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9e1f0a85 | 1 | git(1) |
2cf565c5 | 2 | ====== |
2cf565c5 DG |
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 | |
5bda18c1 | 46 | * link:v1.8.2.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.2.1] |
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47 | |
48 | * release notes for | |
5bda18c1 | 49 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1]. |
239222f5 JH |
50 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2]. |
51 | ||
2137ce01 | 52 | * link:v1.8.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.6] |
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53 | |
54 | * release notes for | |
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58 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.3.txt[1.8.1.3], |
59 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt[1.8.1.2], | |
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61 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1]. |
62 | ||
15999998 | 63 | * link:v1.8.0.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.0.3] |
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64 | |
65 | * release notes for | |
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68 | link:RelNotes/1.8.0.1.txt[1.8.0.1], |
69 | link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0]. | |
8c7a786b | 70 | |
7e201053 | 71 | * link:v1.7.12.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.12.4] |
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72 | |
73 | * release notes for | |
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78 | link:RelNotes/1.7.12.txt[1.7.12]. |
79 | ||
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90 | link:RelNotes/1.7.11.txt[1.7.11]. |
91 | ||
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325 | * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5] |
326 | ||
aba170cd | 327 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
328 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], |
329 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], | |
330 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], | |
331 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], | |
332 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], | |
333 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. | |
aba170cd JH |
334 | |
335 | * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6] | |
336 | ||
337 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
338 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], |
339 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], | |
340 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], | |
341 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], | |
342 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], | |
343 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], | |
344 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
345 | |
346 | * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7] | |
347 | ||
aba170cd | 348 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
349 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], |
350 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], | |
351 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], | |
352 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], | |
353 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], | |
354 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], | |
355 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
356 | |
357 | * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4], | |
358 | link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3], | |
359 | link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6], | |
360 | link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13]. | |
26cfcfbf JH |
361 | |
362 | ============ | |
363 | ||
364 | endif::stalenotes[] | |
365 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
366 | OPTIONS |
367 | ------- | |
368 | --version:: | |
2de9b711 | 369 | Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from. |
cb22bc44 AE |
370 | |
371 | --help:: | |
a87cd02c | 372 | Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used |
0f6f195b | 373 | commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all |
2de9b711 | 374 | available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this |
0f6f195b | 375 | option will bring up the manual page for that command. |
45533d26 CC |
376 | + |
377 | Other options are available to control how the manual page is | |
5162e697 | 378 | displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, |
db5d6666 JN |
379 | because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git |
380 | help ...`. | |
cb22bc44 | 381 | |
8b1fa778 AR |
382 | -c <name>=<value>:: |
383 | Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value | |
384 | given will override values from configuration files. | |
385 | The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by | |
386 | 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). | |
387 | ||
62b4698e | 388 | --exec-path[=<path>]:: |
2de9b711 | 389 | Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed. |
cb22bc44 | 390 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH |
56992f76 | 391 | environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print |
cb22bc44 AE |
392 | the current setting and then exit. |
393 | ||
89a56bfb | 394 | --html-path:: |
2de9b711 | 395 | Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML |
239b5ed9 | 396 | documentation is installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 397 | |
f2dd8c37 | 398 | --man-path:: |
239b5ed9 | 399 | Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for |
2de9b711 | 400 | this version of Git and exit. |
f2dd8c37 JS |
401 | |
402 | --info-path:: | |
239b5ed9 | 403 | Print the path where the Info files documenting this |
2de9b711 | 404 | version of Git are installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 405 | |
3240240f SB |
406 | -p:: |
407 | --paginate:: | |
06300d97 JN |
408 | Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard |
409 | output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>` | |
410 | configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section | |
411 | below). | |
6acbcb92 | 412 | |
463a849d | 413 | --no-pager:: |
2de9b711 | 414 | Do not pipe Git output into a pager. |
463a849d | 415 | |
6acbcb92 JS |
416 | --git-dir=<path>:: |
417 | Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by | |
302cc11a LY |
418 | setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute |
419 | path or relative path to current working directory. | |
6acbcb92 | 420 | |
892c41b9 | 421 | --work-tree=<path>:: |
ea472c1e JH |
422 | Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path |
423 | or a path relative to the current working directory. | |
892c41b9 ML |
424 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE |
425 | environment variable and the core.worktree configuration | |
ea472c1e JH |
426 | variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
427 | more detailed discussion). | |
892c41b9 | 428 | |
d49483f0 | 429 | --namespace=<path>:: |
2de9b711 | 430 | Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more |
d49483f0 JT |
431 | details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment |
432 | variable. | |
433 | ||
6acbcb92 | 434 | --bare:: |
9277d602 JH |
435 | Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |
436 | environment is not set, it is set to the current working | |
437 | directory. | |
438 | ||
b0fa7ab5 | 439 | --no-replace-objects:: |
2de9b711 | 440 | Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See |
b0fa7ab5 CC |
441 | linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. |
442 | ||
823ab40f JK |
443 | --literal-pathspecs:: |
444 | Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is | |
445 | equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment | |
446 | variable to `1`. | |
447 | ||
9755afbd | 448 | |
23091e95 BF |
449 | GIT COMMANDS |
450 | ------------ | |
9755afbd | 451 | |
2de9b711 | 452 | We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level |
23091e95 | 453 | ("plumbing") commands. |
8b15e2fb | 454 | |
23091e95 BF |
455 | High-level commands (porcelain) |
456 | ------------------------------- | |
457 | ||
458 | We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some | |
459 | ancillary user utilities. | |
460 | ||
461 | Main porcelain commands | |
462 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
905197de | 463 | |
377e8139 | 464 | include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[] |
e31bb3bb | 465 | |
90933efb | 466 | Ancillary Commands |
23091e95 | 467 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2f2de9b4 JH |
468 | Manipulators: |
469 | ||
377e8139 | 470 | include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[] |
204ee6a9 | 471 | |
90933efb | 472 | Interrogators: |
204ee6a9 | 473 | |
377e8139 | 474 | include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] |
7fc9d69f | 475 | |
89bf2077 JH |
476 | |
477 | Interacting with Others | |
478 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
479 | ||
480 | These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other | |
481 | people via patch over e-mail. | |
482 | ||
483 | include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] | |
484 | ||
485 | ||
b1f33d62 RR |
486 | Low-level commands (plumbing) |
487 | ----------------------------- | |
488 | ||
2de9b711 | 489 | Although Git includes its |
b1f33d62 RR |
490 | own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support |
491 | development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains | |
5162e697 DM |
492 | might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and |
493 | linkgit:git-read-tree[1]. | |
b1f33d62 | 494 | |
89bf2077 JH |
495 | The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) |
496 | to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable | |
497 | than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are | |
498 | primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands | |
499 | on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the | |
500 | end user experience. | |
501 | ||
502 | The following description divides | |
503 | the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in | |
b1f33d62 RR |
504 | the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and |
505 | compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between | |
506 | repositories. | |
507 | ||
89bf2077 | 508 | |
b1f33d62 RR |
509 | Manipulation commands |
510 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
b1f33d62 | 511 | |
377e8139 | 512 | include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
513 | |
514 | ||
515 | Interrogation commands | |
516 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
517 | ||
377e8139 | 518 | include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
519 | |
520 | In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in | |
521 | the working tree. | |
522 | ||
523 | ||
524 | Synching repositories | |
525 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
526 | ||
377e8139 | 527 | include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] |
b1f33d62 | 528 | |
57f6ec02 | 529 | The following are helper commands used by the above; end users |
89bf2077 JH |
530 | typically do not use them directly. |
531 | ||
532 | include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] | |
533 | ||
534 | ||
535 | Internal helper commands | |
536 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
537 | ||
538 | These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end | |
539 | users typically do not use them directly. | |
540 | ||
541 | include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] | |
542 | ||
b1f33d62 | 543 | |
5773c9f2 JH |
544 | Configuration Mechanism |
545 | ----------------------- | |
546 | ||
c0179c0d MM |
547 | Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per |
548 | repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look | |
549 | like this: | |
5773c9f2 JH |
550 | |
551 | ------------ | |
552 | # | |
2fa090b6 | 553 | # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment. |
5773c9f2 JH |
554 | # |
555 | ||
556 | ; core variables | |
557 | [core] | |
558 | ; Don't trust file modes | |
559 | filemode = false | |
560 | ||
561 | ; user identity | |
562 | [user] | |
563 | name = "Junio C Hamano" | |
c0179c0d | 564 | email = "gitster@pobox.com" |
5773c9f2 JH |
565 | |
566 | ------------ | |
567 | ||
568 | Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust | |
06300d97 | 569 | their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
c0179c0d | 570 | list and more details about the configuration mechanism. |
5773c9f2 JH |
571 | |
572 | ||
6c84e2e0 | 573 | Identifier Terminology |
2cf565c5 DG |
574 | ---------------------- |
575 | <object>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 576 | Indicates the object name for any type of object. |
2cf565c5 DG |
577 | |
578 | <blob>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 579 | Indicates a blob object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
580 | |
581 | <tree>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 582 | Indicates a tree object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
583 | |
584 | <commit>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 585 | Indicates a commit object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
586 | |
587 | <tree-ish>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 588 | Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A |
6c84e2e0 DG |
589 | command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to |
590 | operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences | |
591 | <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>. | |
2cf565c5 | 592 | |
043d7605 TT |
593 | <commit-ish>:: |
594 | Indicates a commit or tag object name. A | |
595 | command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to | |
596 | operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences | |
597 | <tag> objects that point at a <commit>. | |
598 | ||
2cf565c5 DG |
599 | <type>:: |
600 | Indicates that an object type is required. | |
2fa090b6 | 601 | Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`. |
2cf565c5 DG |
602 | |
603 | <file>:: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
604 | Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the |
605 | root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes. | |
2cf565c5 | 606 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
607 | Symbolic Identifiers |
608 | -------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 609 | Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following |
6c84e2e0 | 610 | symbolic notation: |
c1bdacf9 DG |
611 | |
612 | HEAD:: | |
0abcfbff | 613 | indicates the head of the current branch. |
2fa090b6 | 614 | |
c1bdacf9 | 615 | <tag>:: |
2fa090b6 | 616 | a valid tag 'name' |
0abcfbff | 617 | (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 618 | |
c1bdacf9 | 619 | <head>:: |
2fa090b6 | 620 | a valid head 'name' |
0abcfbff | 621 | (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 622 | |
d47107d8 | 623 | For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see |
9d83e382 | 624 | "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |
d47107d8 | 625 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
626 | |
627 | File/Directory Structure | |
628 | ------------------------ | |
c1bdacf9 | 629 | |
6998e4db | 630 | Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document. |
c1bdacf9 | 631 | |
6998e4db | 632 | Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook. |
6250ad1e | 633 | |
c1bdacf9 | 634 | Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the |
2fa090b6 | 635 | `$GIT_DIR`. |
c1bdacf9 | 636 | |
a1d4aa74 | 637 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
638 | Terminology |
639 | ----------- | |
6998e4db | 640 | Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7]. |
2cf565c5 DG |
641 | |
642 | ||
643 | Environment Variables | |
644 | --------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 645 | Various Git commands use the following environment variables: |
2cf565c5 | 646 | |
2de9b711 | 647 | The Git Repository |
c1bdacf9 | 648 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2de9b711 | 649 | These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it |
c1bdacf9 | 650 | is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above |
2de9b711 | 651 | Git so take care if using Cogito etc. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
652 | |
653 | 'GIT_INDEX_FILE':: | |
654 | This environment allows the specification of an alternate | |
5f3aa197 LS |
655 | index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index` |
656 | is used. | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
657 | |
658 | 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: | |
659 | If the object storage directory is specified via this | |
660 | environment variable then the sha1 directories are created | |
661 | underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` | |
662 | directory is used. | |
663 | ||
664 | 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES':: | |
2de9b711 | 665 | Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be |
c1bdacf9 | 666 | archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable |
80ba074f | 667 | specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list |
2de9b711 | 668 | of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git |
80ba074f | 669 | objects. New objects will not be written to these directories. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
670 | |
671 | 'GIT_DIR':: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
672 | If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it |
673 | specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git` | |
674 | for the base of the repository. | |
75940a00 | 675 | The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value. |
c1bdacf9 | 676 | |
892c41b9 ML |
677 | 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: |
678 | Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be | |
679 | used in combination with repositories found automatically in | |
680 | a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set). | |
681 | This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line | |
682 | option and the core.worktree configuration variable. | |
683 | ||
d49483f0 | 684 | 'GIT_NAMESPACE':: |
2de9b711 | 685 | Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details. |
d49483f0 JT |
686 | The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value. |
687 | ||
0454dd93 | 688 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES':: |
7ec30aaa | 689 | This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If |
3e07d268 | 690 | set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up |
7ec30aaa MH |
691 | into while looking for a repository directory (useful for |
692 | excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not | |
693 | exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the | |
694 | command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read | |
695 | the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that | |
696 | might be present in order to compare them with the current | |
697 | directory. However, if even this access is slow, you | |
698 | can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the | |
699 | subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved; | |
700 | e.g., | |
701 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'. | |
0454dd93 | 702 | |
cf87463e | 703 | 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: |
e6405517 | 704 | When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository |
2de9b711 | 705 | directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent |
e6405517 JH |
706 | directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it |
707 | does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable | |
2de9b711 | 708 | can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem |
cf87463e JH |
709 | boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect |
710 | an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the | |
711 | command line. | |
8030e442 | 712 | |
2de9b711 | 713 | Git Commits |
c1bdacf9 DG |
714 | ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
715 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: | |
716 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL':: | |
717 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE':: | |
718 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME':: | |
719 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL':: | |
4e58bf97 | 720 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE':: |
28a94f88 | 721 | 'EMAIL':: |
5162e697 | 722 | see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] |
c1bdacf9 | 723 | |
2de9b711 | 724 | Git Diffs |
c1bdacf9 | 725 | ~~~~~~~~~ |
d81ed1b5 | 726 | 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS':: |
fde97d8a SE |
727 | Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the |
728 | number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created. | |
729 | This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option | |
2de9b711 | 730 | value passed on the Git diff command line. |
fde97d8a | 731 | |
d81ed1b5 | 732 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF':: |
fde97d8a SE |
733 | When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the |
734 | program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation | |
735 | described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified, | |
736 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters: | |
737 | ||
738 | path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode | |
739 | + | |
740 | where: | |
741 | ||
742 | <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the | |
743 | contents of <old|new>, | |
d5fa1f1a | 744 | <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes, |
fde97d8a | 745 | <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. |
fde97d8a SE |
746 | + |
747 | The file parameters can point at the user's working file | |
748 | (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` | |
749 | when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the | |
750 | index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the | |
751 | temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. | |
752 | + | |
753 | For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 | |
754 | parameter, <path>. | |
2cf565c5 | 755 | |
575ba9d6 ML |
756 | other |
757 | ~~~~~ | |
dbddb714 JN |
758 | 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY':: |
759 | A number controlling the amount of output shown by | |
760 | the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity. | |
5162e697 | 761 | See linkgit:git-merge[1] |
dbddb714 | 762 | |
c27d205a | 763 | 'GIT_PAGER':: |
a7738c77 | 764 | This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set |
2de9b711 | 765 | to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch |
ab54cd6c JN |
766 | a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in |
767 | linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
c27d205a | 768 | |
36384c97 RSM |
769 | 'GIT_EDITOR':: |
770 | This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`. | |
2de9b711 | 771 | It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode, |
36384c97 RSM |
772 | an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1] |
773 | and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
774 | ||
d5538b41 | 775 | 'GIT_SSH':: |
0b444cdb TR |
776 | If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' |
777 | and 'git push' will use this command instead | |
2fd02c92 | 778 | of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. |
e39c695d DB |
779 | The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or |
780 | four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') | |
781 | from the URL and the shell command to execute on that | |
782 | remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and | |
783 | the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other | |
784 | than the default SSH port. | |
d5538b41 SP |
785 | + |
786 | To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH | |
787 | you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, | |
788 | then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script. | |
789 | + | |
790 | Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your | |
791 | personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation | |
792 | for further details. | |
793 | ||
453842c9 | 794 | 'GIT_ASKPASS':: |
2de9b711 | 795 | If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to |
453842c9 KF |
796 | acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) |
797 | will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument | |
798 | and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' | |
799 | option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
800 | ||
e8ef401c JN |
801 | 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM':: |
802 | Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide | |
803 | `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can | |
804 | be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a | |
805 | predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it | |
806 | temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while | |
807 | waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it. | |
808 | ||
06f59e9f TT |
809 | 'GIT_FLUSH':: |
810 | If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such | |
0b444cdb TR |
811 | as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', |
812 | and 'git whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream | |
06f59e9f TT |
813 | after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this |
814 | variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done | |
815 | using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is | |
2de9b711 | 816 | not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing |
06f59e9f TT |
817 | based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not. |
818 | ||
575ba9d6 | 819 | 'GIT_TRACE':: |
2886bdb1 | 820 | If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison |
2de9b711 | 821 | is case insensitive), Git will print `trace:` messages on |
575ba9d6 ML |
822 | stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command |
823 | execution and external command execution. | |
2886bdb1 | 824 | If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1 |
2de9b711 | 825 | and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
826 | value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the |
827 | trace messages into this file descriptor. | |
828 | Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path | |
2de9b711 | 829 | (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
830 | as a file path and will try to write the trace messages |
831 | into it. | |
575ba9d6 | 832 | |
823ab40f | 833 | GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: |
2de9b711 | 834 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all |
823ab40f JK |
835 | pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, |
836 | running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search | |
837 | for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the | |
838 | glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding | |
2de9b711 | 839 | literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by |
823ab40f JK |
840 | `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). |
841 | ||
842 | ||
8db9307c JH |
843 | Discussion[[Discussion]] |
844 | ------------------------ | |
40dac517 BF |
845 | |
846 | More detail on the following is available from the | |
2de9b711 | 847 | link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
6998e4db | 848 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7]. |
40dac517 | 849 | |
2de9b711 | 850 | A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git" |
40dac517 BF |
851 | subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other |
852 | things, a compressed object database representing the complete history | |
853 | of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current | |
854 | contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such | |
855 | as tags and branch heads. | |
856 | ||
857 | The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which | |
858 | hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up | |
02ff6250 | 859 | directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree |
40dac517 BF |
860 | and some number of parent commits. |
861 | ||
862 | The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or | |
863 | "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent | |
864 | represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one | |
865 | parent represent merges of independent lines of development. | |
866 | ||
d5fa1f1a | 867 | All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally |
40dac517 BF |
868 | written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique. |
869 | The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing | |
870 | just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this | |
871 | purpose. | |
872 | ||
873 | When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for | |
874 | efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files". | |
875 | ||
876 | Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref | |
d5fa1f1a TA |
877 | may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs |
878 | with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most | |
879 | recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of | |
40dac517 BF |
880 | tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named |
881 | `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch. | |
882 | ||
883 | The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each | |
884 | path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents | |
885 | the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The | |
886 | attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the | |
887 | corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the | |
888 | working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may | |
889 | be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the | |
890 | content stored in the index. | |
891 | ||
892 | The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages") | |
893 | for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various | |
894 | unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress. | |
6c84e2e0 | 895 | |
7687ae98 JH |
896 | FURTHER DOCUMENTATION |
897 | --------------------- | |
898 | ||
899 | See the references in the "description" section to get started | |
2de9b711 | 900 | using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary |
7687ae98 JH |
901 | for a first-time user. |
902 | ||
2de9b711 | 903 | The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
7687ae98 | 904 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide |
2de9b711 | 905 | introductions to the underlying Git architecture. |
7687ae98 JH |
906 | |
907 | See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows. | |
908 | ||
909 | See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful | |
910 | examples. | |
911 | ||
912 | The internals are documented in the | |
48a8c26c | 913 | link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation]. |
7687ae98 JH |
914 | |
915 | Users migrating from CVS may also want to | |
916 | read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. | |
917 | ||
918 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
919 | Authors |
920 | ------- | |
48bb914e | 921 | Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio |
2de9b711 | 922 | C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list |
6ecc01f2 JH |
923 | <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary |
924 | gives you a more complete list of contributors. | |
925 | ||
926 | If you have a clone of git.git itself, the | |
d8f708f8 JK |
927 | output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you |
928 | the authors for specific parts of the project. | |
2cf565c5 | 929 | |
c97ca277 JH |
930 | Reporting Bugs |
931 | -------------- | |
932 | ||
933 | Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the | |
934 | development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be | |
935 | subscribed to the list to send a message there. | |
936 | ||
497c8331 CC |
937 | SEE ALSO |
938 | -------- | |
939 | linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], | |
5cbef01a | 940 | link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], |
497c8331 | 941 | linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], |
801a011d TR |
942 | linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual], |
943 | linkgit:gitworkflows[7] | |
497c8331 | 944 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
945 | GIT |
946 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 947 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |