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-rw-r--r--Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt32
-rw-r--r--Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.5.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt50
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-am.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-merge.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-mergetool.txt38
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-reflog.txt14
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-stash.txt13
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pretty-options.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/technical/api-run-command.txt7
13 files changed, 136 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt
index 5635977..89fa6d0 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,30 @@ Fixes since v1.5.4.3
* "git revert" did not properly fail when attempting to run with a
dirty index.
-Also included are a handful documentation updates.
+ * "git merge --no-commit --no-ff <other>" incorrectly made commits.
+
+ * "git merge --squash --no-ff <other>", which is a nonsense combination
+ of options, was not rejected.
+
+ * "git ls-remote" and "git remote show" against an empty repository
+ failed, instead of just giving an empty result (regression).
+
+ * "git fast-import" did not handle a renamed path whose name needs to be
+ quoted, due to a bug in unquote_c_style() function.
+
+ * "git cvsexportcommit" was confused when multiple files with the same
+ basename needed to be pushed out in the same commit.
+
+ * "git daemon" did not send early errors to syslog.
----
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-echo O=$(git describe maint)
-O=v1.5.4.3-32-g0f2d447
-git shortlog --no-merges $O..maint
+ * "git log --merge" did not work well with --left-right option.
+
+ * "git svn" promprted for client cert password every time it accessed the
+ server.
+
+ * The reset command in "git fast-import" data stream was documented to
+ end with an optional LF, but it actually required one.
+
+ * "git svn dcommit/rebase" did not honor --rewrite-root option.
+
+Also included are a handful documentation updates.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.5.txt
index b57fa1e..874dad9 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.5.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes-1.5.5.txt
@@ -160,13 +160,9 @@ Fixes since v1.5.4
All of the fixes in v1.5.4 maintenance series are included in
this release, unless otherwise noted.
- * "git-daemon" did not send early errors to syslog.
-
* "git-http-push" did not allow deletion of remote ref with the usual
"push <remote> :<branch>" syntax.
- * "git-log --merge" did not well work with --left-right option.
-
* "git-rebase --abort" did not go back to the right location if
"git-reset" was run during the "git-rebase" session.
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2091caa..c5e094a 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ format.suffix::
`.patch`. Use this variable to change that suffix (make sure to
include the dot if you want it).
+format.pretty::
+ The default pretty format for log/show/whatchanged command,
+ See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
+ linkgit:git-whatchanged[1].
+
gc.aggressiveWindow::
The window size parameter used in the delta compression
algorithm used by 'git gc --aggressive'. This defaults
@@ -749,8 +754,10 @@ merge.summary::
merge.tool::
Controls which merge resolution program is used by
- linkgit:git-mergetool[1]. Valid values are: "kdiff3", "tkdiff",
- "meld", "xxdiff", "emerge", "vimdiff", "gvimdiff", and "opendiff".
+ linkgit:git-mergetool[1]. Valid built-in values are: "kdiff3",
+ "tkdiff", "meld", "xxdiff", "emerge", "vimdiff", "gvimdiff", and
+ "opendiff". Any other value is treated is custom merge tool
+ and there must be a corresponing mergetool.<tool>.cmd option.
merge.verbosity::
Controls the amount of output shown by the recursive merge
@@ -777,6 +784,31 @@ mergetool.<tool>.path::
Override the path for the given tool. This is useful in case
your tool is not in the PATH.
+mergetool.<tool>.cmd::
+ Specify the command to invoke the specified merge tool. The
+ specified command is evaluated in shell with the following
+ variables available: 'BASE' is the name of a temporary file
+ containing the common base of the files to be merged, if available;
+ 'LOCAL' is the name of a temporary file containing the contents of
+ the file on the current branch; 'REMOTE' is the name of a temporary
+ file containing the contents of the file from the branch being
+ merged; 'MERGED' contains the name of the file to which the merge
+ tool should write the results of a successful merge.
+
+mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode::
+ For a custom merge command, specify whether the exit code of
+ the merge command can be used to determine whether the merge was
+ successful. If this is not set to true then the merge target file
+ timestamp is checked and the merge assumed to have been successful
+ if the file has been updated, otherwise the user is prompted to
+ indicate the success of the merge.
+
+mergetool.keepBackup::
+ After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers
+ can be saved as a file with a `.orig` extension. If this variable
+ is set to `false` then this file is not preserved. Defaults to
+ `true` (i.e. keep the backup files).
+
pack.window::
The size of the window used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] when no
window size is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
@@ -864,15 +896,15 @@ remote.<name>.skipDefaultUpdate::
remote.<name>.receivepack::
The default program to execute on the remote side when pushing. See
- option \--exec of linkgit:git-push[1].
+ option \--receive-pack of linkgit:git-push[1].
remote.<name>.uploadpack::
The default program to execute on the remote side when fetching. See
- option \--exec of linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
+ option \--upload-pack of linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1].
remote.<name>.tagopt::
- Setting this value to --no-tags disables automatic tag following when fetching
- from remote <name>
+ Setting this value to \--no-tags disables automatic tag following when
+ fetching from remote <name>
remotes.<group>::
The list of remotes which are fetched by "git remote update
@@ -939,12 +971,6 @@ imap::
The configuration variables in the 'imap' section are described
in linkgit:git-imap-send[1].
-receive.fsckObjects::
- If it is set to true, git-receive-pack will check all received
- objects. It will abort in the case of a malformed object or a
- broken link. The result of an abort are only dangling objects.
- The default value is true.
-
receive.unpackLimit::
If the number of objects received in a push is below this
limit then the objects will be unpacked into loose object
diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
index e640fc7..2387a8d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-am.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-am - Apply a series of patches from a mailbox
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-am' [--signoff] [--dotest=<dir>] [--keep] [--utf8 | --no-utf8]
+'git-am' [--signoff] [--keep] [--utf8 | --no-utf8]
[--3way] [--interactive] [--binary]
[--whitespace=<option>] [-C<n>] [-p<n>]
<mbox>|<Maildir>...
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ OPTIONS
Add `Signed-off-by:` line to the commit message, using
the committer identity of yourself.
--d=<dir>, --dotest=<dir>::
- Instead of `.dotest` directory, use <dir> as a working
- area to store extracted patches.
-
-k, --keep::
Pass `-k` flag to `git-mailinfo` (see linkgit:git-mailinfo[1]).
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge.txt b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
index 0c9ad7f..c136b10 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ HOW MERGE WORKS
---------------
A merge is always between the current `HEAD` and one or more
-remote branch heads, and the index file must exactly match the
+commits (usually, branch head or tag), and the index file must
+exactly match the
tree of `HEAD` commit (i.e. the contents of the last commit) when
it happens. In other words, `git-diff --cached HEAD` must
report no changes.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
index 50f106e..8ed4494 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Use 'git mergetool' to run one of several merge utilities to resolve
+Use `git mergetool` to run one of several merge utilities to resolve
merge conflicts. It is typically run after linkgit:git-merge[1].
If one or more <file> parameters are given, the merge tool program will
be run to resolve differences on each file. If no <file> names are
-specified, 'git mergetool' will run the merge tool program on every file
+specified, `git mergetool` will run the merge tool program on every file
with merge conflicts.
OPTIONS
@@ -27,16 +27,38 @@ OPTIONS
Valid merge tools are:
kdiff3, tkdiff, meld, xxdiff, emerge, vimdiff, gvimdiff, ecmerge, and opendiff
+
-If a merge resolution program is not specified, 'git mergetool'
-will use the configuration variable merge.tool. If the
-configuration variable merge.tool is not set, 'git mergetool'
+If a merge resolution program is not specified, `git mergetool`
+will use the configuration variable `merge.tool`. If the
+configuration variable `merge.tool` is not set, `git mergetool`
will pick a suitable default.
+
You can explicitly provide a full path to the tool by setting the
-configuration variable mergetool.<tool>.path. For example, you
+configuration variable `mergetool.<tool>.path`. For example, you
can configure the absolute path to kdiff3 by setting
-mergetool.kdiff3.path. Otherwise, 'git mergetool' assumes the tool
-is available in PATH.
+`mergetool.kdiff3.path`. Otherwise, `git mergetool` assumes the
+tool is available in PATH.
++
+Instead of running one of the known merge tool programs
+`git mergetool` can be customized to run an alternative program
+by specifying the command line to invoke in a configration
+variable `mergetool.<tool>.cmd`.
++
+When `git mergetool` is invoked with this tool (either through the
+`-t` or `--tool` option or the `merge.tool` configuration
+variable) the configured command line will be invoked with `$BASE`
+set to the name of a temporary file containing the common base for
+the merge, if available; `$LOCAL` set to the name of a temporary
+file containing the contents of the file on the current branch;
+`$REMOTE` set to the name of a temporary file containing the
+contents of the file to be merged, and `$MERGED` set to the name
+of the file to which the merge tool should write the result of the
+merge resolution.
++
+If the custom merge tool correctly indicates the success of a
+merge resolution with its exit code then the configuration
+variable `mergetool.<tool>.trustExitCode` can be set to `true`.
+Otherwise, `git mergetool` will prompt the user to indicate the
+success of the resolution after the custom tool has exited.
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
index f9bba36..047e3ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ depending on the subcommand:
git reflog expire [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--verbose]
[--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...
+git reflog delete ref@\{specifier\}...
+
git reflog [show] [log-options] [<ref>]
Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ two moves ago", `master@\{one.week.ago\}` means "where master used to
point to one week ago", and so on. See linkgit:git-rev-parse[1] for
more details.
+To delete single entries from the reflog, use the subcommand "delete"
+and specify the _exact_ entry (e.g. ``git reflog delete master@\{2\}'').
+
OPTIONS
-------
@@ -75,6 +80,15 @@ them.
--all::
Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs.
+--updateref::
+ Update the ref with the sha1 of the top reflog entry (i.e.
+ <ref>@\{0\}) after expiring or deleting.
+
+--rewrite::
+ While expiring or deleting, adjust each reflog entry to ensure
+ that the `old` sha1 field points to the `new` sha1 field of the
+ previous entry.
+
--verbose::
Print extra information on screen.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 48e6f5a..8dc35d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-stash - Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear)
+'git-stash' (list | show [<stash>] | apply [<stash>] | clear | drop [<stash>] | pop [<stash>])
'git-stash' [save [<message>]]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ clear::
Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
be subject to pruning, and may be difficult or impossible to recover.
+drop [<stash>]::
+
+ Remove a single stashed state from the stash list. When no `<stash>`
+ is given, it removes the latest one. i.e. `stash@\{0}`
+
+pop [<stash>]::
+
+ Remove a single stashed state from the stash list and apply on top
+ of the current working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given,
+ `stash@\{0}` is assumed. See also `apply`.
+
DISCUSSION
----------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
index 3697896..b79be3f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-unpack-objects.txt
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ OPTIONS
and make the best effort to recover as many objects as
possible.
---strict::
- Don't write objects with broken content or links.
-
Author
------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
index 54947b6..a6e7bd4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-whatchanged.txt
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ OPTIONS
Show git internal diff output, but for the whole tree,
not just the top level.
---pretty=<format>::
- Controls the output format for the commit logs.
- <format> can be one of 'raw', 'medium', 'short', 'full',
- and 'oneline'.
-
-m::
By default, differences for merge commits are not shown.
With this flag, show differences to that commit from all
@@ -51,6 +46,10 @@ OPTIONS
However, it is not very useful in general, although it
*is* useful on a file-by-file basis.
+include::pretty-options.txt[]
+
+include::pretty-formats.txt[]
+
Examples
--------
git-whatchanged -p v2.6.12.. include/scsi drivers/scsi::
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 741ae0e..3ed24d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.5.4.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.3]
+* link:v1.5.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.4]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4],
link:RelNotes-1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3],
link:RelNotes-1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2],
link:RelNotes-1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1],
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
index 973d8dd..6d66c74 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
where '<format>' can be one of 'oneline', 'short', 'medium',
'full', 'fuller', 'email', 'raw' and 'format:<string>'.
When omitted, the format defaults to 'medium'.
++
+Note: you can specify the default pretty format in the repository
+configuration (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
--abbrev-commit::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal commit object
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-run-command.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-run-command.txt
index fde3b45..c364a22 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-run-command.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-run-command.txt
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@ stderr as follows:
.no_stdin, .no_stdout, .no_stderr: The respective channel is
redirected to /dev/null.
- .stdout_to_stderr: stdout of the child is redirected to the
- parent's stderr (i.e. *not* to what .err or
- .no_stderr specify).
+ .stdout_to_stderr: stdout of the child is redirected to its
+ stderr. This happens after stderr is itself redirected.
+ So stdout will follow stderr to wherever it is
+ redirected.
To modify the environment of the sub-process, specify an array of
string pointers (NULL terminated) in .env: