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diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt index 6e4bb02..3a52e4d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ git-filter-branch - Rewrite branches SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git filter-branch' [--env-filter <command>] [--tree-filter <command>] +'git filter-branch' [--setup <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>] + [--env-filter <command>] [--tree-filter <command>] [--index-filter <command>] [--parent-filter <command>] [--msg-filter <command>] [--commit-filter <command>] - [--tag-name-filter <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>] - [--prune-empty] + [--tag-name-filter <command>] [--prune-empty] [--original <namespace>] [-d <directory>] [-f | --force] - [--] [<rev-list options>...] + [--state-branch <branch>] [--] [<rev-list options>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -82,12 +82,23 @@ multiple commits. OPTIONS ------- +--setup <command>:: + This is not a real filter executed for each commit but a one + time setup just before the loop. Therefore no commit-specific + variables are defined yet. Functions or variables defined here + can be used or modified in the following filter steps except + the commit filter, for technical reasons. + +--subdirectory-filter <directory>:: + Only look at the history which touches the given subdirectory. + The result will contain that directory (and only that) as its + project root. Implies <<Remap_to_ancestor>>. + --env-filter <command>:: This filter may be used if you only need to modify the environment in which the commit will be performed. Specifically, you might want to rewrite the author/committer name/email/time environment - variables (see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] for details). Do not forget - to re-export the variables. + variables (see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] for details). --tree-filter <command>:: This is the filter for rewriting the tree and its contents. @@ -161,11 +172,6 @@ be removed, buyer beware. There is also no support for changing the author or timestamp (or the tag message for that matter). Tags which point to other tags will be rewritten to point to the underlying commit. ---subdirectory-filter <directory>:: - Only look at the history which touches the given subdirectory. - The result will contain that directory (and only that) as its - project root. Implies <<Remap_to_ancestor>>. - --prune-empty:: Some filters will generate empty commits that leave the tree untouched. This option instructs git-filter-branch to remove such commits if they @@ -192,6 +198,12 @@ to other tags will be rewritten to point to the underlying commit. directory or when there are already refs starting with 'refs/original/', unless forced. +--state-branch <branch>:: + This option will cause the mapping from old to new objects to + be loaded from named branch upon startup and saved as a new + commit to that branch upon exit, enabling incremental of large + trees. If '<branch>' does not exist it will be created. + <rev-list options>...:: Arguments for 'git rev-list'. All positive refs included by these options are rewritten. You may also specify options @@ -340,12 +352,10 @@ git filter-branch --env-filter ' if test "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL" = "root@localhost" then GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=john@example.com - export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL fi if test "$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL" = "root@localhost" then GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=john@example.com - export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL fi ' -- --all -------------------------------------------------------- |