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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-branch.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-checkout.txt23
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-init-db.txt18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rebase.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-show-branch.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git.txt3
-rw-r--r--diff-delta.c17
8 files changed, 60 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 4cd0cb9..71ecd85 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@ git-branch - Create a new branch, or remove an old one
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-branch' [(-d | -D) <branchname>] | [[-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]]
+[verse]
+'git-branch' [[-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]]
+'git-branch' (-d | -D) <branchname>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
If no argument is provided, show available branches and mark current
branch with star. Otherwise, create a new branch of name <branchname>.
-
If a starting point is also specified, that will be where the branch is
created, otherwise it will be created at the current HEAD.
+With a `-d` or `-D` option, `<branchname>` will be deleted.
+
+
OPTIONS
-------
-d::
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ OPTIONS
Examples
~~~~~~~~
-Start development off of a know tag::
+Start development off of a known tag::
+
------------
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../linux-2.6 my2.6
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 556e733..985bb2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ git-checkout - Checkout and switch to a branch
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>] [<paths>...]
+[verse]
+'git-checkout' [-f] [-b <new_branch>] [-m] [<branch>]
+'git-checkout' [-m] [<branch>] <paths>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-When <paths> are not given, this command switches branches, by
+When <paths> are not given, this command switches branches by
updating the index and working tree to reflect the specified
branch, <branch>, and updating HEAD to be <branch> or, if
-specified, <new_branch>.
+specified, <new_branch>. Using -b will cause <new_branch> to
+be created.
When <paths> are given, this command does *not* switch
branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree from
@@ -29,17 +32,17 @@ given paths before updating the working tree.
OPTIONS
-------
-f::
- Force an re-read of everything.
+ Force a re-read of everything.
-b::
Create a new branch and start it at <branch>.
-m::
- If you have local modifications to a file that is
- different between the current branch and the branch you
- are switching to, the command refuses to switch
- branches, to preserve your modifications in context.
- With this option, a three-way merge between the current
+ If you have local modifications to one or more files that
+ are different between the current branch and the branch to
+ which you are switching, the command refuses to switch
+ branches in order to preserve your modifications in context.
+ However, with this option, a three-way merge between the current
branch, your working tree contents, and the new branch
is done, and you will be on the new branch.
+
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ $ git checkout -- hello.c
------------
. After working in a wrong branch, switching to the correct
-branch you would want to is done with:
+branch would be done using:
+
------------
$ git checkout mytopic
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 214ed23..d04b342 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Updates the index file for given paths, or all modified files if
VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables to edit the commit log
message.
+Several environment variable are used during commits. They are
+documented in gitlink:git-commit-tree[1].
+
+
This command can run `commit-msg`, `pre-commit`, and
`post-commit` hooks. See link:hooks.html[hooks] for more
information.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
index ea4d849..aeb1115 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init-db.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
OPTIONS
-------
--template=<template_directory>::
- Provide the directory in from which templates will be used.
+ Provide the directory from which templates will be used.
+ The default template directory is `/usr/share/git-core/templates`.
--shared::
Specify that the git repository is to be shared amongst several users.
@@ -22,9 +23,17 @@ OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This simply creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
-and `.git/object/??/`, `.git/refs/heads` and `.git/refs/tags` directories,
-and links `.git/HEAD` symbolically to `.git/refs/heads/master`.
+This command creates an empty git repository - basically a `.git` directory
+with subdirectories for `objects`, `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, and
+templated files.
+An initial `HEAD` file that references the HEAD of the master branch
+is also created.
+
+If `--template=<template_directory>` is specified, `<template_directory>`
+is used as the source of the template files rather than the default.
+The template files include some directory structure, some suggested
+"exclude patterns", and copies of non-executing "hook" files. The
+suggested patterns and hook files are all modifiable and extensible.
If the `$GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it specifies a path
to use instead of `./.git` for the base of the repository.
@@ -38,7 +47,6 @@ repository. When specifying `--shared` the config variable "core.sharedRepositor
is set to 'true' so that directories under `$GIT_DIR` are made group writable
(and g+sx, since the git group may be not the primary group of all users).
-
Running `git-init-db` in an existing repository is safe. It will not overwrite
things that are already there. The primary reason for rerunning `git-init-db`
is to pick up newly added templates.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
index 4d5b546..b36276c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rebase.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Assume the following history exists and the current branch is "topic":
/
D---E---F---G master
-From this point, the result of the following commands:
+From this point, the result of either of the following commands:
git-rebase master
git-rebase master topic
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ would be:
/
D---E---F---G master
-While, starting from the same point, the result of the following
+While, starting from the same point, the result of either of the following
commands:
git-rebase --onto master~1 master
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ OPTIONS
<upstream>::
Upstream branch to compare against.
-<head>::
+<branch>::
Working branch; defaults to HEAD.
Author
diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
index d3b6e62..f115b45 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-show-branch.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ it, having the following in the configuration file may help:
------------
-With this,`git show-branch` without extra parameters would show
+With this, `git show-branch` without extra parameters would show
only the primary branches. In addition, if you happen to be on
your topic branch, it is shown as well.
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 8610d36..de3934d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ gitlink:git-revert[1]::
gitlink:git-shortlog[1]::
Summarizes 'git log' output.
+gitlink:git-show[1]::
+ Show one commit log and its diff.
+
gitlink:git-show-branch[1]::
Show branches and their commits.
diff --git a/diff-delta.c b/diff-delta.c
index aaee7be..1188b31 100644
--- a/diff-delta.c
+++ b/diff-delta.c
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ void *diff_delta(void *from_buf, unsigned long from_size,
unsigned long *delta_size,
unsigned long max_size)
{
- unsigned int i, outpos, outsize, inscnt, hash_shift;
+ unsigned int i, outpos, outsize, hash_shift;
+ int inscnt;
const unsigned char *ref_data, *ref_top, *data, *top;
unsigned char *out;
struct index *entry, **hash;
@@ -222,6 +223,20 @@ void *diff_delta(void *from_buf, unsigned long from_size,
unsigned char *op;
if (inscnt) {
+ while (moff && ref_data[moff-1] == data[-1]) {
+ if (msize == 0x10000)
+ break;
+ /* we can match one byte back */
+ msize++;
+ moff--;
+ data--;
+ outpos--;
+ if (--inscnt)
+ continue;
+ outpos--; /* remove count slot */
+ inscnt--; /* make it -1 */
+ break;
+ }
out[outpos - inscnt - 1] = inscnt;
inscnt = 0;
}