Section 1: user commands and tools
NAME git-rev-parse – Pick out and massage parameters SYNOPSIS git rev-parse [<options>] <args>… DESCRIPTION Many Git porcelainish commands take mixture of flags (i.e. parameters that begin with a dash –) and parameters meant for the underlying git rev-list command they use internally and flags and parameters for the other commands they use downstream of git…
NAME git-rev-list – Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order SYNOPSIS git rev – list[<options>]<commit>…[[–]<path>…] DESCRIPTION List commits that are reachable by following the parent links from the given commit(s), but exclude commits that are reachable from the one(s) given with a ^ in front of them. The output is given in reverse chronological order…
NAME git-restore – Restore working tree files SYNOPSIS git restore[<options>][–source = <tree>][–staged][–worktree][–]<pathspec>… git restore[<options>][–source = <tree>][–staged][–worktree]– pathspec – from – file = <file>[–pathspec – file – nul] git restore(-p | –patch)[<options>][–source = <tree>][–staged][–worktree][–][<pathspec>…] DESCRIPTION Restore specified paths in the working tree with some contents from a restore source. If a path is tracked but does…
NAME git-restore-mtime – Restore original modification time of files based on the date of the most recent commit that modified them SYNOPSIS git-restore-mtime [-h] [–quiet] [–verbose] [–force] [–merge] [–first-parent] [–skip-missing] [–no-directories] [–test] [–commit-time] [–work-tree WORKDIR] [–git-dir GITDIR] [pathspec [pathspec…]] DESCRIPTION Restore original modification time of files based on the date of the most recent commit…
NAME git-reset – Reset current HEAD to the specified state SYNOPSIS git reset[-q][<tree – ish>][–]<pathspec>… git reset[-q][–pathspec – from – file = <file>[–pathspec – file – nul]][<tree – ish>] git reset(–patch | -p)[<tree – ish>][–][<pathspec>…] git reset[–soft | –mixed[-N] | –hard | –merge | –keep][-q][<commit>] DESCRIPTION In the first three forms, copy entries from <tree-ish>…
NAME git-reset-file – Reset one file SYNOPSIS git-reset-file [<filename>] commit-hash DESCRIPTION Reset one file to HEAD or certain commit-hash OPTIONS <filename> The name of the file to reset. <commit-hash> (Optional) Hash of commit to reset the file to. Defaults to HEAD. EXAMPLES Reset one file to HEAD $ git reset-file .htaccess or reset one file…
NAME git-rerere – Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges SYNOPSIS git rerere [clear|forget <pathspec>|diff|remaining|status|gc] DESCRIPTION In a workflow employing relatively long lived topic branches, the developer sometimes needs to resolve the same conflicts over and over again until the topic branches are done (either merged to the "release" branch, or sent out and accepted upstream)….
NAME git-request-pull – Generates a summary of pending changes SYNOPSIS git request – pull[-p]<start><url>[<end>] DESCRIPTION Generate a request asking your upstream project to pull changes into their tree. The request, printed to the standard output, begins with the branch description, summarizes the changes and indicates from where they can be pulled. The upstream project is…
NAME git-repo-config – Get and set repository or global options SYNOPSIS git repo-config … DESCRIPTION This is a synonym for git-config(1). Please refer to the documentation of that command. GIT Part of the git(1) suite Index
NAME git-replace – Create, list, delete refs to replace objects SYNOPSIS git replace[-f]<object><replacement> git replace[-f]– edit<object> git replace[-f]– graft<commit>[<parent>…] git replace[-f]– convert – graft – file git replace – d<object>… git replace[–format = <format>][-l[<pattern>]] DESCRIPTION Adds a replace reference in refs/replace/ namespace. The name of the replace reference is the SHA-1 of the object that…
NAME git-repl – git read-eval-print-loop SYNOPSIS git-repl DESCRIPTION Git read-eval-print-loop. Let’s you run git commands without typing ‘git’. Commands can be prefixed with an exclamation mark (!) to be interpreted as a regular command. Type exit or quit to end the repl session. COMMANDS <command> Interpreted as git <command>. !<command> Interpreted as <command> (not through…
NAME git-repack – Pack unpacked objects in a repository SYNOPSIS git repack[-a][-A][-d][-f][-F][-l][-n][-q][-b][-m][–window = <n>][–depth = <n>][–threads = <n>][–keep – pack = <pack – name>][–write – midx] DESCRIPTION This command is used to combine all objects that do not currently reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organize existing packs…
NAME git-rename-tag – Rename a tag SYNOPSIS git-rename-tag <old-tag-name> <new-tag-name> DESCRIPTION Rename a tag (locally and remotely) OPTIONS <old-tag-name> The name of the tag you want to rename. <new-tag-name> The new name of the tag. EXAMPLES $ git tag test $ git push– tags Total 0(delta 0), reused 0(delta 0) To git[at] myserver.com : myuser…
NAME git-rename-branch – rename local branch and push to remote SYNOPSIS git-rename-branch <new-branch> <old-branch> DESCRIPTION Rename local branch and push the new branch to remote OPTIONS <new-branch> New branch name <old-branch> Old branch whose has to be renamed. This is an optional parameter. If no value is supplied then the current branch will be renamed….
NAME git-remote – Manage set of tracked repositories SYNOPSIS git remote[-v | –verbose] 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>) git remote set – branches[–add]<name><branch>… git remote get – url[–push][–all]<name> git remote set…
NAME git-remote-testgit – Example remote-helper SYNOPSIS git clone testgit::<source-repo> [<destination>] DESCRIPTION This 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….
NAME git-remote-helpers – Helper programs to interact with remote repositories SYNOPSIS git remote-<transport> <repository> [<URL>] DESCRIPTION Remote 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…
NAME git-remote-fd – Reflect smart transport stream back to caller SYNOPSIS "fd::<infd>[,<outfd>][/<anything>]" (as URL) DESCRIPTION This 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…
NAME git-remote-ext – Bridge smart transport to external command. SYNOPSIS git remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>…]" DESCRIPTION This 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),…
NAME git-relink – Hardlink common objects in local repositories SYNOPSIS git relink [–safe] <dir>… <master_dir> DESCRIPTION This 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…