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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 | |
dcb11cca | 46 | * link:v1.8.4.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.4.2] |
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47 | |
48 | * release notes for | |
dcb11cca | 49 | link:RelNotes/1.8.4.2.txt[1.8.4.2], |
02a110ad | 50 | link:RelNotes/1.8.4.1.txt[1.8.4.1], |
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51 | link:RelNotes/1.8.4.txt[1.8.4]. |
52 | ||
117eea7e | 53 | * link:v1.8.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.3.4] |
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54 | |
55 | * release notes for | |
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362de916 | 59 | link:RelNotes/1.8.3.1.txt[1.8.3.1], |
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60 | link:RelNotes/1.8.3.txt[1.8.3]. |
61 | ||
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63 | |
64 | * release notes for | |
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66 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.2.txt[1.8.2.2], | |
67 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1], | |
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68 | link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2]. |
69 | ||
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71 | |
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79 | link:RelNotes/1.8.1.txt[1.8.1]. |
80 | ||
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82 | |
83 | * release notes for | |
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87 | link:RelNotes/1.8.0.txt[1.8.0]. | |
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324 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4], | |
325 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3], | |
326 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2], | |
327 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1], | |
328 | link:RelNotes/1.5.4.txt[1.5.4]. | |
6ce8e44a | 329 | |
e708af6e | 330 | * link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8] |
5587cac2 JH |
331 | |
332 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
333 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8], |
334 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7], | |
335 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6], | |
336 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5], | |
337 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4], | |
338 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3], | |
339 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2], | |
340 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1], | |
341 | link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. | |
b6e4db6a | 342 | |
e636106c JH |
343 | * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5] |
344 | ||
aba170cd | 345 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
346 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], |
347 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4], | |
348 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3], | |
349 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2], | |
350 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1], | |
351 | link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2]. | |
aba170cd JH |
352 | |
353 | * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6] | |
354 | ||
355 | * release notes for | |
761e742d NP |
356 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6], |
357 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5], | |
358 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4], | |
359 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3], | |
360 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2], | |
361 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1], | |
362 | link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
363 | |
364 | * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7] | |
365 | ||
aba170cd | 366 | * release notes for |
761e742d NP |
367 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7], |
368 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6], | |
369 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5], | |
370 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3], | |
371 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2], | |
372 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1], | |
373 | link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0]. | |
2ff3f61a JH |
374 | |
375 | * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4], | |
376 | link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3], | |
377 | link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6], | |
378 | link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13]. | |
26cfcfbf JH |
379 | |
380 | ============ | |
381 | ||
382 | endif::stalenotes[] | |
383 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
384 | OPTIONS |
385 | ------- | |
386 | --version:: | |
2de9b711 | 387 | Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from. |
cb22bc44 AE |
388 | |
389 | --help:: | |
a87cd02c | 390 | Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used |
0f6f195b | 391 | commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all |
2de9b711 | 392 | available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this |
0f6f195b | 393 | option will bring up the manual page for that command. |
45533d26 CC |
394 | + |
395 | Other options are available to control how the manual page is | |
5162e697 | 396 | displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, |
db5d6666 JN |
397 | because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git |
398 | help ...`. | |
cb22bc44 | 399 | |
8b1fa778 AR |
400 | -c <name>=<value>:: |
401 | Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value | |
402 | given will override values from configuration files. | |
403 | The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by | |
404 | 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots). | |
405 | ||
62b4698e | 406 | --exec-path[=<path>]:: |
2de9b711 | 407 | Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed. |
cb22bc44 | 408 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH |
56992f76 | 409 | environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print |
cb22bc44 AE |
410 | the current setting and then exit. |
411 | ||
89a56bfb | 412 | --html-path:: |
2de9b711 | 413 | Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML |
239b5ed9 | 414 | documentation is installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 415 | |
f2dd8c37 | 416 | --man-path:: |
239b5ed9 | 417 | Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for |
2de9b711 | 418 | this version of Git and exit. |
f2dd8c37 JS |
419 | |
420 | --info-path:: | |
239b5ed9 | 421 | Print the path where the Info files documenting this |
2de9b711 | 422 | version of Git are installed and exit. |
89a56bfb | 423 | |
3240240f SB |
424 | -p:: |
425 | --paginate:: | |
06300d97 JN |
426 | Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard |
427 | output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>` | |
428 | configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section | |
429 | below). | |
6acbcb92 | 430 | |
463a849d | 431 | --no-pager:: |
2de9b711 | 432 | Do not pipe Git output into a pager. |
463a849d | 433 | |
6acbcb92 JS |
434 | --git-dir=<path>:: |
435 | Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by | |
302cc11a LY |
436 | setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute |
437 | path or relative path to current working directory. | |
6acbcb92 | 438 | |
892c41b9 | 439 | --work-tree=<path>:: |
ea472c1e JH |
440 | Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path |
441 | or a path relative to the current working directory. | |
892c41b9 ML |
442 | This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE |
443 | environment variable and the core.worktree configuration | |
ea472c1e JH |
444 | variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
445 | more detailed discussion). | |
892c41b9 | 446 | |
d49483f0 | 447 | --namespace=<path>:: |
2de9b711 | 448 | Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more |
d49483f0 JT |
449 | details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment |
450 | variable. | |
451 | ||
6acbcb92 | 452 | --bare:: |
9277d602 JH |
453 | Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR |
454 | environment is not set, it is set to the current working | |
455 | directory. | |
456 | ||
b0fa7ab5 | 457 | --no-replace-objects:: |
2de9b711 | 458 | Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See |
b0fa7ab5 CC |
459 | linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information. |
460 | ||
823ab40f JK |
461 | --literal-pathspecs:: |
462 | Treat pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. This is | |
463 | equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment | |
464 | variable to `1`. | |
465 | ||
9755afbd | 466 | |
23091e95 BF |
467 | GIT COMMANDS |
468 | ------------ | |
9755afbd | 469 | |
2de9b711 | 470 | We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level |
23091e95 | 471 | ("plumbing") commands. |
8b15e2fb | 472 | |
23091e95 BF |
473 | High-level commands (porcelain) |
474 | ------------------------------- | |
475 | ||
476 | We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some | |
477 | ancillary user utilities. | |
478 | ||
479 | Main porcelain commands | |
480 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
905197de | 481 | |
377e8139 | 482 | include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[] |
e31bb3bb | 483 | |
90933efb | 484 | Ancillary Commands |
23091e95 | 485 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2f2de9b4 JH |
486 | Manipulators: |
487 | ||
377e8139 | 488 | include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[] |
204ee6a9 | 489 | |
90933efb | 490 | Interrogators: |
204ee6a9 | 491 | |
377e8139 | 492 | include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] |
7fc9d69f | 493 | |
89bf2077 JH |
494 | |
495 | Interacting with Others | |
496 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
497 | ||
498 | These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other | |
499 | people via patch over e-mail. | |
500 | ||
501 | include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] | |
502 | ||
503 | ||
b1f33d62 RR |
504 | Low-level commands (plumbing) |
505 | ----------------------------- | |
506 | ||
2de9b711 | 507 | Although Git includes its |
b1f33d62 RR |
508 | own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support |
509 | development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains | |
5162e697 DM |
510 | might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and |
511 | linkgit:git-read-tree[1]. | |
b1f33d62 | 512 | |
89bf2077 JH |
513 | The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) |
514 | to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable | |
515 | than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are | |
516 | primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands | |
517 | on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the | |
518 | end user experience. | |
519 | ||
520 | The following description divides | |
521 | the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in | |
b1f33d62 RR |
522 | the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and |
523 | compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between | |
524 | repositories. | |
525 | ||
89bf2077 | 526 | |
b1f33d62 RR |
527 | Manipulation commands |
528 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
b1f33d62 | 529 | |
377e8139 | 530 | include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
531 | |
532 | ||
533 | Interrogation commands | |
534 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
535 | ||
377e8139 | 536 | include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[] |
b1f33d62 RR |
537 | |
538 | In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in | |
539 | the working tree. | |
540 | ||
541 | ||
542 | Synching repositories | |
543 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
544 | ||
377e8139 | 545 | include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] |
b1f33d62 | 546 | |
57f6ec02 | 547 | The following are helper commands used by the above; end users |
89bf2077 JH |
548 | typically do not use them directly. |
549 | ||
550 | include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] | |
551 | ||
552 | ||
553 | Internal helper commands | |
554 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
555 | ||
556 | These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end | |
557 | users typically do not use them directly. | |
558 | ||
559 | include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] | |
560 | ||
b1f33d62 | 561 | |
5773c9f2 JH |
562 | Configuration Mechanism |
563 | ----------------------- | |
564 | ||
c0179c0d MM |
565 | Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per |
566 | repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look | |
567 | like this: | |
5773c9f2 JH |
568 | |
569 | ------------ | |
570 | # | |
2fa090b6 | 571 | # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment. |
5773c9f2 JH |
572 | # |
573 | ||
574 | ; core variables | |
575 | [core] | |
576 | ; Don't trust file modes | |
577 | filemode = false | |
578 | ||
579 | ; user identity | |
580 | [user] | |
581 | name = "Junio C Hamano" | |
c0179c0d | 582 | email = "gitster@pobox.com" |
5773c9f2 JH |
583 | |
584 | ------------ | |
585 | ||
586 | Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust | |
06300d97 | 587 | their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a |
c0179c0d | 588 | list and more details about the configuration mechanism. |
5773c9f2 JH |
589 | |
590 | ||
6c84e2e0 | 591 | Identifier Terminology |
2cf565c5 DG |
592 | ---------------------- |
593 | <object>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 594 | Indicates the object name for any type of object. |
2cf565c5 DG |
595 | |
596 | <blob>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 597 | Indicates a blob object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
598 | |
599 | <tree>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 600 | Indicates a tree object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
601 | |
602 | <commit>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 603 | Indicates a commit object name. |
2cf565c5 DG |
604 | |
605 | <tree-ish>:: | |
2fa090b6 | 606 | Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A |
6c84e2e0 DG |
607 | command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to |
608 | operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences | |
609 | <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>. | |
2cf565c5 | 610 | |
043d7605 TT |
611 | <commit-ish>:: |
612 | Indicates a commit or tag object name. A | |
613 | command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to | |
614 | operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences | |
615 | <tag> objects that point at a <commit>. | |
616 | ||
2cf565c5 DG |
617 | <type>:: |
618 | Indicates that an object type is required. | |
2fa090b6 | 619 | Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`. |
2cf565c5 DG |
620 | |
621 | <file>:: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
622 | Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the |
623 | root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes. | |
2cf565c5 | 624 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
625 | Symbolic Identifiers |
626 | -------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 627 | Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following |
6c84e2e0 | 628 | symbolic notation: |
c1bdacf9 DG |
629 | |
630 | HEAD:: | |
0abcfbff | 631 | indicates the head of the current branch. |
2fa090b6 | 632 | |
c1bdacf9 | 633 | <tag>:: |
2fa090b6 | 634 | a valid tag 'name' |
0abcfbff | 635 | (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 636 | |
c1bdacf9 | 637 | <head>:: |
2fa090b6 | 638 | a valid head 'name' |
0abcfbff | 639 | (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference). |
2fa090b6 | 640 | |
d47107d8 | 641 | For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see |
9d83e382 | 642 | "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. |
d47107d8 | 643 | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
644 | |
645 | File/Directory Structure | |
646 | ------------------------ | |
c1bdacf9 | 647 | |
6998e4db | 648 | Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document. |
c1bdacf9 | 649 | |
6998e4db | 650 | Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook. |
6250ad1e | 651 | |
c1bdacf9 | 652 | Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the |
2fa090b6 | 653 | `$GIT_DIR`. |
c1bdacf9 | 654 | |
a1d4aa74 | 655 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
656 | Terminology |
657 | ----------- | |
6998e4db | 658 | Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7]. |
2cf565c5 DG |
659 | |
660 | ||
661 | Environment Variables | |
662 | --------------------- | |
2de9b711 | 663 | Various Git commands use the following environment variables: |
2cf565c5 | 664 | |
2de9b711 | 665 | The Git Repository |
c1bdacf9 | 666 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
2de9b711 | 667 | These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it |
c1bdacf9 | 668 | is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above |
2de9b711 | 669 | Git so take care if using Cogito etc. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
670 | |
671 | 'GIT_INDEX_FILE':: | |
672 | This environment allows the specification of an alternate | |
5f3aa197 LS |
673 | index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index` |
674 | is used. | |
c1bdacf9 DG |
675 | |
676 | 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: | |
677 | If the object storage directory is specified via this | |
678 | environment variable then the sha1 directories are created | |
679 | underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects` | |
680 | directory is used. | |
681 | ||
682 | 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES':: | |
2de9b711 | 683 | Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be |
c1bdacf9 | 684 | archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable |
80ba074f | 685 | specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list |
2de9b711 | 686 | of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git |
80ba074f | 687 | objects. New objects will not be written to these directories. |
c1bdacf9 DG |
688 | |
689 | 'GIT_DIR':: | |
2fa090b6 JH |
690 | If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it |
691 | specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git` | |
692 | for the base of the repository. | |
75940a00 | 693 | The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value. |
c1bdacf9 | 694 | |
892c41b9 | 695 | 'GIT_WORK_TREE':: |
a758a349 | 696 | Set the path to the root of the working tree. |
892c41b9 ML |
697 | This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line |
698 | option and the core.worktree configuration variable. | |
699 | ||
d49483f0 | 700 | 'GIT_NAMESPACE':: |
2de9b711 | 701 | Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details. |
d49483f0 JT |
702 | The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value. |
703 | ||
0454dd93 | 704 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES':: |
7ec30aaa | 705 | This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If |
3e07d268 | 706 | set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up |
7ec30aaa MH |
707 | into while looking for a repository directory (useful for |
708 | excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not | |
709 | exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the | |
710 | command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read | |
711 | the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that | |
712 | might be present in order to compare them with the current | |
713 | directory. However, if even this access is slow, you | |
714 | can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the | |
715 | subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved; | |
716 | e.g., | |
717 | 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'. | |
0454dd93 | 718 | |
cf87463e | 719 | 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM':: |
e6405517 | 720 | When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository |
2de9b711 | 721 | directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent |
e6405517 JH |
722 | directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it |
723 | does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable | |
2de9b711 | 724 | can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem |
cf87463e JH |
725 | boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect |
726 | an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the | |
727 | command line. | |
8030e442 | 728 | |
2de9b711 | 729 | Git Commits |
c1bdacf9 DG |
730 | ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
731 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_NAME':: | |
732 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL':: | |
733 | 'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE':: | |
734 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME':: | |
735 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL':: | |
4e58bf97 | 736 | 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE':: |
28a94f88 | 737 | 'EMAIL':: |
5162e697 | 738 | see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] |
c1bdacf9 | 739 | |
2de9b711 | 740 | Git Diffs |
c1bdacf9 | 741 | ~~~~~~~~~ |
d81ed1b5 | 742 | 'GIT_DIFF_OPTS':: |
fde97d8a SE |
743 | Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the |
744 | number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created. | |
745 | This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option | |
2de9b711 | 746 | value passed on the Git diff command line. |
fde97d8a | 747 | |
d81ed1b5 | 748 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF':: |
fde97d8a SE |
749 | When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the |
750 | program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation | |
751 | described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified, | |
752 | 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters: | |
753 | ||
754 | path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode | |
755 | + | |
756 | where: | |
757 | ||
758 | <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the | |
759 | contents of <old|new>, | |
d5fa1f1a | 760 | <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes, |
fde97d8a | 761 | <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes. |
fde97d8a SE |
762 | + |
763 | The file parameters can point at the user's working file | |
764 | (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` | |
765 | when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the | |
766 | index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the | |
767 | temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. | |
768 | + | |
769 | For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 | |
770 | parameter, <path>. | |
2cf565c5 | 771 | |
575ba9d6 ML |
772 | other |
773 | ~~~~~ | |
dbddb714 JN |
774 | 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY':: |
775 | A number controlling the amount of output shown by | |
776 | the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity. | |
5162e697 | 777 | See linkgit:git-merge[1] |
dbddb714 | 778 | |
c27d205a | 779 | 'GIT_PAGER':: |
a7738c77 | 780 | This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set |
2de9b711 | 781 | to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch |
ab54cd6c JN |
782 | a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in |
783 | linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
c27d205a | 784 | |
36384c97 RSM |
785 | 'GIT_EDITOR':: |
786 | This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`. | |
2de9b711 | 787 | It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode, |
36384c97 RSM |
788 | an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1] |
789 | and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
790 | ||
d5538b41 | 791 | 'GIT_SSH':: |
0b444cdb TR |
792 | If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch' |
793 | and 'git push' will use this command instead | |
2fd02c92 | 794 | of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system. |
e39c695d DB |
795 | The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two or |
796 | four arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') | |
797 | from the URL and the shell command to execute on that | |
798 | remote system, optionally preceded by '-p' (literally) and | |
799 | the 'port' from the URL when it specifies something other | |
800 | than the default SSH port. | |
d5538b41 SP |
801 | + |
802 | To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH | |
803 | you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script, | |
804 | then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script. | |
805 | + | |
806 | Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your | |
807 | personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation | |
808 | for further details. | |
809 | ||
453842c9 | 810 | 'GIT_ASKPASS':: |
2de9b711 | 811 | If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to |
453842c9 KF |
812 | acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication) |
813 | will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument | |
814 | and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass' | |
815 | option in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
816 | ||
e8ef401c JN |
817 | 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM':: |
818 | Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide | |
819 | `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can | |
820 | be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a | |
821 | predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it | |
822 | temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while | |
823 | waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it. | |
824 | ||
06f59e9f TT |
825 | 'GIT_FLUSH':: |
826 | If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such | |
0b444cdb | 827 | as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log', |
f1ed7fea AS |
828 | 'git check-attr', 'git check-ignore', and 'git whatchanged' will |
829 | force a flush of the output stream after each record have been | |
830 | flushed. If this | |
06f59e9f TT |
831 | variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done |
832 | using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is | |
2de9b711 | 833 | not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing |
06f59e9f TT |
834 | based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not. |
835 | ||
575ba9d6 | 836 | 'GIT_TRACE':: |
2886bdb1 | 837 | If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison |
2de9b711 | 838 | is case insensitive), Git will print `trace:` messages on |
575ba9d6 ML |
839 | stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command |
840 | execution and external command execution. | |
2886bdb1 | 841 | If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1 |
2de9b711 | 842 | and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
843 | value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the |
844 | trace messages into this file descriptor. | |
845 | Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path | |
2de9b711 | 846 | (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this |
2886bdb1 CC |
847 | as a file path and will try to write the trace messages |
848 | into it. | |
575ba9d6 | 849 | |
b12ca963 NTND |
850 | 'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS':: |
851 | If this variable is set to a path, a file will be created at | |
852 | the given path logging all accesses to any packs. For each | |
853 | access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is | |
854 | recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some | |
855 | pack-related performance problems. | |
856 | ||
1dd278ce NTND |
857 | 'GIT_TRACE_PACKET':: |
858 | If this variable is set, it shows a trace of all packets | |
859 | coming in or out of a given program. This can help with | |
860 | debugging object negotiation or other protocol issues. Tracing | |
861 | is turned off at a packet starting with "PACK". | |
862 | ||
823ab40f | 863 | GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS:: |
2de9b711 | 864 | Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all |
823ab40f JK |
865 | pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example, |
866 | running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search | |
867 | for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the | |
868 | glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding | |
2de9b711 | 869 | literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by |
823ab40f JK |
870 | `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc). |
871 | ||
872 | ||
8db9307c JH |
873 | Discussion[[Discussion]] |
874 | ------------------------ | |
40dac517 BF |
875 | |
876 | More detail on the following is available from the | |
2de9b711 | 877 | link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
6998e4db | 878 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7]. |
40dac517 | 879 | |
2de9b711 | 880 | A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git" |
40dac517 BF |
881 | subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other |
882 | things, a compressed object database representing the complete history | |
883 | of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current | |
884 | contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such | |
885 | as tags and branch heads. | |
886 | ||
887 | The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which | |
888 | hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up | |
02ff6250 | 889 | directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree |
40dac517 BF |
890 | and some number of parent commits. |
891 | ||
892 | The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or | |
893 | "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent | |
894 | represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one | |
895 | parent represent merges of independent lines of development. | |
896 | ||
d5fa1f1a | 897 | All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally |
40dac517 BF |
898 | written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique. |
899 | The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing | |
900 | just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this | |
901 | purpose. | |
902 | ||
903 | When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for | |
904 | efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files". | |
905 | ||
906 | Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref | |
d5fa1f1a TA |
907 | may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs |
908 | with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most | |
909 | recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of | |
40dac517 BF |
910 | tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named |
911 | `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch. | |
912 | ||
913 | The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each | |
914 | path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents | |
915 | the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The | |
916 | attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the | |
917 | corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the | |
918 | working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may | |
919 | be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the | |
920 | content stored in the index. | |
921 | ||
922 | The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages") | |
923 | for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various | |
924 | unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress. | |
6c84e2e0 | 925 | |
7687ae98 JH |
926 | FURTHER DOCUMENTATION |
927 | --------------------- | |
928 | ||
929 | See the references in the "description" section to get started | |
2de9b711 | 930 | using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary |
7687ae98 JH |
931 | for a first-time user. |
932 | ||
2de9b711 | 933 | The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the |
7687ae98 | 934 | user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide |
2de9b711 | 935 | introductions to the underlying Git architecture. |
7687ae98 JH |
936 | |
937 | See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows. | |
938 | ||
939 | See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful | |
940 | examples. | |
941 | ||
942 | The internals are documented in the | |
48a8c26c | 943 | link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation]. |
7687ae98 JH |
944 | |
945 | Users migrating from CVS may also want to | |
946 | read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. | |
947 | ||
948 | ||
cb22bc44 AE |
949 | Authors |
950 | ------- | |
48bb914e | 951 | Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio |
2de9b711 | 952 | C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list |
6ecc01f2 JH |
953 | <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.ohloh.net/p/git/contributors/summary |
954 | gives you a more complete list of contributors. | |
955 | ||
956 | If you have a clone of git.git itself, the | |
d8f708f8 JK |
957 | output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you |
958 | the authors for specific parts of the project. | |
2cf565c5 | 959 | |
c97ca277 JH |
960 | Reporting Bugs |
961 | -------------- | |
962 | ||
963 | Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the | |
964 | development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be | |
965 | subscribed to the list to send a message there. | |
966 | ||
497c8331 CC |
967 | SEE ALSO |
968 | -------- | |
969 | linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], | |
5cbef01a | 970 | link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], |
497c8331 | 971 | linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], |
801a011d TR |
972 | linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual], |
973 | linkgit:gitworkflows[7] | |
497c8331 | 974 | |
2cf565c5 DG |
975 | GIT |
976 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 977 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |