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diff --git a/Documentation/date-formats.txt b/Documentation/date-formats.txt index 99c455f..67645ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/date-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/date-formats.txt @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE` and `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE` environment variables support the following date formats: Git internal format:: - It is `<unix timestamp> <time zone offset>`, where `<unix - timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. - `<time zone offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC. + It is `<unix-timestamp> <time-zone-offset>`, where + `<unix-timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch. + `<time-zone-offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC. For example CET (which is 1 hour ahead of UTC) is `+0100`. RFC 2822:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt index a595a0f..847777f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt @@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ git-archimport - Import a GNU Arch repository into Git SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git archimport' [-h] [-v] [-o] [-a] [-f] [-T] [-D depth] [-t tempdir] - <archive/branch>[:<git-branch>] ... +'git archimport' [-h] [-v] [-o] [-a] [-f] [-T] [-D <depth>] [-t <tempdir>] + <archive>/<branch>[:<git-branch>]... DESCRIPTION ----------- Imports a project from one or more GNU Arch repositories. It will follow branches -and repositories within the namespaces defined by the <archive/branch> +and repositories within the namespaces defined by the <archive>/<branch> parameters supplied. If it cannot find the remote branch a merge comes from it will just import it as a regular commit. If it can find it, it will mark it as a merge whenever possible (see discussion below). @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import new branches within the provided roots. It expects to be dealing with one project only. If it sees branches that have different roots, it will refuse to run. In that case, -edit your <archive/branch> parameters to define clearly the scope of the +edit your <archive>/<branch> parameters to define clearly the scope of the import. 'git archimport' uses `tla` extensively in the background to access the @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ incremental imports. While 'git archimport' will try to create sensible branch names for the archives that it imports, it is also possible to specify Git branch names -manually. To do so, write a Git branch name after each <archive/branch> +manually. To do so, write a Git branch name after each <archive>/<branch> parameter, separated by a colon. This way, you can shorten the Arch branch names and convert Arch jargon to Git jargon, for example mapping a "PROJECT{litdd}devo{litdd}VERSION" branch to "master". @@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ OPTIONS Override the default tempdir. -<archive/branch>:: - Archive/branch identifier in a format that `tla log` understands. +<archive>/<branch>:: + <archive>/<branch> identifier in a format that `tla log` understands. GIT diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index d473c9b..a52dc49 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [<branch>] 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] --detach [<branch>] 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [--detach] <commit> -'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>] +'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new-branch>] [<start-point>] 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>... 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] --pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul] 'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...] @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You could omit `<branch>`, in which case the command degenerates to rather expensive side-effects to show only the tracking information, if exists, for the current branch. -'git checkout' -b|-B <new_branch> [<start point>]:: +'git checkout' -b|-B <new-branch> [<start-point>]:: Specifying `-b` causes a new branch to be created as if linkgit:git-branch[1] were called and then checked out. In @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ if exists, for the current branch. `--track` without `-b` implies branch creation; see the description of `--track` below. + -If `-B` is given, `<new_branch>` is created if it doesn't exist; otherwise, it +If `-B` is given, `<new-branch>` is created if it doesn't exist; otherwise, it is reset. This is the transactional equivalent of + ------------ -$ git branch -f <branch> [<start point>] +$ git branch -f <branch> [<start-point>] $ git checkout <branch> ------------ + @@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ as `ours` (i.e. "our shared canonical history"), while what you did on your side branch as `theirs` (i.e. "one contributor's work on top of it"). --b <new_branch>:: - Create a new branch named `<new_branch>` and start it at - `<start_point>`; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. +-b <new-branch>:: + Create a new branch named `<new-branch>` and start it at + `<start-point>`; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. --B <new_branch>:: - Creates the branch `<new_branch>` and start it at `<start_point>`; - if it already exists, then reset it to `<start_point>`. This is +-B <new-branch>:: + Creates the branch `<new-branch>` and start it at `<start-point>`; + if it already exists, then reset it to `<start-point>`. This is equivalent to running "git branch" with "-f"; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. @@ -210,16 +210,16 @@ variable. `<commit>` is not a branch name. See the "DETACHED HEAD" section below for details. ---orphan <new_branch>:: - Create a new 'orphan' branch, named `<new_branch>`, started from - `<start_point>` and switch to it. The first commit made on this +--orphan <new-branch>:: + Create a new 'orphan' branch, named `<new-branch>`, started from + `<start-point>` and switch to it. The first commit made on this new branch will have no parents and it will be the root of a new history totally disconnected from all the other branches and commits. + The index and the working tree are adjusted as if you had previously run -`git checkout <start_point>`. This allows you to start a new history -that records a set of paths similar to `<start_point>` by easily running +`git checkout <start-point>`. This allows you to start a new history +that records a set of paths similar to `<start-point>` by easily running `git commit -a` to make the root commit. + This can be useful when you want to publish the tree from a commit @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ whose full history contains proprietary or otherwise encumbered bits of code. + If you want to start a disconnected history that records a set of paths -that is totally different from the one of `<start_point>`, then you should +that is totally different from the one of `<start-point>`, then you should clear the index and the working tree right after creating the orphan branch by running `git rm -rf .` from the top level of the working tree. Afterwards you will be ready to prepare your new files, repopulating the @@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ As a special case, you may use `A...B` as a shortcut for the merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. -<new_branch>:: +<new-branch>:: Name for the new branch. -<start_point>:: +<start-point>:: The name of a commit at which to start the new branch; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. Defaults to `HEAD`. + diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt index 5d75031..78dcc91 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-cherry-pick - Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [--ff] +'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m <parent-number>] [-s] [-x] [--ff] [-S[<keyid>]] <commit>... 'git cherry-pick' (--continue | --skip | --abort | --quit) @@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ OPTIONS described above, and `-r` was to disable it. Now the default is not to do `-x` so this option is a no-op. --m parent-number:: ---mainline parent-number:: +-m <parent-number>:: +--mainline <parent-number>:: Usually you cannot cherry-pick a merge because you do not know which side of the merge should be considered the mainline. This option specifies the parent number (starting from 1) of diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt index 3fe3810..9685ea0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git clone' [--template=<template_directory>] +'git clone' [--template=<template-directory>] [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror] [-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>] - [--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] + [--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags] [--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules] [--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse] [--[no-]reject-shallow] @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository. via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command run on the other end. ---template=<template_directory>:: +--template=<template-directory>:: Specify the directory from which templates will be used; (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].) @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ or `--mirror` is given) superproject's recorded SHA-1. Equivalent to passing `--remote` to `git submodule update`. ---separate-git-dir=<git dir>:: +--separate-git-dir=<git-dir>:: Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory, then make a filesystem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there. diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt index 992225f..2285eff 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-config.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt @@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ git-config - Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] name [value [value-pattern]] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add name value -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all name value [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get name [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all name [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp name_regex [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch name URL -'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset name [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset-all name [value-pattern] -'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section old_name new_name -'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section name +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] <name> [<value> [<value-pattern>]] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] --add <name> <value> +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--fixed-value] --replace-all <name> <value> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get <name> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] --get-all <name> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--fixed-value] [--name-only] --get-regexp <name-regex> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [-z|--null] --get-urlmatch <name> <URL> +'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset <name> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] [--fixed-value] --unset-all <name> [<value-pattern>] +'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section <old-name> <new-name> +'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section <name> 'git config' [<file-option>] [--show-origin] [--show-scope] [-z|--null] [--name-only] -l | --list -'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color name [default] -'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty] +'git config' [<file-option>] --get-color <name> [<default>] +'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>] 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit DESCRIPTION @@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ OPTIONS in which section and variable names are lowercased, but subsection names are not. ---get-urlmatch name URL:: +--get-urlmatch <name> <URL>:: When given a two-part name section.key, the value for - section.<url>.key whose <url> part matches the best to the + section.<URL>.key whose <URL> part matches the best to the given URL is returned (if no such key exists, the value for section.key is used as a fallback). When given just the section as name, do so for all the keys in the section and @@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ See also <<FILES>>. read from or written to if `extensions.worktreeConfig` is present. If not it's the same as `--local`. --f config-file:: ---file config-file:: +-f <config-file>:: +--file <config-file>:: For writing options: write to the specified file rather than the repository `.git/config`. + @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ available files. + See also <<FILES>>. ---blob blob:: +--blob <blob>:: Similar to `--file` but use the given blob instead of a file. E.g. you can use 'master:.gitmodules' to read values from the file '.gitmodules' in the master branch. See "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" @@ -246,18 +246,18 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include: all queried config options with the scope of that value (local, global, system, command). ---get-colorbool name [stdout-is-tty]:: +--get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]:: - Find the color setting for `name` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output - "true" or "false". `stdout-is-tty` should be either "true" or + Find the color setting for `<name>` (e.g. `color.diff`) and output + "true" or "false". `<stdout-is-tty>` should be either "true" or "false", and is taken into account when configuration says - "auto". If `stdout-is-tty` is missing, then checks the standard + "auto". If `<stdout-is-tty>` is missing, then checks the standard output of the command itself, and exits with status 0 if color is to be used, or exits with status 1 otherwise. When the color setting for `name` is undefined, the command uses `color.ui` as fallback. ---get-color name [default]:: +--get-color <name> [<default>]:: Find the color configured for `name` (e.g. `color.diff.new`) and output it as the ANSI color escape sequence to the standard diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential.txt b/Documentation/git-credential.txt index 206e3c5..f186730 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-credential.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-credential.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-credential - Retrieve and store user credentials SYNOPSIS -------- ------------------ -git credential <fill|approve|reject> +'git credential' (fill|approve|reject) ------------------ DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt index 00154b6..41c8a8a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ git-cvsexportcommit - Export a single commit to a CVS checkout SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d cvsroot] - [-w cvsworkdir] [-W] [-f] [-m msgprefix] [PARENTCOMMIT] COMMITID +'git cvsexportcommit' [-h] [-u] [-v] [-c] [-P] [-p] [-a] [-d <cvsroot>] + [-w <cvs-workdir>] [-W] [-f] [-m <msgprefix>] [<parent-commit>] <commit-id> DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt index de1ebed..b3f2767 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git cvsimport' [-o <branch-for-HEAD>] [-h] [-v] [-d <CVSROOT>] [-A <author-conv-file>] [-p <options-for-cvsps>] [-P <file>] - [-C <git_repository>] [-z <fuzz>] [-i] [-k] [-u] [-s <subst>] - [-a] [-m] [-M <regex>] [-S <regex>] [-L <commitlimit>] - [-r <remote>] [-R] [<CVS_module>] + [-C <git-repository>] [-z <fuzz>] [-i] [-k] [-u] [-s <subst>] + [-a] [-m] [-M <regex>] [-S <regex>] [-L <commit-limit>] + [-r <remote>] [-R] [<CVS-module>] DESCRIPTION @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OPTIONS from `CVS/Root`. If no such file exists, it checks for the `CVSROOT` environment variable. -<CVS_module>:: +<CVS-module>:: The CVS module you want to import. Relative to <CVSROOT>. If not given, 'git cvsimport' tries to read it from `CVS/Repository`. diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt index 906774f..bf1febb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the index SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...] +'git diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc] [<common-diff-options>] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt index 27acb31..679cae2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-index - Compare a tree to the working tree or index SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [--merge-base] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...] +'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [--merge-base] [<common-diff-options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt index 2fc24c5..274d5ea 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty] [-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--combined-all-paths] [--root] [--merge-base] - [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...] + [<common-diff-options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt index bd59661..5088783 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fsck.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fsck.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git fsck' [--tags] [--root] [--unreachable] [--cache] [--no-reflogs] [--[no-]full] [--strict] [--verbose] [--lost-found] [--[no-]dangling] [--[no-]progress] [--connectivity-only] - [--[no-]name-objects] [<object>*] + [--[no-]name-objects] [<object>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-gui.txt b/Documentation/git-gui.txt index c9d7e96..e8f3ccb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-gui.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-gui.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-gui - A portable graphical interface to Git SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git gui' [<command>] [arguments] +'git gui' [<command>] [<arguments>] DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt index 96d5f59..44ea63c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-help.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt @@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git help' [-a|--all [--[no-]verbose]] - [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [COMMAND|GUIDE] + [[-i|--info] [-m|--man] [-w|--web]] [<command>|<guide>] 'git help' [-g|--guides] 'git help' [-c|--config] DESCRIPTION ----------- -With no options and no COMMAND or GUIDE given, the synopsis of the 'git' +With no options and no '<command>' or '<guide>' given, the synopsis of the 'git' command and a list of the most commonly used Git commands are printed on the standard output. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ variables. If an alias is given, git shows the definition of the alias on standard output. To get the manual page for the aliased command, use -`git COMMAND --help`. +`git <command> --help`. Note that `git --help ...` is identical to `git help ...` because the former is internally converted into the latter. diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt index 9fa17b6..319062c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-http-fetch.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-http-fetch - Download from a remote Git repository via HTTP SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git http-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w filename] [--recover] [--stdin | --packfile=<hash> | <commit>] <url> +'git http-fetch' [-c] [-t] [-a] [-d] [-v] [-w <filename>] [--recover] [--stdin | --packfile=<hash> | <commit>] <URL> DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt index ea03a4e..7c6a6dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-http-push.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-http-push.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-http-push - Push objects over HTTP/DAV to another repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git http-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--verbose] <url> <ref> [<ref>...] +'git http-push' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--verbose] <URL> <ref> [<ref>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -63,16 +63,15 @@ of such patterns separated by a colon ":" (this means that a ref name cannot have a colon in it). A single pattern '<name>' is just a shorthand for '<name>:<name>'. -Each pattern pair consists of the source side (before the colon) -and the destination side (after the colon). The ref to be -pushed is determined by finding a match that matches the source -side, and where it is pushed is determined by using the -destination side. +Each pattern pair '<src>:<dst>' consists of the source side (before +the colon) and the destination side (after the colon). The ref to be +pushed is determined by finding a match that matches the source side, +and where it is pushed is determined by using the destination side. - - It is an error if <src> does not match exactly one of the + - It is an error if '<src>' does not match exactly one of the local refs. - - If <dst> does not match any remote ref, either + - If '<dst>' does not match any remote ref, either * it has to start with "refs/"; <dst> is used as the destination literally in this case. diff --git a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt index 648a6cd..18bf1a3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-init-db - Creates an empty Git repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git init-db' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--shared[=<permissions>]] +'git init-db' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--shared[=<permissions>]] DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt index b611d80..ad921fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-init.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-init - Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>] - [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--object-format=<format>] +'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>] + [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--object-format=<format>] [-b <branch-name> | --initial-branch=<branch-name>] - [--shared[=<permissions>]] [directory] + [--shared[=<permissions>]] [<directory>] DESCRIPTION @@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ values are 'sha1' and (if enabled) 'sha256'. 'sha1' is the default. + include::object-format-disclaimer.txt[] ---template=<template_directory>:: +--template=<template-directory>:: Specify the directory from which templates will be used. (See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section below.) ---separate-git-dir=<git dir>:: +--separate-git-dir=<git-dir>:: Instead of initializing the repository as a directory to either `$GIT_DIR` or `./.git/`, create a text file there containing the path to the actual @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ repository. If not specified, fall back to the default name (currently `master`, but this is subject to change in the future; the name can be customized via the `init.defaultBranch` configuration variable). ---shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|0xxx)]:: +--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody|<perm>)]:: Specify that the Git repository is to be shared amongst several users. This allows users belonging to the same group to push into that @@ -110,13 +110,16 @@ the repository permissions. Same as 'group', but make the repository readable by all users. -'0xxx':: +'<perm>':: -'0xxx' is an octal number and each file will have mode '0xxx'. '0xxx' will -override users' umask(2) value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and -'all' does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but not -group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo that is -readable and writable to the current user and group, but inaccessible to others. +'<perm>' is a 3-digit octal number prefixed with `0` and each file +will have mode '<perm>'. '<perm>' will override users' umask(2) +value (and not only loosen permissions as 'group' and 'all' +does). '0640' will create a repository which is group-readable, but +not group-writable or accessible to others. '0660' will create a repo +that is readable and writable to the current user and group, but +inaccessible to others (directories and executable files get their +`x` bit from the `r` bit for corresponding classes of users). -- By default, the configuration flag `receive.denyNonFastForwards` is enabled diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 0498e7b..20e87ce 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...] +'git log' [<options>] [<revision-range>] [[--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ produced by `--stat`, etc. include::line-range-options.txt[] -<revision range>:: +<revision-range>:: Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no - <revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the + <revision-range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD` specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit (i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of - ways to spell <revision range>, see the 'Specifying Ranges' + ways to spell <revision-range>, see the 'Specifying Ranges' section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. [--] <path>...:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 6d11ab5..2e3d695 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git ls-files' [-z] [-t] [-v] [-f] - (--[cached|deleted|others|ignored|stage|unmerged|killed|modified])* - (-[c|d|o|i|s|u|k|m])* - [--eol] + [-c|--cached] [-d|--deleted] [-o|--others] [-i|--|ignored] + [-s|--stage] [-u|--unmerged] [-k|--|killed] [-m|--modified] + [--directory [--no-empty-directory]] [--eol] [--deduplicate] [-x <pattern>|--exclude=<pattern>] [-X <file>|--exclude-from=<file>] diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt index 2ab84a9..eea56b3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-merge-index - Run a merge for files needing merging SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <file>*) +'git merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | ( [--] <file>...) ) DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt index 38e5257..e21fcd8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-p4 - Import from and submit to Perforce repositories SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git p4 clone' [<sync options>] [<clone options>] <p4 depot path>... -'git p4 sync' [<sync options>] [<p4 depot path>...] +'git p4 clone' [<sync-options>] [<clone-options>] <p4-depot-path>... +'git p4 sync' [<sync-options>] [<p4-depot-path>...] 'git p4 rebase' -'git p4 submit' [<submit options>] [<master branch name>] +'git p4 submit' [<submit-options>] [<master-branch-name>] DESCRIPTION @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ These options can be used to modify 'git p4 submit' behavior. p4/master. See the "Sync options" section above for more information. ---commit <sha1>|<sha1..sha1>:: +--commit (<sha1>|<sha1>..<sha1>):: Submit only the specified commit or range of commits, instead of the full list of changes that are in the current Git branch. diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt index dbfd1f9..f8344e1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ SYNOPSIS [--no-reuse-delta] [--delta-base-offset] [--non-empty] [--local] [--incremental] [--window=<n>] [--depth=<n>] [--revs [--unpacked | --all]] [--keep-pack=<pack-name>] - [--stdout [--filter=<filter-spec>] | base-name] - [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] [--[no-]sparse] < object-list + [--stdout [--filter=<filter-spec>] | <base-name>] + [--shallow] [--keep-true-parents] [--[no-]sparse] < <object-list> DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt index f2869da..ee7034b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-pack-redundant.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-pack-redundant - Find redundant pack files SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git pack-redundant' [ --verbose ] [ --alt-odb ] < --all | .pack filename ... > +'git pack-redundant' [ --verbose ] [ --alt-odb ] ( --all | <pack-filename>... ) DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt index ff487ff..5ced7ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt @@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ The command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: [verse] -'git reflog' ['show'] [log-options] [<ref>] +'git reflog' ['show'] [<log-options>] [<ref>] 'git reflog expire' [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix] [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] [--all [--single-worktree] | <refs>...] 'git reflog delete' [--rewrite] [--updateref] - [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] ref@\{specifier\}... + [--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] <ref>@\{<specifier>\}... 'git reflog exists' <ref> Reference logs, or "reflogs", record when the tips of branches and diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt index 31c29c9..2bebc32 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] -'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--[no-]tags] [--mirror=(fetch|push)] <name> <url> +'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--[no-]tags] [--mirror=(fetch|push)] <name> <URL> 'git remote rename' <old> <new> 'git remote remove' <name> 'git remote set-head' <name> (-a | --auto | -d | --delete | <branch>) @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git remote get-url' [--push] [--all] <name> 'git remote set-url' [--push] <name> <newurl> [<oldurl>] 'git remote set-url --add' [--push] <name> <newurl> -'git remote set-url --delete' [--push] <name> <url> +'git remote set-url --delete' [--push] <name> <URL> 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'show' [-n] <name>... 'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name>... 'git remote' [-v | --verbose] 'update' [-p | --prune] [(<group> | <remote>)...] @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ subcommands are available to perform operations on the remotes. 'add':: Add a remote named <name> for the repository at -<url>. The command `git fetch <name>` can then be used to create and +<URL>. The command `git fetch <name>` can then be used to create and update remote-tracking branches <name>/<branch>. + With `-f` option, `git fetch <name>` is run immediately after @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ With `--push`, push URLs are manipulated instead of fetch URLs. With `--add`, instead of changing existing URLs, new URL is added. + With `--delete`, instead of changing existing URLs, all URLs matching -regex <url> are deleted for remote <name>. Trying to delete all +regex <URL> are deleted for remote <name>. Trying to delete all non-push URLs is an error. + Note that the push URL and the fetch URL, even though they can diff --git a/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt index 4d4392d..fa5a426 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-request-pull - Generates a summary of pending changes SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git request-pull' [-p] <start> <url> [<end>] +'git request-pull' [-p] <start> <URL> [<end>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the changes and indicates from where they can be pulled. The upstream project is expected to have the commit named by `<start>` and the output asks it to integrate the changes you made since that commit, up to the commit named by `<end>`, by visiting -the repository named by `<url>`. +the repository named by `<URL>`. OPTIONS @@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ OPTIONS Commit to start at. This names a commit that is already in the upstream history. -<url>:: +<URL>:: The repository URL to be pulled from. <end>:: Commit to end at (defaults to HEAD). This names the commit at the tip of the history you are asking to be pulled. + -When the repository named by `<url>` has the commit at a tip of a +When the repository named by `<URL>` has the commit at a tip of a ref that is different from the ref you have locally, you can use the `<local>:<remote>` syntax, to have its local name, a colon `:`, and its remote name. diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index c9c7f30..f64e770 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...] +'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision-range>] [[--] <path>...] git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>] DESCRIPTION @@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ counts both authors and co-authors. If width is `0` (zero) then indent the lines of the output without wrapping them. -<revision range>:: +<revision-range>:: Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no - <revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the + <revision-range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD` specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit (i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of - ways to spell <revision range>, see the "Specifying Ranges" + ways to spell <revision-range>, see the "Specifying Ranges" section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7]. [--] <path>...:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt index 42056ee..9a78dd7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-sparse-checkout.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ given by a list of patterns. SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git sparse-checkout <subcommand> [options]' +'git sparse-checkout <subcommand> [<options>]' DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-stage.txt b/Documentation/git-stage.txt index 25bcda9..2f6aaa7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-stage.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-stage.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-stage - Add file contents to the staging area SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git stage' args... +'git stage' <arg>... DESCRIPTION diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt index 222b556..4e92308 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ OPTIONS ------- --shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody)]:: ---template=<template_directory>:: +--template=<template-directory>:: Only used with the 'init' command. These are passed directly to 'git init'. diff --git a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt index 8d162b5..f2f996c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-web--browse.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-web--browse - Git helper script to launch a web browser SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git web{litdd}browse' [<options>] <url|file>... +'git web{litdd}browse' [<options>] (<URL>|<file>)... DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt index 758bf39..80517b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcredentials.txt @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ because the hostnames differ. Nor would it match `foo.example.com`; Git compares hostnames exactly, without considering whether two hosts are part of the same domain. Likewise, a config entry for `http://example.com` would not match: Git compares the protocols exactly. However, you may use wildcards in -the domain name and other pattern matching techniques as with the `http.<url>.*` +the domain name and other pattern matching techniques as with the `http.<URL>.*` options. If the "pattern" URL does include a path component, then this too must match @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Options for a credential context can be configured either in `credential.*` (which applies to all credentials), or -`credential.<url>.*`, where <url> matches the context as described +`credential.<URL>.*`, where <URL> matches the context as described above. The following options are available in either location: diff --git a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt index 891c8da..941858a 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitsubmodules.txt @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Workflow for a third party library ---------------------------------- # Add a submodule - git submodule add <url> <path> + git submodule add <URL> <path> # Occasionally update the submodule to a new version: git -C <path> checkout <new version> diff --git a/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt b/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt index 47cf97f..5930526 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ request to do so by mail. Such a request looks like ------------------------------------- Please pull from - <url> <branch> + <URL> <branch> ------------------------------------- In that case, 'git pull' can do the fetch and merge in one go, as @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ follows. .Push/pull: Merging remote topics [caption="Recipe: "] ===================================== -`git pull <url> <branch>` +`git pull <URL> <branch>` ===================================== Occasionally, the maintainer may get merge conflicts when they try to @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ merge because you cannot format-patch merges): .format-patch/am: Keeping topics up to date [caption="Recipe: "] ===================================== -`git pull --rebase <url> <branch>` +`git pull --rebase <URL> <branch>` ===================================== You can then fix the conflicts during the rebase. Presumably you have diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt index ef6bd42..23f6335 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ built-in formats: * 'oneline' - <hash> <title line> + <hash> <title-line> + This is designed to be as compact as possible. @@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ This is designed to be as compact as possible. commit <hash> Author: <author> - <title line> + <title-line> * 'medium' commit <hash> Author: <author> - Date: <author date> + Date: <author-date> - <title line> + <title-line> - <full commit message> + <full-commit-message> * 'full' @@ -47,25 +47,25 @@ This is designed to be as compact as possible. Author: <author> Commit: <committer> - <title line> + <title-line> - <full commit message> + <full-commit-message> * 'fuller' commit <hash> Author: <author> - AuthorDate: <author date> + AuthorDate: <author-date> Commit: <committer> - CommitDate: <committer date> + CommitDate: <committer-date> - <title line> + <title-line> - <full commit message> + <full-commit-message> * 'reference' - <abbrev hash> (<title line>, <short author date>) + <abbrev-hash> (<title-line>, <short-author-date>) + This format is used to refer to another commit in a commit message and is the same as `--pretty='format:%C(auto)%h (%s, %ad)'`. By default, @@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ placeholders, its output is not affected by other options like From <hash> <date> From: <author> - Date: <author date> - Subject: [PATCH] <title line> + Date: <author-date> + Subject: [PATCH] <title-line> - <full commit message> + <full-commit-message> * 'mboxrd' + @@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ commits are displayed, but not the way the diff is shown e.g. with `git log --raw`. To get full object names in a raw diff format, use `--no-abbrev`. -* 'format:<string>' +* 'format:<format-string>' + -The 'format:<string>' format allows you to specify which information +The 'format:<format-string>' format allows you to specify which information you want to show. It works a little bit like printf format, with the notable exception that you get a newline with '%n' instead of '\n'. @@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] If any option is provided multiple times the last occurrence wins. + -The boolean options accept an optional value `[=<BOOL>]`. The values +The boolean options accept an optional value `[=<value>]`. The values `true`, `false`, `on`, `off` etc. are all accepted. See the "boolean" sub-section in "EXAMPLES" in linkgit:git-config[1]. If a boolean option is given with no value, it's enabled. + -** 'key=<K>': only show trailers with specified key. Matching is done +** 'key=<key>': only show trailers with specified <key>. Matching is done case-insensitively and trailing colon is optional. If option is given multiple times trailer lines matching any of the keys are shown. This option automatically enables the `only` option so that @@ -286,25 +286,25 @@ option is given with no value, it's enabled. desired it can be disabled with `only=false`. E.g., `%(trailers:key=Reviewed-by)` shows trailer lines with key `Reviewed-by`. -** 'only[=<BOOL>]': select whether non-trailer lines from the trailer +** 'only[=<bool>]': select whether non-trailer lines from the trailer block should be included. -** 'separator=<SEP>': specify a separator inserted between trailer +** 'separator=<sep>': specify a separator inserted between trailer lines. When this option is not given each trailer line is - terminated with a line feed character. The string SEP may contain + terminated with a line feed character. The string <sep> may contain the literal formatting codes described above. To use comma as separator one must use `%x2C` as it would otherwise be parsed as next option. E.g., `%(trailers:key=Ticket,separator=%x2C )` shows all trailer lines whose key is "Ticket" separated by a comma and a space. -** 'unfold[=<BOOL>]': make it behave as if interpret-trailer's `--unfold` +** 'unfold[=<bool>]': make it behave as if interpret-trailer's `--unfold` option was given. E.g., `%(trailers:only,unfold=true)` unfolds and shows all trailer lines. -** 'keyonly[=<BOOL>]': only show the key part of the trailer. -** 'valueonly[=<BOOL>]': only show the value part of the trailer. -** 'key_value_separator=<SEP>': specify a separator inserted between +** 'keyonly[=<bool>]': only show the key part of the trailer. +** 'valueonly[=<bool>]': only show the value part of the trailer. +** 'key_value_separator=<sep>': specify a separator inserted between trailer lines. When this option is not given each trailer key-value pair is separated by ": ". Otherwise it shares the same semantics - as 'separator=<SEP>' above. + as 'separator=<sep>' above. NOTE: Some placeholders may depend on other options given to the revision traversal engine. For example, the `%g*` reflog options will diff --git a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt index bd184cd..86d0008 100644 --- a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt +++ b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ config file would appear like this: ------------ [remote "<name>"] - url = <url> + url = <URL> pushurl = <pushurl> push = <refspec> fetch = <refspec> ------------ The `<pushurl>` is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults -to `<url>`. +to `<URL>`. Named file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ This file should have the following format: ------------ - <url>#<head> + <URL>#<head> ------------ -`<url>` is required; `#<head>` is optional. +`<URL>` is required; `#<head>` is optional. Depending on the operation, git will use one of the following refspecs, if you don't provide one on the command line. diff --git a/builtin/credential.c b/builtin/credential.c index d75dcdc..d7b304f 100644 --- a/builtin/credential.c +++ b/builtin/credential.c @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ #include "config.h" static const char usage_msg[] = - "git credential [fill|approve|reject]"; + "git credential (fill|approve|reject)"; int cmd_credential(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) { |