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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] |
44e1e4d6 | 12 | 'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>] |
68e4b552 | 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' |
2ff3f61a JH |
43 | branch of the `git.git` repository. |
44 | Documentation for older releases are available here: | |
43a8e4fe | 45 | |
3330a2c4 | 46 | * link:v1.8.5.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.5.4] |
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47 | |
48 | * release notes for | |
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4224916a | 50 | link:RelNotes/1.8.5.3.txt[1.8.5.3], |
5512ac58 | 51 | link:RelNotes/1.8.5.2.txt[1.8.5.2], |
a155a5f0 | 52 | link:RelNotes/1.8.5.1.txt[1.8.5.1], |
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53 | link:RelNotes/1.8.5.txt[1.8.5]. |
54 | ||
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56 | |
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63 | link:RelNotes/1.8.4.txt[1.8.4]. |
64 | ||
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66 | |
67 | * release notes for | |
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72 | link:RelNotes/1.8.3.txt[1.8.3]. |
73 | ||
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80 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2]. |
81 | ||
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91 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1]. |
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323 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.5.txt[1.5.5.5], | |
324 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.4.txt[1.5.5.4], | |
325 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.3.txt[1.5.5.3], | |
326 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.2.txt[1.5.5.2], | |
327 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1], | |
328 | link:RelNotes/1.5.5.txt[1.5.5]. | |
1d2375dd | 329 | |
efe05b01 | 330 | * link:v1.5.4.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.7] |
6ce8e44a JH |
331 | |
332 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
333 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.7.txt[1.5.4.7], |
334 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.6.txt[1.5.4.6], | |
335 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5], | |
336 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4], | |
337 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3], | |
338 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2], | |
339 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1], | |
340 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.txt[1.5.4]. | |
6ce8e44a | 341 | |
e708af6e | 342 | * link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8] |
5587cac2 JH |
343 | |
344 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
345 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8], |
346 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7], | |
347 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6], | |
348 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5], | |
349 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4], | |
350 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3], | |
351 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2], | |
352 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1], | |
353 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. | |
b6e4db6a | 354 | |
e636106c JH |
355 | * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5] |
356 | ||
aba170cd | 357 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
358 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], |
359 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], | |
360 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], | |
361 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], | |
362 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], | |
363 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. | |
aba170cd JH |
364 | |
365 | * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6] | |
366 | ||
367 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
368 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], |
369 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], | |
370 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], | |
371 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], | |
372 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], | |
373 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], | |
374 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
375 | |
376 | * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7] | |
377 | ||
aba170cd | 378 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
379 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], |
380 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], | |
381 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], | |
382 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], | |
383 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], | |
384 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], | |
385 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
386 | |
387 | * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4], | |
388 | link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3], | |
389 | link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6], | |
390 | link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13]. | |
26cfcfbf JH |
391 | |
392 | ============ | |
393 | ||
394 | endif::stalenotes[] | |
395 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
396 | OPTIONS |
397 | ------- | |
398 | --version:: | |
2de9b711 | 399 | Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from. |
cb22bc44 AE |
400 | |
401 | --help:: | |
a87cd02c | 402 | Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used |
0f6f195b | 403 | commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all |
2de9b711 | 404 | available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this |
0f6f195b | 405 | option will bring up the manual page for that command. |
45533d26 CC |
406 | + |
407 | Other options are available to control how the manual page is | |
5162e697 | 408 | displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, |
db5d6666 JN |
409 | because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git |
410 | help ...`. | |
cb22bc44 | 411 | |
44e1e4d6 NR |
412 | -C <path>:: |
413 | Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working | |
414 | directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent | |
415 | non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C | |
416 | <path>`. | |
417 | + | |
418 | This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and | |
419 | `--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be | |
420 | made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For | |
421 | example the following invocations are equivalent: | |
422 | ||
423 | git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status | |
424 | git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status | |
425 | ||
8b1fa778 AR |
426 | -c <name>=<value>:: |
427 | Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value | |
428 | given will override values from configuration files. | |
429 | The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by | |
430 | 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). | |
431 | ||
62b4698e | 432 | --exec-path[=<path>]:: |
2de9b711 | 433 | Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed. |
cb22bc44 | 434 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH |
56992f76 | 435 | environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print |
cb22bc44 AE |
436 | the current setting and then exit. |
437 | ||
89a56bfb | 438 | --html-path:: |
2de9b711 | 439 | Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML |
239b5ed9 | 440 | documentation is installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 441 | |
f2dd8c37 | 442 | --man-path:: |
239b5ed9 | 443 | Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for |
2de9b711 | 444 | this version of Git and exit. |
f2dd8c37 JS |
445 | |
446 | --info-path:: | |
239b5ed9 | 447 | Print the path where the Info files documenting this |
2de9b711 | 448 | version of Git are installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 449 | |
3240240f SB |
450 | -p:: |
451 | --paginate:: | |
06300d97 JN |
452 | Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard |
453 | output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>` | |
454 | configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section | |
455 | below). | |
6acbcb92 | 456 | |
463a849d | 457 | --no-pager:: |
2de9b711 | 458 | Do not pipe Git output into a pager. |
463a849d | 459 | |
6acbcb92 JS |
460 | --git-dir=<path>:: |
461 | Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by | |
302cc11a LY |
462 | setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute |
463 | path or relative path to current working directory. | |
6acbcb92 | 464 | |
892c41b9 | 465 | --work-tree=<path>:: |
ea472c1e JH |
466 | Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path |
467 | or a path relative to the current working directory. | |
892c41b9 ML |
468 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE |
469 | environment variable and the core.worktree configuration | |
ea472c1e JH |
470 | variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
471 | more detailed discussion). | |
892c41b9 | 472 | |
d49483f0 | 473 | --namespace=<path>:: |
2de9b711 | 474 | Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more |
d49483f0 JT |
475 | details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment |
476 | variable. | |
477 | ||
6acbcb92 | 478 | --bare:: |
9277d602 JH |
479 | Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |
480 | environment is not set, it is set to the current working | |
481 | directory. | |
482 | ||
b0fa7ab5 | 483 | --no-replace-objects:: |
2de9b711 | 484 | Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See |
b0fa7ab5 CC |
485 | linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. |
486 | ||
823ab40f | 487 | --literal-pathspecs:: |
a16bf9dd NTND |
488 | Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic). |
489 | This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment | |
823ab40f JK |
490 | variable to `1`. |
491 | ||
6fb02165 | 492 | --glob-pathspecs:: |
bd30c2e4 NTND |
493 | Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting |
494 | the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling | |
495 | globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec | |
496 | magic ":(literal)" | |
497 | ||
6fb02165 | 498 | --noglob-pathspecs:: |
bd30c2e4 NTND |
499 | Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting |
500 | the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling | |
501 | globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec | |
502 | magic ":(glob)" | |
9755afbd | 503 | |
6fb02165 | 504 | --icase-pathspecs:: |
93d93537 NTND |
505 | Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting |
506 | the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. | |
9755afbd | 507 | |
23091e95 BF |
508 | GIT COMMANDS |
509 | ------------ | |
9755afbd | 510 | |
2de9b711 | 511 | We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level |
23091e95 | 512 | ("plumbing") commands. |
8b15e2fb | 513 | |
23091e95 BF |
514 | High-level commands (porcelain) |
515 | ------------------------------- | |
516 | ||
517 | We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some | |
518 | ancillary user utilities. | |
519 | ||
520 | Main porcelain commands | |
521 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
905197de | 522 | |
377e8139 | 523 | include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[] |
e31bb3bb | 524 | |
90933efb | 525 | Ancillary Commands |
23091e95 | 526 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2f2de9b4 JH |
527 | Manipulators: |
528 | ||
377e8139 | 529 | include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[] |
204ee6a9 | 530 | |
90933efb | 531 | Interrogators: |
204ee6a9 | 532 | |
377e8139 | 533 | include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] |
7fc9d69f | 534 | |
89bf2077 JH |
535 | |
536 | Interacting with Others | |
537 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
538 | ||
539 | These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other | |
540 | people via patch over e-mail. | |
541 | ||
542 | include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] | |
543 | ||
544 | ||
b1f33d62 RR |
545 | Low-level commands (plumbing) |
546 | ----------------------------- | |
547 | ||
2de9b711 | 548 | Although Git includes its |
b1f33d62 RR |
549 | own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support |
550 | development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains | |
5162e697 DM |
551 | might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and |
552 | linkgit:git-read-tree[1]. | |
b1f33d62 | 553 | |
89bf2077 JH |
554 | The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) |
555 | to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable | |
556 | than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are | |
557 | primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands | |
558 | on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the | |
559 | end user experience. | |
560 | ||
561 | The following description divides | |
562 | the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in | |
b1f33d62 RR |
563 | the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and |
564 | compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between | |
565 | repositories. | |
566 | ||
89bf2077 | 567 | |
b1f33d62 RR |
568 | Manipulation commands |
569 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
b1f33d62 | 570 | |
377e8139 | 571 | include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
572 | |
573 | ||
574 | Interrogation commands | |
575 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
576 | ||
377e8139 | 577 | include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
578 | |
579 | In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in | |
580 | the working tree. | |
581 | ||
582 | ||
583 | Synching repositories | |
584 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
585 | ||
377e8139 | 586 | include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] |
b1f33d62 | 587 | |
57f6ec02 | 588 | The following are helper commands used by the above; end users |
89bf2077 JH |
589 | typically do not use them directly. |
590 | ||
591 | include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] | |
592 | ||
593 | ||
594 | Internal helper commands | |
595 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
596 | ||
597 | These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end | |
598 | users typically do not use them directly. | |
599 | ||
600 | include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] | |
601 | ||
b1f33d62 | 602 | |
5773c9f2 JH |
603 | Configuration Mechanism |
604 | ----------------------- | |
605 | ||
c0179c0d MM |
606 | Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per |
607 | repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look | |
608 | like this: | |
5773c9f2 JH |
609 | |
610 | ------------ | |
611 | # | |
2fa090b6 | 612 | # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment. |
5773c9f2 JH |
613 | # |
614 | ||
615 | ; core variables | |
616 | [core] | |
617 | ; Don't trust file modes | |
618 | filemode = false | |
619 | ||
620 | ; user identity | |
621 | [user] | |
622 | name = "Junio C Hamano" | |
c0179c0d | 623 | email = "gitster@pobox.com" |
5773c9f2 JH |
624 | |
625 | ------------ | |
626 | ||
627 | Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust | |
06300d97 | 628 | their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
c0179c0d | 629 | list and more details about the configuration mechanism. |
5773c9f2 JH |
630 | |
631 | ||
6c84e2e0 | 632 | Identifier Terminology |
2cf565c5 DG |
633 | ---------------------- |
634 | <object>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 635 | Indicates the object name for any type of object. |
2cf565c5 DG |
636 | |
637 | <blob>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 638 | Indicates a blob object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
639 | |
640 | <tree>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 641 | Indicates a tree object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
642 | |
643 | <commit>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 644 | Indicates a commit object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
645 | |
646 | <tree-ish>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 647 | Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A |
6c84e2e0 DG |
648 | command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to |
649 | operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences | |
650 | <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>. | |
2cf565c5 | 651 | |
043d7605 TT |
652 | <commit-ish>:: |
653 | Indicates a commit or tag object name. A | |
654 | command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to | |
655 | operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences | |
656 | <tag> objects that point at a <commit>. | |
657 | ||
2cf565c5 DG |
658 | <type>:: |
659 | Indicates that an object type is required. | |
2fa090b6 | 660 | Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`. |
2cf565c5 DG |
661 | |
662 | <file>:: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
663 | Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the |
664 | root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes. | |
2cf565c5 | 665 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
666 | Symbolic Identifiers |
667 | -------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 668 | Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following |
6c84e2e0 | 669 | symbolic notation: |
c1bdacf9 DG |
670 | |
671 | HEAD:: | |
0abcfbff | 672 | indicates the head of the current branch. |
2fa090b6 | 673 | |
c1bdacf9 | 674 | <tag>:: |
2fa090b6 | 675 | a valid tag 'name' |
0abcfbff | 676 | (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 677 | |
c1bdacf9 | 678 | <head>:: |
2fa090b6 | 679 | a valid head 'name' |
0abcfbff | 680 | (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 681 | |
d47107d8 | 682 | For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see |
9d83e382 | 683 | "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |
d47107d8 | 684 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
685 | |
686 | File/Directory Structure | |
687 | ------------------------ | |
c1bdacf9 | 688 | |
6998e4db | 689 | Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document. |
c1bdacf9 | 690 | |
6998e4db | 691 | Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook. |
6250ad1e | 692 | |
c1bdacf9 | 693 | Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the |
2fa090b6 | 694 | `$GIT_DIR`. |
c1bdacf9 | 695 | |
a1d4aa74 | 696 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
697 | Terminology |
698 | ----------- | |
6998e4db | 699 | Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7]. |
2cf565c5 DG |
700 | |
701 | ||
702 | Environment Variables | |
703 | --------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 704 | Various Git commands use the following environment variables: |
2cf565c5 | 705 | |
2de9b711 | 706 | The Git Repository |
c1bdacf9 | 707 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2de9b711 | 708 | These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it |
c1bdacf9 | 709 | is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above |
2de9b711 | 710 | Git so take care if using Cogito etc. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
711 | |
712 | 'GIT_INDEX_FILE':: | |
713 | This environment allows the specification of an alternate | |
5f3aa197 LS |
714 | index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index` |
715 | is used. | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
716 | |
717 | 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: | |
718 | If the object storage directory is specified via this | |
719 | environment variable then the sha1 directories are created | |
720 | underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` | |
721 | directory is used. | |
722 | ||
723 | 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES':: | |
2de9b711 | 724 | Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be |
c1bdacf9 | 725 | archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable |
80ba074f | 726 | specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list |
2de9b711 | 727 | of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git |
80ba074f | 728 | objects. New objects will not be written to these directories. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
729 | |
730 | 'GIT_DIR':: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
731 | If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it |
732 | specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git` | |
733 | for the base of the repository. | |
75940a00 | 734 | The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value. |
c1bdacf9 | 735 | |
892c41b9 | 736 | 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: |
a758a349 | 737 | Set the path to the root of the working tree. |
892c41b9 ML |
738 | This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line |
739 | option and the core.worktree configuration variable. | |
740 | ||
d49483f0 | 741 | 'GIT_NAMESPACE':: |
2de9b711 | 742 | Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details. |
d49483f0 JT |
743 | The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value. |
744 | ||
0454dd93 | 745 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES':: |
7ec30aaa | 746 | This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If |
3e07d268 | 747 | set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up |
7ec30aaa MH |
748 | into while looking for a repository directory (useful for |
749 | excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not | |
750 | exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the | |
751 | command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read | |
752 | the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that | |
753 | might be present in order to compare them with the current | |
754 | directory. However, if even this access is slow, you | |
755 | can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the | |
756 | subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved; | |
757 | e.g., | |
758 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'. | |
0454dd93 | 759 | |
cf87463e | 760 | 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: |
e6405517 | 761 | When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository |
2de9b711 | 762 | directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent |
e6405517 JH |
763 | directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it |
764 | does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable | |
2de9b711 | 765 | can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem |
cf87463e JH |
766 | boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect |
767 | an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the | |
768 | command line. | |
8030e442 | 769 | |
2de9b711 | 770 | Git Commits |
c1bdacf9 DG |
771 | ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
772 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: | |
773 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL':: | |
774 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE':: | |
775 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME':: | |
776 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL':: | |
4e58bf97 | 777 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE':: |
28a94f88 | 778 | 'EMAIL':: |
5162e697 | 779 | see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] |
c1bdacf9 | 780 | |
2de9b711 | 781 | Git Diffs |
c1bdacf9 | 782 | ~~~~~~~~~ |
d81ed1b5 | 783 | 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS':: |
fde97d8a SE |
784 | Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the |
785 | number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created. | |
786 | This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option | |
2de9b711 | 787 | value passed on the Git diff command line. |
fde97d8a | 788 | |
d81ed1b5 | 789 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF':: |
fde97d8a SE |
790 | When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the |
791 | program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation | |
792 | described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified, | |
793 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters: | |
794 | ||
795 | path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode | |
796 | + | |
797 | where: | |
798 | ||
799 | <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the | |
800 | contents of <old|new>, | |
d5fa1f1a | 801 | <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes, |
fde97d8a | 802 | <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. |
fde97d8a SE |
803 | + |
804 | The file parameters can point at the user's working file | |
805 | (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` | |
806 | when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the | |
807 | index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the | |
808 | temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. | |
809 | + | |
810 | For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 | |
811 | parameter, <path>. | |
2cf565c5 | 812 | |
575ba9d6 ML |
813 | other |
814 | ~~~~~ | |
dbddb714 JN |
815 | 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY':: |
816 | A number controlling the amount of output shown by | |
817 | the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity. | |
5162e697 | 818 | See linkgit:git-merge[1] |
dbddb714 | 819 | |
c27d205a | 820 | 'GIT_PAGER':: |
a7738c77 | 821 | This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set |
2de9b711 | 822 | to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch |
ab54cd6c JN |
823 | a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in |
824 | linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
c27d205a | 825 | |
36384c97 RSM |
826 | 'GIT_EDITOR':: |
827 | This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`. | |
2de9b711 | 828 | It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode, |
36384c97 RSM |
829 | an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1] |
830 | and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
831 | ||
d5538b41 | 832 | 'GIT_SSH':: |
0b444cdb TR |
833 | If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' |
834 | and 'git push' will use this command instead | |
2fd02c92 | 835 | of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. |
e39c695d DB |
836 | The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or |
837 | four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') | |
838 | from the URL and the shell command to execute on that | |
839 | remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and | |
840 | the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other | |
841 | than the default SSH port. | |
d5538b41 SP |
842 | + |
843 | To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH | |
844 | you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, | |
845 | then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script. | |
846 | + | |
847 | Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your | |
848 | personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation | |
849 | for further details. | |
850 | ||
453842c9 | 851 | 'GIT_ASKPASS':: |
2de9b711 | 852 | If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to |
453842c9 KF |
853 | acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) |
854 | will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument | |
855 | and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' | |
856 | option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
857 | ||
e8ef401c JN |
858 | 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM':: |
859 | Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide | |
860 | `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can | |
861 | be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a | |
862 | predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it | |
863 | temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while | |
864 | waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it. | |
865 | ||
06f59e9f TT |
866 | 'GIT_FLUSH':: |
867 | If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such | |
0b444cdb | 868 | as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', |
627a8b8d | 869 | 'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will |
f1ed7fea AS |
870 | force a flush of the output stream after each record have been |
871 | flushed. If this | |
06f59e9f TT |
872 | variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done |
873 | using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is | |
2de9b711 | 874 | not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing |
06f59e9f TT |
875 | based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not. |
876 | ||
575ba9d6 | 877 | 'GIT_TRACE':: |
2886bdb1 | 878 | If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison |
2de9b711 | 879 | is case insensitive), Git will print `trace:` messages on |
575ba9d6 ML |
880 | stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command |
881 | execution and external command execution. | |
2886bdb1 | 882 | If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1 |
2de9b711 | 883 | and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
884 | value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the |
885 | trace messages into this file descriptor. | |
886 | Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path | |
2de9b711 | 887 | (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
888 | as a file path and will try to write the trace messages |
889 | into it. | |
575ba9d6 | 890 | |
b12ca963 NTND |
891 | 'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS':: |
892 | If this variable is set to a path, a file will be created at | |
893 | the given path logging all accesses to any packs. For each | |
894 | access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is | |
895 | recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some | |
896 | pack-related performance problems. | |
897 | ||
1dd278ce NTND |
898 | 'GIT_TRACE_PACKET':: |
899 | If this variable is set, it shows a trace of all packets | |
900 | coming in or out of a given program. This can help with | |
901 | debugging object negotiation or other protocol issues. Tracing | |
902 | is turned off at a packet starting with "PACK". | |
903 | ||
823ab40f | 904 | GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: |
2de9b711 | 905 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all |
823ab40f JK |
906 | pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, |
907 | running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search | |
908 | for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the | |
909 | glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding | |
2de9b711 | 910 | literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by |
823ab40f JK |
911 | `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). |
912 | ||
bd30c2e4 NTND |
913 | GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS:: |
914 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all | |
915 | pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic). | |
916 | ||
917 | GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS:: | |
918 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all | |
919 | pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic). | |
920 | ||
93d93537 NTND |
921 | GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS:: |
922 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all | |
923 | pathspecs as case-insensitive. | |
924 | ||
c3e2d189 JH |
925 | 'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION':: |
926 | When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep | |
927 | track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is | |
928 | typically the name of the high-level command that updated | |
929 | the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref. | |
930 | A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action | |
931 | helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this | |
932 | variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the | |
933 | end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog. | |
934 | ||
823ab40f | 935 | |
8db9307c JH |
936 | Discussion[[Discussion]] |
937 | ------------------------ | |
40dac517 BF |
938 | |
939 | More detail on the following is available from the | |
2de9b711 | 940 | link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
6998e4db | 941 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7]. |
40dac517 | 942 | |
2de9b711 | 943 | A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git" |
40dac517 BF |
944 | subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other |
945 | things, a compressed object database representing the complete history | |
946 | of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current | |
947 | contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such | |
948 | as tags and branch heads. | |
949 | ||
950 | The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which | |
951 | hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up | |
02ff6250 | 952 | directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree |
40dac517 BF |
953 | and some number of parent commits. |
954 | ||
955 | The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or | |
956 | "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent | |
957 | represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one | |
958 | parent represent merges of independent lines of development. | |
959 | ||
d5fa1f1a | 960 | All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally |
40dac517 BF |
961 | written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique. |
962 | The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing | |
963 | just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this | |
964 | purpose. | |
965 | ||
966 | When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for | |
967 | efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files". | |
968 | ||
969 | Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref | |
d5fa1f1a TA |
970 | may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs |
971 | with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most | |
972 | recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of | |
40dac517 BF |
973 | tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named |
974 | `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch. | |
975 | ||
976 | The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each | |
977 | path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents | |
978 | the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The | |
979 | attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the | |
980 | corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the | |
981 | working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may | |
982 | be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the | |
983 | content stored in the index. | |
984 | ||
985 | The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages") | |
986 | for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various | |
987 | unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress. | |
6c84e2e0 | 988 | |
7687ae98 JH |
989 | FURTHER DOCUMENTATION |
990 | --------------------- | |
991 | ||
992 | See the references in the "description" section to get started | |
2de9b711 | 993 | using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary |
7687ae98 JH |
994 | for a first-time user. |
995 | ||
2de9b711 | 996 | The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
7687ae98 | 997 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide |
2de9b711 | 998 | introductions to the underlying Git architecture. |
7687ae98 JH |
999 | |
1000 | See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows. | |
1001 | ||
1002 | See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful | |
1003 | examples. | |
1004 | ||
1005 | The internals are documented in the | |
48a8c26c | 1006 | link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation]. |
7687ae98 JH |
1007 | |
1008 | Users migrating from CVS may also want to | |
1009 | read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. | |
1010 | ||
1011 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
1012 | Authors |
1013 | ------- | |
48bb914e | 1014 | Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio |
2de9b711 | 1015 | C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list |
6ecc01f2 JH |
1016 | <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary |
1017 | gives you a more complete list of contributors. | |
1018 | ||
1019 | If you have a clone of git.git itself, the | |
d8f708f8 JK |
1020 | output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you |
1021 | the authors for specific parts of the project. | |
2cf565c5 | 1022 | |
c97ca277 JH |
1023 | Reporting Bugs |
1024 | -------------- | |
1025 | ||
1026 | Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the | |
1027 | development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be | |
1028 | subscribed to the list to send a message there. | |
1029 | ||
497c8331 CC |
1030 | SEE ALSO |
1031 | -------- | |
1032 | linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], | |
5cbef01a | 1033 | link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], |
497c8331 | 1034 | linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], |
801a011d TR |
1035 | linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual], |
1036 | linkgit:gitworkflows[7] | |
497c8331 | 1037 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
1038 | GIT |
1039 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 1040 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |