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9e1f0a85 | 1 | git(1) |
2cf565c5 | 2 | ====== |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
6 | git - the stupid content tracker | |
7 | ||
8 | ||
9 | SYNOPSIS | |
10 | -------- | |
8b70004b | 11 | [verse] |
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12 | 'git' [--version] [--help] [-c <name>=<value>] |
13 | [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path] | |
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14 | [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare] |
15 | [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>] | |
68e4b552 | 16 | <command> [<args>] |
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17 | |
18 | DESCRIPTION | |
19 | ----------- | |
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20 | Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an |
21 | unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations | |
22 | and full access to internals. | |
23 | ||
6998e4db | 24 | See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see |
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25 | link:everyday.html[Everyday Git] for a useful minimum set of |
26 | commands. The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more | |
27 | in-depth introduction. | |
cb22bc44 | 28 | |
7687ae98 | 29 | After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this |
2de9b711 TA |
30 | page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about |
31 | individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7] | |
7687ae98 | 32 | manual page gives you an overview of the command line command syntax. |
4514ad4f | 33 | |
2de9b711 | 34 | Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest Git documentation |
7687ae98 | 35 | can be viewed at `http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/git.html`. |
34b604af | 36 | |
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37 | ifdef::stalenotes[] |
38 | [NOTE] | |
39 | ============ | |
26cfcfbf | 40 | |
2ff3f61a | 41 | You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly |
2de9b711 | 42 | unreleased) version of Git, that is available from 'master' |
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43 | branch of the `git.git` repository. |
44 | Documentation for older releases are available here: | |
43a8e4fe | 45 | |
4a9a4f0e | 46 | * link:v1.8.2.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.2.2] |
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47 | |
48 | * release notes for | |
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5bda18c1 | 50 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1]. |
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51 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2]. |
52 | ||
2137ce01 | 53 | * link:v1.8.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.6] |
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54 | |
55 | * release notes for | |
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59 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.3.txt[1.8.1.3], |
60 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt[1.8.1.2], | |
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62 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1]. |
63 | ||
15999998 | 64 | * link:v1.8.0.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.3] |
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65 | |
66 | * release notes for | |
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69 | link:RelNotes/1.8.0.1.txt[1.8.0.1], |
70 | link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0]. | |
8c7a786b | 71 | |
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73 | |
74 | * release notes for | |
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79 | link:RelNotes/1.7.12.txt[1.7.12]. |
80 | ||
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91 | link:RelNotes/1.7.11.txt[1.7.11]. |
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324 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. | |
b6e4db6a | 325 | |
e636106c JH |
326 | * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5] |
327 | ||
aba170cd | 328 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
329 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], |
330 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], | |
331 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], | |
332 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], | |
333 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], | |
334 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. | |
aba170cd JH |
335 | |
336 | * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6] | |
337 | ||
338 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
339 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], |
340 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], | |
341 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], | |
342 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], | |
343 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], | |
344 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], | |
345 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
346 | |
347 | * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7] | |
348 | ||
aba170cd | 349 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
350 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], |
351 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], | |
352 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], | |
353 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], | |
354 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], | |
355 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], | |
356 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
357 | |
358 | * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4], | |
359 | link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3], | |
360 | link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6], | |
361 | link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13]. | |
26cfcfbf JH |
362 | |
363 | ============ | |
364 | ||
365 | endif::stalenotes[] | |
366 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
367 | OPTIONS |
368 | ------- | |
369 | --version:: | |
2de9b711 | 370 | Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from. |
cb22bc44 AE |
371 | |
372 | --help:: | |
a87cd02c | 373 | Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used |
0f6f195b | 374 | commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all |
2de9b711 | 375 | available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this |
0f6f195b | 376 | option will bring up the manual page for that command. |
45533d26 CC |
377 | + |
378 | Other options are available to control how the manual page is | |
5162e697 | 379 | displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, |
db5d6666 JN |
380 | because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git |
381 | help ...`. | |
cb22bc44 | 382 | |
8b1fa778 AR |
383 | -c <name>=<value>:: |
384 | Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value | |
385 | given will override values from configuration files. | |
386 | The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by | |
387 | 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). | |
388 | ||
62b4698e | 389 | --exec-path[=<path>]:: |
2de9b711 | 390 | Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed. |
cb22bc44 | 391 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH |
56992f76 | 392 | environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print |
cb22bc44 AE |
393 | the current setting and then exit. |
394 | ||
89a56bfb | 395 | --html-path:: |
2de9b711 | 396 | Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML |
239b5ed9 | 397 | documentation is installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 398 | |
f2dd8c37 | 399 | --man-path:: |
239b5ed9 | 400 | Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for |
2de9b711 | 401 | this version of Git and exit. |
f2dd8c37 JS |
402 | |
403 | --info-path:: | |
239b5ed9 | 404 | Print the path where the Info files documenting this |
2de9b711 | 405 | version of Git are installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 406 | |
3240240f SB |
407 | -p:: |
408 | --paginate:: | |
06300d97 JN |
409 | Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard |
410 | output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>` | |
411 | configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section | |
412 | below). | |
6acbcb92 | 413 | |
463a849d | 414 | --no-pager:: |
2de9b711 | 415 | Do not pipe Git output into a pager. |
463a849d | 416 | |
6acbcb92 JS |
417 | --git-dir=<path>:: |
418 | Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by | |
302cc11a LY |
419 | setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute |
420 | path or relative path to current working directory. | |
6acbcb92 | 421 | |
892c41b9 | 422 | --work-tree=<path>:: |
ea472c1e JH |
423 | Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path |
424 | or a path relative to the current working directory. | |
892c41b9 ML |
425 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE |
426 | environment variable and the core.worktree configuration | |
ea472c1e JH |
427 | variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
428 | more detailed discussion). | |
892c41b9 | 429 | |
d49483f0 | 430 | --namespace=<path>:: |
2de9b711 | 431 | Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more |
d49483f0 JT |
432 | details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment |
433 | variable. | |
434 | ||
6acbcb92 | 435 | --bare:: |
9277d602 JH |
436 | Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |
437 | environment is not set, it is set to the current working | |
438 | directory. | |
439 | ||
b0fa7ab5 | 440 | --no-replace-objects:: |
2de9b711 | 441 | Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See |
b0fa7ab5 CC |
442 | linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. |
443 | ||
823ab40f JK |
444 | --literal-pathspecs:: |
445 | Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is | |
446 | equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment | |
447 | variable to `1`. | |
448 | ||
9755afbd | 449 | |
23091e95 BF |
450 | GIT COMMANDS |
451 | ------------ | |
9755afbd | 452 | |
2de9b711 | 453 | We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level |
23091e95 | 454 | ("plumbing") commands. |
8b15e2fb | 455 | |
23091e95 BF |
456 | High-level commands (porcelain) |
457 | ------------------------------- | |
458 | ||
459 | We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some | |
460 | ancillary user utilities. | |
461 | ||
462 | Main porcelain commands | |
463 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
905197de | 464 | |
377e8139 | 465 | include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[] |
e31bb3bb | 466 | |
90933efb | 467 | Ancillary Commands |
23091e95 | 468 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2f2de9b4 JH |
469 | Manipulators: |
470 | ||
377e8139 | 471 | include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[] |
204ee6a9 | 472 | |
90933efb | 473 | Interrogators: |
204ee6a9 | 474 | |
377e8139 | 475 | include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] |
7fc9d69f | 476 | |
89bf2077 JH |
477 | |
478 | Interacting with Others | |
479 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
480 | ||
481 | These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other | |
482 | people via patch over e-mail. | |
483 | ||
484 | include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] | |
485 | ||
486 | ||
b1f33d62 RR |
487 | Low-level commands (plumbing) |
488 | ----------------------------- | |
489 | ||
2de9b711 | 490 | Although Git includes its |
b1f33d62 RR |
491 | own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support |
492 | development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains | |
5162e697 DM |
493 | might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and |
494 | linkgit:git-read-tree[1]. | |
b1f33d62 | 495 | |
89bf2077 JH |
496 | The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) |
497 | to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable | |
498 | than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are | |
499 | primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands | |
500 | on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the | |
501 | end user experience. | |
502 | ||
503 | The following description divides | |
504 | the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in | |
b1f33d62 RR |
505 | the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and |
506 | compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between | |
507 | repositories. | |
508 | ||
89bf2077 | 509 | |
b1f33d62 RR |
510 | Manipulation commands |
511 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
b1f33d62 | 512 | |
377e8139 | 513 | include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
514 | |
515 | ||
516 | Interrogation commands | |
517 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
518 | ||
377e8139 | 519 | include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
520 | |
521 | In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in | |
522 | the working tree. | |
523 | ||
524 | ||
525 | Synching repositories | |
526 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
527 | ||
377e8139 | 528 | include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] |
b1f33d62 | 529 | |
57f6ec02 | 530 | The following are helper commands used by the above; end users |
89bf2077 JH |
531 | typically do not use them directly. |
532 | ||
533 | include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] | |
534 | ||
535 | ||
536 | Internal helper commands | |
537 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
538 | ||
539 | These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end | |
540 | users typically do not use them directly. | |
541 | ||
542 | include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] | |
543 | ||
b1f33d62 | 544 | |
5773c9f2 JH |
545 | Configuration Mechanism |
546 | ----------------------- | |
547 | ||
c0179c0d MM |
548 | Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per |
549 | repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look | |
550 | like this: | |
5773c9f2 JH |
551 | |
552 | ------------ | |
553 | # | |
2fa090b6 | 554 | # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment. |
5773c9f2 JH |
555 | # |
556 | ||
557 | ; core variables | |
558 | [core] | |
559 | ; Don't trust file modes | |
560 | filemode = false | |
561 | ||
562 | ; user identity | |
563 | [user] | |
564 | name = "Junio C Hamano" | |
c0179c0d | 565 | email = "gitster@pobox.com" |
5773c9f2 JH |
566 | |
567 | ------------ | |
568 | ||
569 | Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust | |
06300d97 | 570 | their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
c0179c0d | 571 | list and more details about the configuration mechanism. |
5773c9f2 JH |
572 | |
573 | ||
6c84e2e0 | 574 | Identifier Terminology |
2cf565c5 DG |
575 | ---------------------- |
576 | <object>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 577 | Indicates the object name for any type of object. |
2cf565c5 DG |
578 | |
579 | <blob>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 580 | Indicates a blob object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
581 | |
582 | <tree>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 583 | Indicates a tree object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
584 | |
585 | <commit>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 586 | Indicates a commit object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
587 | |
588 | <tree-ish>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 589 | Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A |
6c84e2e0 DG |
590 | command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to |
591 | operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences | |
592 | <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>. | |
2cf565c5 | 593 | |
043d7605 TT |
594 | <commit-ish>:: |
595 | Indicates a commit or tag object name. A | |
596 | command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to | |
597 | operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences | |
598 | <tag> objects that point at a <commit>. | |
599 | ||
2cf565c5 DG |
600 | <type>:: |
601 | Indicates that an object type is required. | |
2fa090b6 | 602 | Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`. |
2cf565c5 DG |
603 | |
604 | <file>:: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
605 | Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the |
606 | root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes. | |
2cf565c5 | 607 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
608 | Symbolic Identifiers |
609 | -------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 610 | Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following |
6c84e2e0 | 611 | symbolic notation: |
c1bdacf9 DG |
612 | |
613 | HEAD:: | |
0abcfbff | 614 | indicates the head of the current branch. |
2fa090b6 | 615 | |
c1bdacf9 | 616 | <tag>:: |
2fa090b6 | 617 | a valid tag 'name' |
0abcfbff | 618 | (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 619 | |
c1bdacf9 | 620 | <head>:: |
2fa090b6 | 621 | a valid head 'name' |
0abcfbff | 622 | (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 623 | |
d47107d8 | 624 | For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see |
9d83e382 | 625 | "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |
d47107d8 | 626 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
627 | |
628 | File/Directory Structure | |
629 | ------------------------ | |
c1bdacf9 | 630 | |
6998e4db | 631 | Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document. |
c1bdacf9 | 632 | |
6998e4db | 633 | Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook. |
6250ad1e | 634 | |
c1bdacf9 | 635 | Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the |
2fa090b6 | 636 | `$GIT_DIR`. |
c1bdacf9 | 637 | |
a1d4aa74 | 638 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
639 | Terminology |
640 | ----------- | |
6998e4db | 641 | Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7]. |
2cf565c5 DG |
642 | |
643 | ||
644 | Environment Variables | |
645 | --------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 646 | Various Git commands use the following environment variables: |
2cf565c5 | 647 | |
2de9b711 | 648 | The Git Repository |
c1bdacf9 | 649 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2de9b711 | 650 | These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it |
c1bdacf9 | 651 | is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above |
2de9b711 | 652 | Git so take care if using Cogito etc. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
653 | |
654 | 'GIT_INDEX_FILE':: | |
655 | This environment allows the specification of an alternate | |
5f3aa197 LS |
656 | index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index` |
657 | is used. | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
658 | |
659 | 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: | |
660 | If the object storage directory is specified via this | |
661 | environment variable then the sha1 directories are created | |
662 | underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` | |
663 | directory is used. | |
664 | ||
665 | 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES':: | |
2de9b711 | 666 | Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be |
c1bdacf9 | 667 | archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable |
80ba074f | 668 | specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list |
2de9b711 | 669 | of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git |
80ba074f | 670 | objects. New objects will not be written to these directories. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
671 | |
672 | 'GIT_DIR':: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
673 | If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it |
674 | specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git` | |
675 | for the base of the repository. | |
75940a00 | 676 | The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value. |
c1bdacf9 | 677 | |
892c41b9 ML |
678 | 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: |
679 | Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be | |
680 | used in combination with repositories found automatically in | |
681 | a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). | |
682 | This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line | |
683 | option and the core.worktree configuration variable. | |
684 | ||
d49483f0 | 685 | 'GIT_NAMESPACE':: |
2de9b711 | 686 | Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details. |
d49483f0 JT |
687 | The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value. |
688 | ||
0454dd93 | 689 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES':: |
7ec30aaa | 690 | This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If |
3e07d268 | 691 | set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up |
7ec30aaa MH |
692 | into while looking for a repository directory (useful for |
693 | excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not | |
694 | exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the | |
695 | command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read | |
696 | the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that | |
697 | might be present in order to compare them with the current | |
698 | directory. However, if even this access is slow, you | |
699 | can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the | |
700 | subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved; | |
701 | e.g., | |
702 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'. | |
0454dd93 | 703 | |
cf87463e | 704 | 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: |
e6405517 | 705 | When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository |
2de9b711 | 706 | directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent |
e6405517 JH |
707 | directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it |
708 | does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable | |
2de9b711 | 709 | can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem |
cf87463e JH |
710 | boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect |
711 | an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the | |
712 | command line. | |
8030e442 | 713 | |
2de9b711 | 714 | Git Commits |
c1bdacf9 DG |
715 | ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
716 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: | |
717 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL':: | |
718 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE':: | |
719 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME':: | |
720 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL':: | |
4e58bf97 | 721 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE':: |
28a94f88 | 722 | 'EMAIL':: |
5162e697 | 723 | see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] |
c1bdacf9 | 724 | |
2de9b711 | 725 | Git Diffs |
c1bdacf9 | 726 | ~~~~~~~~~ |
d81ed1b5 | 727 | 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS':: |
fde97d8a SE |
728 | Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the |
729 | number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created. | |
730 | This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option | |
2de9b711 | 731 | value passed on the Git diff command line. |
fde97d8a | 732 | |
d81ed1b5 | 733 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF':: |
fde97d8a SE |
734 | When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the |
735 | program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation | |
736 | described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified, | |
737 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters: | |
738 | ||
739 | path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode | |
740 | + | |
741 | where: | |
742 | ||
743 | <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the | |
744 | contents of <old|new>, | |
d5fa1f1a | 745 | <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes, |
fde97d8a | 746 | <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. |
fde97d8a SE |
747 | + |
748 | The file parameters can point at the user's working file | |
749 | (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` | |
750 | when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the | |
751 | index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the | |
752 | temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. | |
753 | + | |
754 | For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 | |
755 | parameter, <path>. | |
2cf565c5 | 756 | |
575ba9d6 ML |
757 | other |
758 | ~~~~~ | |
dbddb714 JN |
759 | 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY':: |
760 | A number controlling the amount of output shown by | |
761 | the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity. | |
5162e697 | 762 | See linkgit:git-merge[1] |
dbddb714 | 763 | |
c27d205a | 764 | 'GIT_PAGER':: |
a7738c77 | 765 | This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set |
2de9b711 | 766 | to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch |
ab54cd6c JN |
767 | a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in |
768 | linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
c27d205a | 769 | |
36384c97 RSM |
770 | 'GIT_EDITOR':: |
771 | This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`. | |
2de9b711 | 772 | It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode, |
36384c97 RSM |
773 | an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1] |
774 | and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
775 | ||
d5538b41 | 776 | 'GIT_SSH':: |
0b444cdb TR |
777 | If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' |
778 | and 'git push' will use this command instead | |
2fd02c92 | 779 | of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. |
e39c695d DB |
780 | The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or |
781 | four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') | |
782 | from the URL and the shell command to execute on that | |
783 | remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and | |
784 | the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other | |
785 | than the default SSH port. | |
d5538b41 SP |
786 | + |
787 | To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH | |
788 | you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, | |
789 | then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script. | |
790 | + | |
791 | Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your | |
792 | personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation | |
793 | for further details. | |
794 | ||
453842c9 | 795 | 'GIT_ASKPASS':: |
2de9b711 | 796 | If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to |
453842c9 KF |
797 | acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) |
798 | will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument | |
799 | and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' | |
800 | option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
801 | ||
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802 | 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM':: |
803 | Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide | |
804 | `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can | |
805 | be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a | |
806 | predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it | |
807 | temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while | |
808 | waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it. | |
809 | ||
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810 | 'GIT_FLUSH':: |
811 | If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such | |
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812 | as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', |
813 | and 'git whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream | |
06f59e9f TT |
814 | after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this |
815 | variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done | |
816 | using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is | |
2de9b711 | 817 | not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing |
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818 | based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not. |
819 | ||
575ba9d6 | 820 | 'GIT_TRACE':: |
2886bdb1 | 821 | If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison |
2de9b711 | 822 | is case insensitive), Git will print `trace:` messages on |
575ba9d6 ML |
823 | stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command |
824 | execution and external command execution. | |
2886bdb1 | 825 | If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1 |
2de9b711 | 826 | and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this |
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827 | value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the |
828 | trace messages into this file descriptor. | |
829 | Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path | |
2de9b711 | 830 | (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this |
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831 | as a file path and will try to write the trace messages |
832 | into it. | |
575ba9d6 | 833 | |
823ab40f | 834 | GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: |
2de9b711 | 835 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all |
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836 | pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, |
837 | running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search | |
838 | for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the | |
839 | glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding | |
2de9b711 | 840 | literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by |
823ab40f JK |
841 | `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). |
842 | ||
843 | ||
8db9307c JH |
844 | Discussion[[Discussion]] |
845 | ------------------------ | |
40dac517 BF |
846 | |
847 | More detail on the following is available from the | |
2de9b711 | 848 | link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
6998e4db | 849 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7]. |
40dac517 | 850 | |
2de9b711 | 851 | A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git" |
40dac517 BF |
852 | subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other |
853 | things, a compressed object database representing the complete history | |
854 | of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current | |
855 | contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such | |
856 | as tags and branch heads. | |
857 | ||
858 | The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which | |
859 | hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up | |
02ff6250 | 860 | directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree |
40dac517 BF |
861 | and some number of parent commits. |
862 | ||
863 | The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or | |
864 | "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent | |
865 | represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one | |
866 | parent represent merges of independent lines of development. | |
867 | ||
d5fa1f1a | 868 | All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally |
40dac517 BF |
869 | written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique. |
870 | The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing | |
871 | just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this | |
872 | purpose. | |
873 | ||
874 | When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for | |
875 | efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files". | |
876 | ||
877 | Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref | |
d5fa1f1a TA |
878 | may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs |
879 | with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most | |
880 | recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of | |
40dac517 BF |
881 | tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named |
882 | `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch. | |
883 | ||
884 | The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each | |
885 | path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents | |
886 | the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The | |
887 | attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the | |
888 | corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the | |
889 | working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may | |
890 | be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the | |
891 | content stored in the index. | |
892 | ||
893 | The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages") | |
894 | for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various | |
895 | unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress. | |
6c84e2e0 | 896 | |
7687ae98 JH |
897 | FURTHER DOCUMENTATION |
898 | --------------------- | |
899 | ||
900 | See the references in the "description" section to get started | |
2de9b711 | 901 | using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary |
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902 | for a first-time user. |
903 | ||
2de9b711 | 904 | The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
7687ae98 | 905 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide |
2de9b711 | 906 | introductions to the underlying Git architecture. |
7687ae98 JH |
907 | |
908 | See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows. | |
909 | ||
910 | See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful | |
911 | examples. | |
912 | ||
913 | The internals are documented in the | |
48a8c26c | 914 | link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation]. |
7687ae98 JH |
915 | |
916 | Users migrating from CVS may also want to | |
917 | read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. | |
918 | ||
919 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
920 | Authors |
921 | ------- | |
48bb914e | 922 | Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio |
2de9b711 | 923 | C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list |
6ecc01f2 JH |
924 | <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary |
925 | gives you a more complete list of contributors. | |
926 | ||
927 | If you have a clone of git.git itself, the | |
d8f708f8 JK |
928 | output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you |
929 | the authors for specific parts of the project. | |
2cf565c5 | 930 | |
c97ca277 JH |
931 | Reporting Bugs |
932 | -------------- | |
933 | ||
934 | Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the | |
935 | development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be | |
936 | subscribed to the list to send a message there. | |
937 | ||
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938 | SEE ALSO |
939 | -------- | |
940 | linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], | |
5cbef01a | 941 | link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], |
497c8331 | 942 | linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], |
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943 | linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual], |
944 | linkgit:gitworkflows[7] | |
497c8331 | 945 | |
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946 | GIT |
947 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 948 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |