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70827b15 1#include "cache.h"
b2141fc1 2#include "config.h"
70827b15 3#include "builtin.h"
d807c4a0 4#include "exec-cmd.h"
38124a40 5#include "run-command.h"
8af84dad 6#include "levenshtein.h"
940208a7 7#include "help.h"
cfb22a02 8#include "command-list.h"
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9#include "string-list.h"
10#include "column.h"
816fb46b 11#include "version.h"
e5618106 12#include "refs.h"
b48cbfc5 13#include "parse-options.h"
64949984 14
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15struct category_description {
16 uint32_t category;
17 const char *desc;
18};
19static uint32_t common_mask =
20 CAT_init | CAT_worktree | CAT_info |
21 CAT_history | CAT_remote;
22static struct category_description common_categories[] = {
23 { CAT_init, N_("start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)") },
24 { CAT_worktree, N_("work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)") },
25 { CAT_info, N_("examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)") },
26 { CAT_history, N_("grow, mark and tweak your common history") },
27 { CAT_remote, N_("collaborate (see also: git help workflows)") },
28 { 0, NULL }
29};
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30static struct category_description main_categories[] = {
31 { CAT_mainporcelain, N_("Main Porcelain Commands") },
32 { CAT_ancillarymanipulators, N_("Ancillary Commands / Manipulators") },
33 { CAT_ancillaryinterrogators, N_("Ancillary Commands / Interrogators") },
34 { CAT_foreignscminterface, N_("Interacting with Others") },
35 { CAT_plumbingmanipulators, N_("Low-level Commands / Manipulators") },
36 { CAT_plumbinginterrogators, N_("Low-level Commands / Interrogators") },
37 { CAT_synchingrepositories, N_("Low-level Commands / Synching Repositories") },
38 { CAT_purehelpers, N_("Low-level Commands / Internal Helpers") },
39 { 0, NULL }
40};
cfb22a02 41
1b81d8cb 42static const char *drop_prefix(const char *name, uint32_t category)
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43{
44 const char *new_name;
45
46 if (skip_prefix(name, "git-", &new_name))
47 return new_name;
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48 if (category == CAT_guide && skip_prefix(name, "git", &new_name))
49 return new_name;
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50 return name;
51
52}
53
54static void extract_cmds(struct cmdname_help **p_cmds, uint32_t mask)
55{
56 int i, nr = 0;
57 struct cmdname_help *cmds;
58
59 if (ARRAY_SIZE(command_list) == 0)
60 BUG("empty command_list[] is a sign of broken generate-cmdlist.sh");
61
62 ALLOC_ARRAY(cmds, ARRAY_SIZE(command_list) + 1);
63
64 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(command_list); i++) {
65 const struct cmdname_help *cmd = command_list + i;
66
67 if (!(cmd->category & mask))
68 continue;
69
70 cmds[nr] = *cmd;
1b81d8cb 71 cmds[nr].name = drop_prefix(cmd->name, cmd->category);
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72
73 nr++;
74 }
75 cmds[nr].name = NULL;
76 *p_cmds = cmds;
77}
78
79static void print_command_list(const struct cmdname_help *cmds,
80 uint32_t mask, int longest)
81{
82 int i;
83
84 for (i = 0; cmds[i].name; i++) {
85 if (cmds[i].category & mask) {
86 printf(" %s ", cmds[i].name);
87 mput_char(' ', longest - strlen(cmds[i].name));
88 puts(_(cmds[i].help));
89 }
90 }
91}
92
93static int cmd_name_cmp(const void *elem1, const void *elem2)
94{
95 const struct cmdname_help *e1 = elem1;
96 const struct cmdname_help *e2 = elem2;
97
98 return strcmp(e1->name, e2->name);
99}
100
101static void print_cmd_by_category(const struct category_description *catdesc)
102{
103 struct cmdname_help *cmds;
104 int longest = 0;
105 int i, nr = 0;
106 uint32_t mask = 0;
107
108 for (i = 0; catdesc[i].desc; i++)
109 mask |= catdesc[i].category;
110
111 extract_cmds(&cmds, mask);
112
113 for (i = 0; cmds[i].name; i++, nr++) {
114 if (longest < strlen(cmds[i].name))
115 longest = strlen(cmds[i].name);
116 }
117 QSORT(cmds, nr, cmd_name_cmp);
118
119 for (i = 0; catdesc[i].desc; i++) {
120 uint32_t mask = catdesc[i].category;
121 const char *desc = catdesc[i].desc;
122
123 printf("\n%s\n", _(desc));
124 print_command_list(cmds, mask, longest);
125 }
126 free(cmds);
127}
128
940208a7 129void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len)
70827b15 130{
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131 struct cmdname *ent;
132 FLEX_ALLOC_MEM(ent, name, name, len);
70827b15 133 ent->len = len;
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134
135 ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + 1, cmds->alloc);
136 cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = ent;
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137}
138
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139static void clean_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds)
140{
141 int i;
142 for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; ++i)
143 free(cmds->names[i]);
144 free(cmds->names);
145 cmds->cnt = 0;
146 cmds->alloc = 0;
147}
148
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149static int cmdname_compare(const void *a_, const void *b_)
150{
151 struct cmdname *a = *(struct cmdname **)a_;
152 struct cmdname *b = *(struct cmdname **)b_;
153 return strcmp(a->name, b->name);
154}
155
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156static void uniq(struct cmdnames *cmds)
157{
158 int i, j;
159
160 if (!cmds->cnt)
161 return;
162
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163 for (i = j = 1; i < cmds->cnt; i++) {
164 if (!strcmp(cmds->names[i]->name, cmds->names[j-1]->name))
165 free(cmds->names[i]);
166 else
1eb05690 167 cmds->names[j++] = cmds->names[i];
4a15758f 168 }
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169
170 cmds->cnt = j;
171}
172
940208a7 173void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes)
f3fa1838 174{
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175 int ci, cj, ei;
176 int cmp;
177
178 ci = cj = ei = 0;
179 while (ci < cmds->cnt && ei < excludes->cnt) {
180 cmp = strcmp(cmds->names[ci]->name, excludes->names[ei]->name);
181 if (cmp < 0)
182 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
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183 else if (cmp == 0) {
184 ei++;
185 free(cmds->names[ci++]);
186 } else if (cmp > 0)
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187 ei++;
188 }
189
190 while (ci < cmds->cnt)
191 cmds->names[cj++] = cmds->names[ci++];
192
193 cmds->cnt = cj;
194}
195
d10cb3df 196static void pretty_print_cmdnames(struct cmdnames *cmds, unsigned int colopts)
70827b15 197{
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198 struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
199 struct column_options copts;
200 int i;
70827b15 201
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202 for (i = 0; i < cmds->cnt; i++)
203 string_list_append(&list, cmds->names[i]->name);
204 /*
205 * always enable column display, we only consult column.*
206 * about layout strategy and stuff
207 */
208 colopts = (colopts & ~COL_ENABLE_MASK) | COL_ENABLED;
209 memset(&copts, 0, sizeof(copts));
210 copts.indent = " ";
211 copts.padding = 2;
212 print_columns(&list, colopts, &copts);
213 string_list_clear(&list, 0);
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214}
215
e321180e 216static void list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
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217 const char *path,
218 const char *prefix)
70827b15 219{
1eb05690 220 DIR *dir = opendir(path);
70827b15 221 struct dirent *de;
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222 struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
223 int len;
70827b15 224
f5d600e2 225 if (!dir)
e321180e 226 return;
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227 if (!prefix)
228 prefix = "git-";
70827b15 229
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230 strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/", path);
231 len = buf.len;
232
70827b15 233 while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
de8118e1 234 const char *ent;
26936bfd 235 size_t entlen;
70827b15 236
de8118e1 237 if (!skip_prefix(de->d_name, prefix, &ent))
70827b15 238 continue;
0966003c 239
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240 strbuf_setlen(&buf, len);
241 strbuf_addstr(&buf, de->d_name);
242 if (!is_executable(buf.buf))
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243 continue;
244
de8118e1 245 entlen = strlen(ent);
6e409473 246 strip_suffix(ent, ".exe", &entlen);
70827b15 247
de8118e1 248 add_cmdname(cmds, ent, entlen);
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249 }
250 closedir(dir);
f5d600e2 251 strbuf_release(&buf);
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252}
253
e321180e 254void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
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255 struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
256 struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
1eb05690 257{
1eb05690 258 const char *env_path = getenv("PATH");
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259 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
260
1f08e5ce 261 if (exec_path) {
e321180e 262 list_commands_in_dir(main_cmds, exec_path, prefix);
9ed0d8d6 263 QSORT(main_cmds->names, main_cmds->cnt, cmdname_compare);
1f08e5ce 264 uniq(main_cmds);
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265 }
266
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267 if (env_path) {
268 char *paths, *path, *colon;
269 path = paths = xstrdup(env_path);
270 while (1) {
271 if ((colon = strchr(path, PATH_SEP)))
272 *colon = 0;
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273 if (!exec_path || strcmp(path, exec_path))
274 list_commands_in_dir(other_cmds, path, prefix);
1eb05690 275
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276 if (!colon)
277 break;
278 path = colon + 1;
279 }
280 free(paths);
1eb05690 281
9ed0d8d6 282 QSORT(other_cmds->names, other_cmds->cnt, cmdname_compare);
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283 uniq(other_cmds);
284 }
940208a7 285 exclude_cmds(other_cmds, main_cmds);
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286}
287
f4ed0af6 288void list_commands(unsigned int colopts,
dbfae689 289 struct cmdnames *main_cmds, struct cmdnames *other_cmds)
2156435f 290{
940208a7 291 if (main_cmds->cnt) {
61c5d431 292 const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();
4470ef94 293 printf_ln(_("available git commands in '%s'"), exec_path);
1eb05690 294 putchar('\n');
d10cb3df 295 pretty_print_cmdnames(main_cmds, colopts);
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296 putchar('\n');
297 }
298
940208a7 299 if (other_cmds->cnt) {
4470ef94 300 printf_ln(_("git commands available from elsewhere on your $PATH"));
940208a7 301 putchar('\n');
d10cb3df 302 pretty_print_cmdnames(other_cmds, colopts);
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303 putchar('\n');
304 }
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305}
306
1542d4cd 307void list_common_cmds_help(void)
22414770 308{
22414770 309 puts(_("These are common Git commands used in various situations:"));
cfb22a02 310 print_cmd_by_category(common_categories);
1542d4cd 311}
22414770 312
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313void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list)
314{
315 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
316 int i;
317
318 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
319 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
320 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
321
322 for (i = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++)
323 string_list_append(list, main_cmds.names[i]->name);
324
325 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
326 clean_cmdnames(&other_cmds);
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327}
328
6bb2dc0b 329void list_all_other_cmds(struct string_list *list)
1542d4cd 330{
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331 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
332 int i;
1542d4cd 333
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334 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
335 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
336 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
1542d4cd 337
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338 for (i = 0; i < other_cmds.cnt; i++)
339 string_list_append(list, other_cmds.names[i]->name);
22414770 340
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341 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
342 clean_cmdnames(&other_cmds);
343}
344
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345void list_cmds_by_category(struct string_list *list,
346 const char *cat)
347{
348 int i, n = ARRAY_SIZE(command_list);
349 uint32_t cat_id = 0;
22414770 350
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351 for (i = 0; category_names[i]; i++) {
352 if (!strcmp(cat, category_names[i])) {
353 cat_id = 1UL << i;
354 break;
22414770 355 }
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356 }
357 if (!cat_id)
358 die(_("unsupported command listing type '%s'"), cat);
359
360 for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
361 struct cmdname_help *cmd = command_list + i;
362
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363 if (!(cmd->category & cat_id))
364 continue;
365 string_list_append(list, drop_prefix(cmd->name, cmd->category));
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366 }
367}
368
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369void list_cmds_by_config(struct string_list *list)
370{
371 const char *cmd_list;
372
373 /*
374 * There's no actual repository setup at this point (and even
375 * if there is, we don't really care; only global config
376 * matters). If we accidentally set up a repository, it's ok
377 * too since the caller (git --list-cmds=) should exit shortly
378 * anyway.
379 */
380 if (git_config_get_string_const("completion.commands", &cmd_list))
381 return;
382
383 string_list_sort(list);
384 string_list_remove_duplicates(list, 0);
385
386 while (*cmd_list) {
387 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
388 const char *p = strchrnul(cmd_list, ' ');
22414770 389
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390 strbuf_add(&sb, cmd_list, p - cmd_list);
391 if (*cmd_list == '-')
392 string_list_remove(list, cmd_list + 1, 0);
393 else
394 string_list_insert(list, sb.buf);
395 strbuf_release(&sb);
396 while (*p == ' ')
397 p++;
398 cmd_list = p;
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399 }
400}
401
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402void list_common_guides_help(void)
403{
404 struct category_description catdesc[] = {
405 { CAT_guide, N_("The common Git guides are:") },
406 { 0, NULL }
407 };
408 print_cmd_by_category(catdesc);
409 putchar('\n');
410}
411
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412void list_all_cmds_help(void)
413{
414 print_cmd_by_category(main_categories);
415}
416
940208a7 417int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
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418{
419 int i;
420 for (i = 0; i < c->cnt; i++)
421 if (!strcmp(s, c->names[i]->name))
422 return 1;
423 return 0;
424}
425
f0e90716 426static int autocorrect;
746c221a 427static struct cmdnames aliases;
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428
429static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
430{
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431 const char *p;
432
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433 if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect"))
434 autocorrect = git_config_int(var,value);
746c221a 435 /* Also use aliases for command lookup */
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436 if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &p))
437 add_cmdname(&aliases, p, strlen(p));
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438
439 return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
440}
441
8af84dad 442static int levenshtein_compare(const void *p1, const void *p2)
822a7d50 443{
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444 const struct cmdname *const *c1 = p1, *const *c2 = p2;
445 const char *s1 = (*c1)->name, *s2 = (*c2)->name;
446 int l1 = (*c1)->len;
447 int l2 = (*c2)->len;
448 return l1 != l2 ? l1 - l2 : strcmp(s1, s2);
449}
450
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451static void add_cmd_list(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *old)
452{
453 int i;
454 ALLOC_GROW(cmds->names, cmds->cnt + old->cnt, cmds->alloc);
455
456 for (i = 0; i < old->cnt; i++)
457 cmds->names[cmds->cnt++] = old->names[i];
88ce3ef6 458 FREE_AND_NULL(old->names);
746c221a 459 old->cnt = 0;
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460}
461
06500a02 462/* An empirically derived magic number */
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463#define SIMILARITY_FLOOR 7
464#define SIMILAR_ENOUGH(x) ((x) < SIMILARITY_FLOOR)
06500a02 465
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466static const char bad_interpreter_advice[] =
467 N_("'%s' appears to be a git command, but we were not\n"
468 "able to execute it. Maybe git-%s is broken?");
469
8af84dad 470const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
822a7d50 471{
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472 int i, n, best_similarity = 0;
473 struct cmdnames main_cmds, other_cmds;
cfb22a02 474 struct cmdname_help *common_cmds;
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475
476 memset(&main_cmds, 0, sizeof(main_cmds));
0b74f5dc 477 memset(&other_cmds, 0, sizeof(other_cmds));
746c221a 478 memset(&aliases, 0, sizeof(aliases));
8af84dad 479
659fef19 480 read_early_config(git_unknown_cmd_config, NULL);
f0e90716 481
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482 load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
483
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484 add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &aliases);
485 add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &other_cmds);
9ed0d8d6 486 QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, cmdname_compare);
746c221a 487 uniq(&main_cmds);
8af84dad 488
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489 extract_cmds(&common_cmds, common_mask);
490
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491 /* This abuses cmdname->len for levenshtein distance */
492 for (i = 0, n = 0; i < main_cmds.cnt; i++) {
493 int cmp = 0; /* avoid compiler stupidity */
494 const char *candidate = main_cmds.names[i]->name;
495
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496 /*
497 * An exact match means we have the command, but
498 * for some reason exec'ing it gave us ENOENT; probably
499 * it's a bad interpreter in the #! line.
500 */
501 if (!strcmp(candidate, cmd))
502 die(_(bad_interpreter_advice), cmd, cmd);
503
6612b9e4 504 /* Does the candidate appear in common_cmds list? */
cfb22a02 505 while (common_cmds[n].name &&
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506 (cmp = strcmp(common_cmds[n].name, candidate)) < 0)
507 n++;
cfb22a02 508 if (common_cmds[n].name && !cmp) {
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509 /* Yes, this is one of the common commands */
510 n++; /* use the entry from common_cmds[] */
59556548 511 if (starts_with(candidate, cmd)) {
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512 /* Give prefix match a very good score */
513 main_cmds.names[i]->len = 0;
514 continue;
515 }
516 }
517
8af84dad 518 main_cmds.names[i]->len =
c41494f8 519 levenshtein(cmd, candidate, 0, 2, 1, 3) + 1;
6612b9e4 520 }
cfb22a02 521 FREE_AND_NULL(common_cmds);
8af84dad 522
9ed0d8d6 523 QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, levenshtein_compare);
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524
525 if (!main_cmds.cnt)
9665627d 526 die(_("Uh oh. Your system reports no Git commands at all."));
8af84dad 527
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528 /* skip and count prefix matches */
529 for (n = 0; n < main_cmds.cnt && !main_cmds.names[n]->len; n++)
530 ; /* still counting */
531
532 if (main_cmds.cnt <= n) {
533 /* prefix matches with everything? that is too ambiguous */
534 best_similarity = SIMILARITY_FLOOR + 1;
535 } else {
536 /* count all the most similar ones */
537 for (best_similarity = main_cmds.names[n++]->len;
538 (n < main_cmds.cnt &&
539 best_similarity == main_cmds.names[n]->len);
540 n++)
541 ; /* still counting */
542 }
06500a02 543 if (autocorrect && n == 1 && SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
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544 const char *assumed = main_cmds.names[0]->name;
545 main_cmds.names[0] = NULL;
546 clean_cmdnames(&main_cmds);
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547 fprintf_ln(stderr,
548 _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', "
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549 "which does not exist."),
550 cmd);
551 if (autocorrect < 0)
552 fprintf_ln(stderr,
553 _("Continuing under the assumption that "
554 "you meant '%s'."),
555 assumed);
556 else {
557 fprintf_ln(stderr,
558 _("Continuing in %0.1f seconds, "
559 "assuming that you meant '%s'."),
560 (float)autocorrect/10.0, assumed);
2024d317 561 sleep_millisec(autocorrect * 100);
f0e90716 562 }
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563 return assumed;
564 }
565
9665627d 566 fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
8af84dad 567
06500a02 568 if (SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
9665627d 569 fprintf_ln(stderr,
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570 Q_("\nThe most similar command is",
571 "\nThe most similar commands are",
9665627d 572 n));
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573
574 for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
575 fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", main_cmds.names[i]->name);
576 }
577
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578 exit(1);
579}
580
a633fca0 581int cmd_version(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
70827b15 582{
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583 int build_options = 0;
584 const char * const usage[] = {
585 N_("git version [<options>]"),
586 NULL
587 };
588 struct option options[] = {
589 OPT_BOOL(0, "build-options", &build_options,
590 "also print build options"),
591 OPT_END()
592 };
593
594 argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, usage, 0);
595
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596 /*
597 * The format of this string should be kept stable for compatibility
598 * with external projects that rely on the output of "git version".
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599 *
600 * Always show the version, even if other options are given.
f2de0b97 601 */
70827b15 602 printf("git version %s\n", git_version_string);
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603
604 if (build_options) {
b2289404 605 printf("cpu: %s\n", GIT_HOST_CPU);
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606 if (git_built_from_commit_string[0])
607 printf("built from commit: %s\n",
608 git_built_from_commit_string);
609 else
610 printf("no commit associated with this build\n");
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611 printf("sizeof-long: %d\n", (int)sizeof(long));
612 /* NEEDSWORK: also save and output GIT-BUILD_OPTIONS? */
6b9c38e1 613 }
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614 return 0;
615}
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617struct similar_ref_cb {
618 const char *base_ref;
619 struct string_list *similar_refs;
620};
621
91d6e94e 622static int append_similar_ref(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
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623 int flags, void *cb_data)
624{
625 struct similar_ref_cb *cb = (struct similar_ref_cb *)(cb_data);
626 char *branch = strrchr(refname, '/') + 1;
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627 const char *remote;
628
e5618106 629 /* A remote branch of the same name is deemed similar */
95b567c7 630 if (skip_prefix(refname, "refs/remotes/", &remote) &&
e5618106 631 !strcmp(branch, cb->base_ref))
95b567c7 632 string_list_append(cb->similar_refs, remote);
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633 return 0;
634}
635
636static struct string_list guess_refs(const char *ref)
637{
638 struct similar_ref_cb ref_cb;
639 struct string_list similar_refs = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
640
641 ref_cb.base_ref = ref;
642 ref_cb.similar_refs = &similar_refs;
643 for_each_ref(append_similar_ref, &ref_cb);
644 return similar_refs;
645}
646
647void help_unknown_ref(const char *ref, const char *cmd, const char *error)
648{
649 int i;
650 struct string_list suggested_refs = guess_refs(ref);
651
652 fprintf_ln(stderr, _("%s: %s - %s"), cmd, ref, error);
653
654 if (suggested_refs.nr > 0) {
655 fprintf_ln(stderr,
656 Q_("\nDid you mean this?",
657 "\nDid you mean one of these?",
658 suggested_refs.nr));
659 for (i = 0; i < suggested_refs.nr; i++)
660 fprintf(stderr, "\t%s\n", suggested_refs.items[i].string);
661 }
662
663 string_list_clear(&suggested_refs, 0);
664 exit(1);
665}