Documentation/git-diagnose.txt

   1 git-diagnose(1)
   2 ================
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-diagnose - Generate a zip archive of diagnostic information
   7
   8 SYNOPSIS
   9 --------
  10 [verse]
  11 'git diagnose' [(-o | --output-directory) <path>] [(-s | --suffix) <format>]
  12                [--mode=<mode>]
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16 Collects detailed information about the user's machine, Git client, and
  17 repository state and packages that information into a zip archive. The
  18 generated archive can then, for example, be shared with the Git mailing list to
  19 help debug an issue or serve as a reference for independent debugging.
  20
  21 By default, the following information is captured in the archive:
  22
  23   * 'git version --build-options'
  24   * The path to the repository root
  25   * The available disk space on the filesystem
  26   * The name and size of each packfile, including those in alternate object
  27     stores
  28   * The total count of loose objects, as well as counts broken down by
  29     `.git/objects` subdirectory
  30
  31 Additional information can be collected by selecting a different diagnostic mode
  32 using the `--mode` option.
  33
  34 This tool differs from linkgit:git-bugreport[1] in that it collects much more
  35 detailed information with a greater focus on reporting the size and data shape
  36 of repository contents.
  37
  38 OPTIONS
  39 -------
  40 -o <path>::
  41 --output-directory <path>::
  42         Place the resulting diagnostics archive in `<path>` instead of the
  43         current directory.
  44
  45 -s <format>::
  46 --suffix <format>::
  47         Specify an alternate suffix for the diagnostics archive name, to create
  48         a file named 'git-diagnostics-<formatted suffix>'. This should take the
  49         form of a strftime(3) format string; the current local time will be
  50         used.
  51
  52 --mode=(stats|all)::
  53         Specify the type of diagnostics that should be collected. The default behavior
  54         of 'git diagnose' is equivalent to `--mode=stats`.
  55 +
  56 The `--mode=all` option collects everything included in `--mode=stats`, as well
  57 as copies of `.git`, `.git/hooks`, `.git/info`, `.git/logs`, and
  58 `.git/objects/info` directories. This additional information may be sensitive,
  59 as it can be used to reconstruct the full contents of the diagnosed repository.
  60 Users should exercise caution when sharing an archive generated with
  61 `--mode=all`.
  62
  63 GIT
  64 ---
  65 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite