git-remote-testgit – Example remote-helper Synopsisgit clone testgit::<source-repo> [<destination>]DescriptionThis command is a simple remote-helper, that is used both as a testcase for the remote-helper functionality, and as an example to show remote-helper authors one possible implementation. The best way to learn more is to read the comments and source code in git-remote-testgit. See Alsogitremote-helpers(1) GitPart of…
git-remote-helpers – Helper programs to interact with remote repositories Synopsisgit remote-<transport> <repository> [<URL>]DescriptionRemote helper programs are normally not used directly by end users, but they are invoked by git when it needs to interact with remote repositories git does not support natively. A given helper will implement a subset of the capabilities documented here. When…
git-remote-fd – Reflect smart transport stream back to caller Synopsis"fd::<infd>[,<outfd>][/<anything>]" (as URL) DescriptionThis helper uses specified file descriptors to connect to a remote Git server. This is not meant for end users but for programs and scripts calling git fetch, push or archive. If only <infd> is given, it is assumed to be a bidirectional…
git-remote-ext – Bridge smart transport to external command. Synopsisgit remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>…]"DescriptionThis remote helper uses the specified <command> to connect to a remote Git server. Data written to stdin of the specified <command> is assumed to be sent to a git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack or git-upload-archive (depending on situation), and data read from…
git-relink – Hardlink common objects in local repositories Synopsisgit relink [–safe] <dir>… <master_dir>DescriptionThis will scan 1 or more object repositories and look for objects in common with a master repository. Objects not already hardlinked to the master repository will be replaced with a hardlink to the master repository. Options–safe Stops if two objects with the…
git-release – Commit, tag and push changes to the repository Synopsisgit-release <tagname> [-r <remote>] [-m <commit info%gt;] [-c] DescriptionCommits changes with message "Release <tagname>" or custom commit information, tags with the given <tagname> and pushes the branch / tags. Optionally it generates a changelog (see git-changelog) and a remote can be defined. The order of…
git-reflog – Manage reflog information Synopsisgit reflog <subcommand> <options>DescriptionThe command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: 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}… git reflog exists <ref>…
git-refactor – Create refactor branch Synopsisgit-refactor [finish] <name> DescriptionCreate the given refactor branch Options<finish> Merge and delete the refactor branch. <name> The name of the refactor branch. Examples$ git refactor mainlib_refactor … $ git commit -m "Some changes" … $ git checkout master $ git refactor finish mainlib_refactorAuthorWritten by Jesús Espino <jespinog [at] gmail.com> Reporting…
git-receive-pack – Receive what is pushed into the repository Synopsisgit-receive-pack <directory>DescriptionInvoked by git send-pack and updates the repository with the information fed from the remote end. This command is usually not invoked directly by the end user. The UI for the protocol is on the git send-pack side, and the program pair is meant to…
git-rebase – Reapply commits on top of another base tip Synopsisgit rebase [-i | –interactive] [<options>] [–exec <cmd>] [–onto <newbase> | –keep-base] [<upstream> [<branch>]] git rebase [-i | –interactive] [<options>] [–exec <cmd>] [–onto <newbase>] –root [<branch>] git rebase (–continue | –skip | –abort | –quit | –edit-todo | –show-current-patch)DescriptionIf <branch> is specified, git rebase will…
git-rebase-theirs – Resolve rebase conflicts and failed cherry-picks by favoring ‘theirs’ version Synopsisgit-rebase-theirs [options] [—] FILE… DescriptionResolve git rebase conflicts in FILE(s) by favoring ‘theirs’ version. When using git rebase, conflicts are usually wanted to be resolved by favoring the <working branch> version (the branch being rebased, ‘theirs’ side in a rebase), instead of the…
git-rebase-patch – Rebases a patch Synopsisgit-rebase-patch <patch-file> DescriptionGiven you have a patch that doesn’t apply to the current HEAD, but you know it applied to some commit in the past, git-rebase-patch will help you find that commit and do a rebase. Options<patch-file> The patch to be applied.ExamplesExecuting $ git rebase-patch test.patch could give you something…
git-reauthor – Rewrite history to change author’s identity Synopsisgit reauthor [<options>] DescriptionLets you replace the author and/or committer identities in commits and tags. The command goes through all existing commits and tags in all local branches to selectively modify the identities present in those objects. All the other informations such as dates, messages,.. are preserved….
git-read-tree – Reads tree information into the index Synopsisgit read-tree [[-m [–trivial] [–aggressive] | –reset | –prefix=<prefix>] [-u | -i]] [–index-output=<file>] [–no-sparse-checkout] (–empty | <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]])DescriptionReads the tree information given by <tree-ish> into the index, but does not actually update any of the files it "caches". (see: git-checkout-index(1)) Optionally, it can merge a tree…
git-range-diff – Compare two commit ranges (e.g. two versions of a branch) Synopsisgit range-diff [–color=[<when>]] [–no-color] [<diff-options>] [–no-dual-color] [–creation-factor=<factor>] [–left-only | –right-only] ( <range1> <range2> | <rev1>…<rev2> | <base> <rev1> <rev2> )DescriptionThis command shows the differences between two versions of a patch series, or more generally, two commit ranges (ignoring merge commits). To that end,…
git-quiltimport – Applies a quilt patchset onto the current branch Synopsisgit quiltimport [–dry-run | -n] [–author <author>] [–patches <dir>] [–series <file>] [–keep-non-patch]DescriptionApplies a quilt patchset onto the current Git branch, preserving the patch boundaries, patch order, and patch descriptions present in the quilt patchset. For each patch the code attempts to extract the author from…
git-push – Update remote refs along with associated objects Synopsisgit push [–all | –mirror | –tags] [–follow-tags] [–atomic] [-n | –dry-run] [–receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [–repo=<repository>] [-f | –force] [-d | –delete] [–prune] [-v | –verbose] [-u | –set-upstream] [-o <string> | –push-option=<string>] [–[no-]signed|–signed=(true|false|if-asked)] [–force-with-lease[=<refname>[:<expect>]] [–force-if-includes]] [–no-verify] [<repository> [<refspec>…]]DescriptionUpdates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary…
git-pull – Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch Synopsisgit pull [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…]]DescriptionIncorporates changes from a remote repository into the current branch. If the current branch is behind the remote, then by default it will fast-forward the current branch to match the remote. If the current branch and the remote…
git-pull-request – Create pull request for GitHub project Synopsisgit-pull-request [<target branch>] DescriptionCreate pull request for a project on GitHub via commandline. Uses the email from git config user.email to open the pull request. Options<target branch> The target branch you want to send pull request to. Examples$ git pull-request master Everything up-to-date create pull-request for spacewander/spacewander-toolbox…
git-psykorebase – Rebase a branch with a merge commit Synopsisgit-psykorebase <target_branch> [<feature_branch>] [–no-ff] git-psykorebase –continue DescriptionRebase the feature_branch on top of the target_branch, the feature_branch defaults to the current one. Options–no-ff Force a commit message even if there are no conflicts. –continue Continue the rebase after conflicts have been resolved. ExamplesRebase current branch on top…