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-rw-r--r--Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt27
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config/gc.txt16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt183
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-repack.txt23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-status.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/rev-list-options.txt8
9 files changed, 192 insertions, 84 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
index 7f46b10ed9..a6ed554886 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.43.0.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Backward Compatibility Notes
prefix. If you are negatively affected by this change, please use
"--subject-prefix=PATCH --rfc" as a replacement.
+ * "git rev-list --stdin" learned to take non-revisions (like "--not")
+ recently from the standard input, but the way such a "--not" was
+ handled was quite confusing, which has been rethought. The updated
+ rule is that "--not" given from the command line only affects revs
+ given from the command line that comes but not revs read from the
+ standard input, and "--not" read from the standard input affects
+ revs given from the stanrdard input and not revs given from the
+ command line.
UI, Workflows & Features
@@ -72,6 +80,12 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
completed. The parsing code for the alias as been loosened to
allow ';' without an extra space before it.
+ * "git for-each-ref" and friends learned to apply mailmap to
+ authorname and other fields.
+
+ * "git repack" machinery learns to pay attention to the "--filter="
+ option.
+
Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
@@ -100,6 +114,13 @@ Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
* The code to keep track of existing packs in the repository while
repacking has been refactored.
+ * The "streaming" interface used for bulk-checkin codepath has been
+ narrowed to take only blob objects for now, with no real loss of
+ functionality.
+
+ * GitHub CI workflow has learned to trigger Coverity check.
+ (merge 3349520e1a js/ci-coverity later to maint).
+
Fixes since v2.42
-----------------
@@ -198,6 +219,10 @@ Fixes since v2.42
but now they do.
(merge 5bdedac3c7 jc/unresolve-removal later to maint).
+ * The display width table for unicode characters has been updated for
+ Unicode 15.1
+ (merge 872976c37e bb/unicode-width-table-15 later to maint).
+
* Other code cleanup, docfix, build fix, etc.
(merge fd3ba590d8 ws/git-push-doc-grammofix later to maint).
(merge 5f33a843de ds/upload-pack-error-sequence-fix later to maint).
@@ -218,3 +243,5 @@ Fixes since v2.42
(merge 563f339d98 ch/clean-docfix later to maint).
(merge 4fbe83fcd9 hy/doc-show-is-like-log-not-diff-tree later to maint).
(merge 43abaaf008 ob/am-msgfix later to maint).
+ (merge c2c349a15c xz/commit-title-soft-limit-doc later to maint).
+ (merge f4cbb32c27 rs/parse-opt-ctx-cleanup later to maint).
diff --git a/Documentation/config/gc.txt b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
index ca47eb2008..466466d6cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/gc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/gc.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ Multiple hooks are supported, but all must exit successfully, else the
operation (either generating a cruft pack or unpacking unreachable
objects) will be halted.
+gc.repackFilter::
+ When repacking, use the specified filter to move certain
+ objects into a separate packfile. See the
+ `--filter=<filter-spec>` option of linkgit:git-repack[1].
+
+gc.repackFilterTo::
+ When repacking and using a filter, see `gc.repackFilter`, the
+ specified location will be used to create the packfile
+ containing the filtered out objects. **WARNING:** The
+ specified location should be accessible, using for example the
+ Git alternates mechanism, otherwise the repo could be
+ considered corrupt by Git as it migh not be able to access the
+ objects in that packfile. See the `--filter-to=<dir>` option
+ of linkgit:git-repack[1] and the `objects/info/alternates`
+ section of linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5].
+
gc.rerereResolved::
Records of conflicted merge you resolved earlier are
kept for this many days when 'git rerere gc' is run.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 225c6c9f2e..a6cef5d820 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ DISCUSSION
----------
Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message
-with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the
+with a single short (no more than 50 characters) line summarizing the
change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description.
The text up to the first blank line in a commit message is treated
as the commit title, and that title is used throughout Git.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
index 11b2bc3121..e86d5700dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -303,7 +303,11 @@ Fields that have name-email-date tuple as its value (`author`,
and `date` to extract the named component. For email fields (`authoremail`,
`committeremail` and `taggeremail`), `:trim` can be appended to get the email
without angle brackets, and `:localpart` to get the part before the `@` symbol
-out of the trimmed email.
+out of the trimmed email. In addition to these, the `:mailmap` option and the
+corresponding `:mailmap,trim` and `:mailmap,localpart` can be used (order does
+not matter) to get values of the name and email according to the .mailmap file
+or according to the file set in the mailmap.file or mailmap.blob configuration
+variable (see linkgit:gitmailmap[5]).
The raw data in an object is `raw`.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
index 55d8961466..418265f044 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git interpret-trailers' [--in-place] [--trim-empty]
- [(--trailer <token>[(=|:)<value>])...]
+ [(--trailer (<key>|<keyAlias>)[(=|:)<value>])...]
[--parse] [<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ the last two lines starting with "Signed-off-by" are trailers.
This command reads commit messages from either the
<file> arguments or the standard input if no <file> is specified.
-If `--parse` is specified, the output consists of the parsed trailers.
-Otherwise, this command applies the arguments passed using the
-`--trailer` option, if any, to each input file. The result is emitted on the
-standard output.
+If `--parse` is specified, the output consists of the parsed trailers
+coming from the input, without influencing them with any command line
+options or configuration variables.
+
+Otherwise, this command applies `trailer.*` configuration variables
+(which could potentially add new trailers, as well as reposition them),
+as well as any command line arguments that can override configuration
+variables (such as `--trailer=...` which could also add new trailers),
+to each input file. The result is emitted on the standard output.
This command can also operate on the output of linkgit:git-format-patch[1],
which is more elaborate than a plain commit message. Namely, such output
@@ -48,22 +53,32 @@ are applied to each input and the way any existing trailer in
the input is changed. They also make it possible to
automatically add some trailers.
-By default, a '<token>=<value>' or '<token>:<value>' argument given
+By default, a '<key>=<value>' or '<key>:<value>' argument given
using `--trailer` will be appended after the existing trailers only if
-the last trailer has a different (<token>, <value>) pair (or if there
-is no existing trailer). The <token> and <value> parts will be trimmed
+the last trailer has a different (<key>, <value>) pair (or if there
+is no existing trailer). The <key> and <value> parts will be trimmed
to remove starting and trailing whitespace, and the resulting trimmed
-<token> and <value> will appear in the output like this:
+<key> and <value> will appear in the output like this:
------------------------------------------------
-token: value
+key: value
------------------------------------------------
-This means that the trimmed <token> and <value> will be separated by
-`': '` (one colon followed by one space). For convenience, the <token> can be a
-shortened string key (e.g., "sign") instead of the full string which should
-appear before the separator on the output (e.g., "Signed-off-by"). This can be
-configured using the 'trailer.<token>.key' configuration variable.
+This means that the trimmed <key> and <value> will be separated by
+`': '` (one colon followed by one space).
+
+For convenience, a <keyAlias> can be configured to make using `--trailer`
+shorter to type on the command line. This can be configured using the
+'trailer.<keyAlias>.key' configuration variable. The <keyAlias> must be a prefix
+of the full <key> string, although case sensitivity does not matter. For
+example, if you have
+
+------------------------------------------------
+trailer.sign.key "Signed-off-by: "
+------------------------------------------------
+
+in your configuration, you only need to specify `--trailer="sign: foo"`
+on the command line instead of `--trailer="Signed-off-by: foo"`.
By default the new trailer will appear at the end of all the existing
trailers. If there is no existing trailer, the new trailer will appear
@@ -80,14 +95,14 @@ non-whitespace lines before a line that starts with '---' (followed by a
space or the end of the line).
When reading trailers, there can be no whitespace before or inside the
-<token>, but any number of regular space and tab characters are allowed
-between the <token> and the separator. There can be whitespaces before,
+<key>, but any number of regular space and tab characters are allowed
+between the <key> and the separator. There can be whitespaces before,
inside or after the <value>. The <value> may be split over multiple lines
with each subsequent line starting with at least one whitespace, like
the "folding" in RFC 822. Example:
------------------------------------------------
-token: This is a very long value, with spaces and
+key: This is a very long value, with spaces and
newlines in it.
------------------------------------------------
@@ -104,35 +119,44 @@ OPTIONS
the whole trailer will be removed from the output.
This applies to existing trailers as well as new trailers.
---trailer <token>[(=|:)<value>]::
- Specify a (<token>, <value>) pair that should be applied as a
+--trailer <key>[(=|:)<value>]::
+ Specify a (<key>, <value>) pair that should be applied as a
trailer to the inputs. See the description of this
command.
--where <placement>::
--no-where::
Specify where all new trailers will be added. A setting
- provided with '--where' overrides all configuration variables
+ provided with '--where' overrides the `trailer.where` and any
+ applicable `trailer.<keyAlias>.where` configuration variables
and applies to all '--trailer' options until the next occurrence of
- '--where' or '--no-where'. Possible values are `after`, `before`,
- `end` or `start`.
+ '--where' or '--no-where'. Upon encountering '--no-where', clear the
+ effect of any previous use of '--where', such that the relevant configuration
+ variables are no longer overridden. Possible placements are `after`,
+ `before`, `end` or `start`.
--if-exists <action>::
--no-if-exists::
Specify what action will be performed when there is already at
- least one trailer with the same <token> in the input. A setting
- provided with '--if-exists' overrides all configuration variables
+ least one trailer with the same <key> in the input. A setting
+ provided with '--if-exists' overrides the `trailer.ifExists` and any
+ applicable `trailer.<keyAlias>.ifExists` configuration variables
and applies to all '--trailer' options until the next occurrence of
- '--if-exists' or '--no-if-exists'. Possible actions are `addIfDifferent`,
+ '--if-exists' or '--no-if-exists'. Upon encountering '--no-if-exists, clear the
+ effect of any previous use of '--if-exists, such that the relevant configuration
+ variables are no longer overridden. Possible actions are `addIfDifferent`,
`addIfDifferentNeighbor`, `add`, `replace` and `doNothing`.
--if-missing <action>::
--no-if-missing::
Specify what action will be performed when there is no other
- trailer with the same <token> in the input. A setting
- provided with '--if-missing' overrides all configuration variables
+ trailer with the same <key> in the input. A setting
+ provided with '--if-missing' overrides the `trailer.ifMissing` and any
+ applicable `trailer.<keyAlias>.ifMissing` configuration variables
and applies to all '--trailer' options until the next occurrence of
- '--if-missing' or '--no-if-missing'. Possible actions are `doNothing`
+ '--if-missing' or '--no-if-missing'. Upon encountering '--no-if-missing,
+ clear the effect of any previous use of '--if-missing, such that the relevant
+ configuration variables are no longer overridden. Possible actions are `doNothing`
or `add`.
--only-trailers::
@@ -140,16 +164,19 @@ OPTIONS
--only-input::
Output only trailers that exist in the input; do not add any
- from the command-line or by following configured `trailer.*`
- rules.
+ from the command-line or by applying `trailer.*` configuration
+ variables.
--unfold::
- Remove any whitespace-continuation in trailers, so that each
- trailer appears on a line by itself with its full content.
+ If a trailer has a value that runs over multiple lines (aka "folded"),
+ reformat the value into a single line.
--parse::
A convenience alias for `--only-trailers --only-input
- --unfold`.
+ --unfold`. This makes it easier to only see the trailers coming from the
+ input without influencing them with any command line options or
+ configuration variables, while also making the output machine-friendly with
+ --unfold.
--no-divider::
Do not treat `---` as the end of the commit message. Use this
@@ -170,11 +197,11 @@ used when another separator is not specified in the config for this
trailer.
+
For example, if the value for this option is "%=$", then only lines
-using the format '<token><sep><value>' with <sep> containing '%', '='
+using the format '<key><sep><value>' with <sep> containing '%', '='
or '$' and then spaces will be considered trailers. And '%' will be
the default separator used, so by default trailers will appear like:
-'<token>% <value>' (one percent sign and one space will appear between
-the token and the value).
+'<key>% <value>' (one percent sign and one space will appear between
+the key and the value).
trailer.where::
This option tells where a new trailer will be added.
@@ -188,41 +215,41 @@ If it is `start`, then each new trailer will appear at the start,
instead of the end, of the existing trailers.
+
If it is `after`, then each new trailer will appear just after the
-last trailer with the same <token>.
+last trailer with the same <key>.
+
If it is `before`, then each new trailer will appear just before the
-first trailer with the same <token>.
+first trailer with the same <key>.
trailer.ifexists::
This option makes it possible to choose what action will be
performed when there is already at least one trailer with the
- same <token> in the input.
+ same <key> in the input.
+
The valid values for this option are: `addIfDifferentNeighbor` (this
is the default), `addIfDifferent`, `add`, `replace` or `doNothing`.
+
With `addIfDifferentNeighbor`, a new trailer will be added only if no
-trailer with the same (<token>, <value>) pair is above or below the line
+trailer with the same (<key>, <value>) pair is above or below the line
where the new trailer will be added.
+
With `addIfDifferent`, a new trailer will be added only if no trailer
-with the same (<token>, <value>) pair is already in the input.
+with the same (<key>, <value>) pair is already in the input.
+
With `add`, a new trailer will be added, even if some trailers with
-the same (<token>, <value>) pair are already in the input.
+the same (<key>, <value>) pair are already in the input.
+
-With `replace`, an existing trailer with the same <token> will be
+With `replace`, an existing trailer with the same <key> will be
deleted and the new trailer will be added. The deleted trailer will be
-the closest one (with the same <token>) to the place where the new one
+the closest one (with the same <key>) to the place where the new one
will be added.
+
With `doNothing`, nothing will be done; that is no new trailer will be
-added if there is already one with the same <token> in the input.
+added if there is already one with the same <key> in the input.
trailer.ifmissing::
This option makes it possible to choose what action will be
performed when there is not yet any trailer with the same
- <token> in the input.
+ <key> in the input.
+
The valid values for this option are: `add` (this is the default) and
`doNothing`.
@@ -231,34 +258,40 @@ With `add`, a new trailer will be added.
+
With `doNothing`, nothing will be done.
-trailer.<token>.key::
- This `key` will be used instead of <token> in the trailer. At
- the end of this key, a separator can appear and then some
- space characters. By default the only valid separator is ':',
- but this can be changed using the `trailer.separators` config
- variable.
+trailer.<keyAlias>.key::
+ Defines a <keyAlias> for the <key>. The <keyAlias> must be a
+ prefix (case does not matter) of the <key>. For example, in `git
+ config trailer.ack.key "Acked-by"` the "Acked-by" is the <key> and
+ the "ack" is the <keyAlias>. This configuration allows the shorter
+ `--trailer "ack:..."` invocation on the command line using the "ack"
+ <keyAlias> instead of the longer `--trailer "Acked-by:..."`.
++
+At the end of the <key>, a separator can appear and then some
+space characters. By default the only valid separator is ':',
+but this can be changed using the `trailer.separators` config
+variable.
+
-If there is a separator, then the key will be used instead of both the
-<token> and the default separator when adding the trailer.
+If there is a separator in the key, then it overrides the default
+separator when adding the trailer.
-trailer.<token>.where::
+trailer.<keyAlias>.where::
This option takes the same values as the 'trailer.where'
configuration variable and it overrides what is specified by
- that option for trailers with the specified <token>.
+ that option for trailers with the specified <keyAlias>.
-trailer.<token>.ifexists::
+trailer.<keyAlias>.ifexists::
This option takes the same values as the 'trailer.ifexists'
configuration variable and it overrides what is specified by
- that option for trailers with the specified <token>.
+ that option for trailers with the specified <keyAlias>.
-trailer.<token>.ifmissing::
+trailer.<keyAlias>.ifmissing::
This option takes the same values as the 'trailer.ifmissing'
configuration variable and it overrides what is specified by
- that option for trailers with the specified <token>.
+ that option for trailers with the specified <keyAlias>.
-trailer.<token>.command::
- Deprecated in favor of 'trailer.<token>.cmd'.
- This option behaves in the same way as 'trailer.<token>.cmd', except
+trailer.<keyAlias>.command::
+ Deprecated in favor of 'trailer.<keyAlias>.cmd'.
+ This option behaves in the same way as 'trailer.<keyAlias>.cmd', except
that it doesn't pass anything as argument to the specified command.
Instead the first occurrence of substring $ARG is replaced by the
<value> that would be passed as argument.
@@ -266,29 +299,29 @@ trailer.<token>.command::
Note that $ARG in the user's command is
only replaced once and that the original way of replacing $ARG is not safe.
+
-When both 'trailer.<token>.cmd' and 'trailer.<token>.command' are given
-for the same <token>, 'trailer.<token>.cmd' is used and
-'trailer.<token>.command' is ignored.
+When both 'trailer.<keyAlias>.cmd' and 'trailer.<keyAlias>.command' are given
+for the same <keyAlias>, 'trailer.<keyAlias>.cmd' is used and
+'trailer.<keyAlias>.command' is ignored.
-trailer.<token>.cmd::
+trailer.<keyAlias>.cmd::
This option can be used to specify a shell command that will be called
- once to automatically add a trailer with the specified <token>, and then
- called each time a '--trailer <token>=<value>' argument is specified to
+ once to automatically add a trailer with the specified <keyAlias>, and then
+ called each time a '--trailer <keyAlias>=<value>' argument is specified to
modify the <value> of the trailer that this option would produce.
+
When the specified command is first called to add a trailer
-with the specified <token>, the behavior is as if a special
-'--trailer <token>=<value>' argument was added at the beginning
+with the specified <keyAlias>, the behavior is as if a special
+'--trailer <keyAlias>=<value>' argument was added at the beginning
of the "git interpret-trailers" command, where <value>
is taken to be the standard output of the command with any
leading and trailing whitespace trimmed off.
+
-If some '--trailer <token>=<value>' arguments are also passed
+If some '--trailer <keyAlias>=<value>' arguments are also passed
on the command line, the command is called again once for each
-of these arguments with the same <token>. And the <value> part
+of these arguments with the same <keyAlias>. And the <value> part
of these arguments, if any, will be passed to the command as its
first argument. This way the command can produce a <value> computed
-from the <value> passed in the '--trailer <token>=<value>' argument.
+from the <value> passed in the '--trailer <keyAlias>=<value>' argument.
EXAMPLES
--------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
index dea7eacb0f..e32404c6aa 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ So does `git bundle` (see linkgit:git-bundle[1]) when it creates a bundle.
nevertheless.
--filter=<filter-spec>::
- Requires `--stdout`. Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from
- the resulting packfile. See linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid
+ Omits certain objects (usually blobs) from the resulting
+ packfile. See linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid
`<filter-spec>` forms.
--no-filter::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index 4017157949..8545a32667 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,29 @@ depth is 4095.
a larger and slower repository; see the discussion in
`pack.packSizeLimit`.
+--filter=<filter-spec>::
+ Remove objects matching the filter specification from the
+ resulting packfile and put them into a separate packfile. Note
+ that objects used in the working directory are not filtered
+ out. So for the split to fully work, it's best to perform it
+ in a bare repo and to use the `-a` and `-d` options along with
+ this option. Also `--no-write-bitmap-index` (or the
+ `repack.writebitmaps` config option set to `false`) should be
+ used otherwise writing bitmap index will fail, as it supposes
+ a single packfile containing all the objects. See
+ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for valid `<filter-spec>` forms.
+
+--filter-to=<dir>::
+ Write the pack containing filtered out objects to the
+ directory `<dir>`. Only useful with `--filter`. This can be
+ used for putting the pack on a separate object directory that
+ is accessed through the Git alternates mechanism. **WARNING:**
+ If the packfile containing the filtered out objects is not
+ accessible, the repo can become corrupt as it might not be
+ possible to access the objects in that packfile. See the
+ `objects` and `objects/info/alternates` sections of
+ linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5].
+
-b::
--write-bitmap-index::
Write a reachability bitmap index as part of the repack. This
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index b27d127b5e..48f46eb204 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -246,10 +246,9 @@ U U unmerged, both modified
Submodules have more state and instead report
- M the submodule has a different HEAD than
- recorded in the index
- m the submodule has modified content
- ? the submodule has untracked files
+* 'M' = the submodule has a different HEAD than recorded in the index
+* 'm' = the submodule has modified content
+* '?' = the submodule has untracked files
since modified content or untracked files in a submodule cannot be added
via `git add` in the superproject to prepare a commit.
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index a4a0cb93b2..66d71d1b95 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ endif::git-log[]
--not::
Reverses the meaning of the '{caret}' prefix (or lack thereof)
for all following revision specifiers, up to the next `--not`.
+ When used on the command line before --stdin, the revisions passed
+ through stdin will not be affected by it. Conversely, when passed
+ via standard input, the revisions passed on the command line will
+ not be affected by it.
--all::
Pretend as if all the refs in `refs/`, along with `HEAD`, are
@@ -240,7 +244,9 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
them from standard input as well. This accepts commits and
pseudo-options like `--all` and `--glob=`. When a `--` separator
is seen, the following input is treated as paths and used to
- limit the result.
+ limit the result. Flags like `--not` which are read via standard input
+ are only respected for arguments passed in the same way and will not
+ influence any subsequent command line arguments.
ifdef::git-rev-list[]
--quiet::