|
as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
|
|
into it.
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+
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|
Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
|
|
"false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
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|
|
|
'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS'::
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Enables trace messages for all accesses to any packs. For each
|
|
access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is
|
|
recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some
|
|
pack-related performance problems.
|
|
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
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|
|
'GIT_TRACE_PACKET'::
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Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
|
|
given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
|
|
or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
|
|
starting with "PACK".
|
|
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
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|
|
|
'GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE'::
|
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Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
|
|
time of each Git command.
|
|
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
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|
|
|
'GIT_TRACE_SETUP'::
|
|
Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
|
|
working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
|
|
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
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|
|
|
'GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW'::
|
|
Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
|
|
cloning of shallow repositories.
|
|
See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
|
|
|
|
GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS::
|
|
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
|
|
pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
|
|
running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
|
|
for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the
|
|
glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding
|
|
literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
|
|
`git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
|
|
|
|
GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS::
|
|
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
|
|
pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
|
|
|
|
GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS::
|
|
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
|
|
pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
|
|
|
|
GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS::
|
|
Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
|
|
pathspecs as case-insensitive.
|
|
|
|
'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION'::
|
|
When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep
|
|
track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is
|
|
typically the name of the high-level command that updated
|
|
the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref.
|
|
A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action
|
|
helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this
|
|
variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
|
|
end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discussion[[Discussion]]
|
|
------------------------
|
|
|
|
More detail on the following is available from the
|
|
link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
|
|
user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7].
|
|
|
|
A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
|
|
subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other
|
|
things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
|
|
of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current
|
|
contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such
|
|
as tags and branch heads.
|
|
|
|
The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
|
|
hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
|
|
directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
|
|
and some number of parent commits.
|
|
|
|
The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
|
|
"version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent
|
|
represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one
|
|
parent represent merges of independent lines of development.
|
|
|
|
All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally
|
|
written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique.
|
|
The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing
|
|
just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this
|
|
purpose.
|
|
|
|
When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for
|
|
efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files".
|
|
|
|
Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
|
|
may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
|
|
with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most
|
|
recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of
|
|
tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
|
|
`HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
|
|
|
|
The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each
|
|
path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents
|
|
the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The
|
|
attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
|
|
corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the
|
|
working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may
|
|
be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
|
|
content stored in the index.
|
|
|
|
The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
|
|
for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various
|
|
unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress.
|
|
|
|
FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
|
|
---------------------
|
|
|
|
See the references in the "description" section to get started
|
|
using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary
|
|
for a first-time user.
|
|
|
|
The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
|
|
user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide
|
|
introductions to the underlying Git architecture.
|
|
|
|
See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows.
|
|
|
|
See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
|
|
examples.
|
|
|
|
The internals are documented in the
|
|
link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation].
|
|
|
|
Users migrating from CVS may also want to
|
|
read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7].
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authors
|
|
-------
|
|
Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio
|
|
C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list
|
|
<git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.openhub.net/p/git/contributors/summary
|
|
gives you a more complete list of contributors.
|
|
|
|
If you have a clone of git.git itself, the
|
|
output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you
|
|
the authors for specific parts of the project.
|
|
|
|
Reporting Bugs
|
|
--------------
|
|
|
|
Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the
|
|
development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be
|
|
subscribed to the list to send a message there.
|
|
|
|
SEE ALSO
|
|
--------
|
|
linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
|
|
linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
|
|
linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
|
|
linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
|
|
linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
|
|
|
|
GIT
|
|
---
|
|
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
|