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30 is a version control system which stores the history of tracked files
31 in a Git repository, as used by the Git version control system.
32 This repository format is described in
33 .Xr git-repository 5 .
38 version control system because every copy of a repository is writeable.
39 Modifications made to files can be synchronized between repositories
44 must be checked out from the repository for modification.
45 Checked out files are stored in a
47 which can be placed at an arbitrary directory in the filesystem hierarchy.
48 The on-disk format of this work tree is described in
52 provides global and command-specific options.
53 Global options must preceed the command name, and are as follows:
54 .Bl -tag -width tenletters
56 Display usage information.
62 .Bl -tag -width checkout
64 Create a new empty repository at the specified
66 .It Cm checkout [ Fl b Ar branch ] [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl p Ar path-prefix ] repository-path [ work-tree-path ]
67 Copy files from a repository into a new work tree.
70 is not specified, either use the last component of
74 was specified use the last component of
82 Check out files from the specified
84 If this option is not specified, a branch resolved via the repository's HEAD
85 reference will be used.
87 Check out files from the specified
89 The expected argument is a commit ID SHA1 hash.
90 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
91 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
92 If this option is not specified, the most recent commit on the selected
94 .It Fl p Ar path-prefix
95 Restrict the work tree to a subset of the repository's tree hierarchy.
96 Only files beneath the specified
103 .It Cm update [ Fl b Ar branch ] [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Ar path ]
104 Update an existing work tree to a different commit.
105 Show the status of each affected file, using the following status codes:
106 .Bl -column YXZ description
107 .It U Ta file was updated and contained no local changes
108 .It G Ta file was updated and local changes were merged cleanly
109 .It C Ta file was updated and conflicts occurred during merge
110 .It D Ta file was deleted
111 .It A Ta new file was added
112 .It ~ Ta versioned file is obstructed by a non-regular file
113 .It ! Ta a missing versioned file was restored
118 is specified, restrict the update operation to files at or within this path.
119 The path is required to exist in the update operation's target commit.
120 Files in the work tree outside this path will remain unchanged and will
121 retain their previously recorded base commit.
124 commands may refuse to run while the work tree contains files from
125 multiple base commits.
126 The base commit of such a work tree can be made consistent by running
128 across the entire work tree.
131 is incompatible with the
140 Switch the work tree's branch reference to the specified
142 before updating the work tree.
143 This option requires that all paths in the work tree are updated.
145 Update the work tree to the specified
147 The expected argument is a commit ID SHA1 hash.
148 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
149 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
150 If this option is not specified, the most recent commit on the work tree's
156 .It Cm status [ Ar path ]
157 Show the current modification status of files in a work tree,
158 using the following status codes:
159 .Bl -column YXZ description
160 .It M Ta modified file
161 .It A Ta file scheduled for addition in next commit
162 .It D Ta file scheduled for deletion in next commit
163 .It C Ta modified or added file which contains merge conflicts
164 .It ! Ta versioned file was expected on disk but is missing
165 .It ~ Ta versioned file is obstructed by a non-regular file
166 .It ? Ta unversioned item not tracked by
172 is specified, only show modifications within this path.
176 .It Cm log [ Fl b ] [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl C Ar number ] [ Fl l Ar N ] [ Fl p ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ path ]
177 Display history of a repository.
180 is specified, show only commits which modified this path.
187 Show the linear line of history of the current branch.
188 This option restricts history traversal to the first parent of each commit.
189 Commits which the branch was based on and merge commits which affected the
190 branch will be shown, but individual commits created on parallel branches
193 Start traversing history at the specified
195 The expected argument is the name of a branch or a commit ID SHA1 hash.
196 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
197 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
198 If this option is not specified, default to the work tree's current branch
199 if invoked in a work tree, or to the repository's HEAD reference.
201 Set the number of context lines shown in diffs with
203 By default, 3 lines of context are shown.
205 Limit history traversal to a given number of commits.
207 Display the patch of modifications made in each commit.
208 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
209 Use the repository at the specified path.
210 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
212 If this directory is a
214 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
216 .It Cm diff [ Fl C Ar number ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ Ar object1 Ar object2 | Ar path ]
217 When invoked within a work tree with less than two arguments, display
218 uncommitted changes in the work tree.
221 is specified, only show changes within this path.
223 If two arguments are provided, treat each argument as a reference,
224 or an object ID SHA1 hash, and display differences between these objects.
225 Both objects must be of the same type (blobs, trees, or commits).
226 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
227 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
234 Set the number of context lines shown in the diff.
235 By default, 3 lines of context are shown.
236 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
237 Use the repository at the specified path.
238 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
240 If this directory is a
242 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
244 .It Cm blame [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] Ar path
245 Display line-by-line history of a file at the specified path.
252 Start traversing history at the specified
254 The expected argument is the name of a branch or a commit ID SHA1 hash.
255 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
256 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
257 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
258 Use the repository at the specified path.
259 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
261 If this directory is a
263 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
265 .It Cm tree [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ Fl i ] [ Fl R] [ Ar path ]
266 Display a listing of files and directories at the specified
267 directory path in the repository.
268 Entries shown in this listing may carry one of the following trailing
270 .Bl -column YXZ description
271 .It / Ta entry is a directory
272 .It * Ta entry is an executable file
277 is specified, list the repository path corresponding to the current
278 directory of the work tree, or the root directory of the repository
279 if there is no work tree.
286 List files and directories as they appear in the specified
288 The expected argument is the name of a branch or a commit ID SHA1 hash.
289 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
290 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
291 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
292 Use the repository at the specified path.
293 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
295 If this directory is a
297 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
299 Show object IDs of files (blob objects) and directories (tree objects).
301 Recurse into sub-directories in the repository.
303 .It Cm ref [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ Fl l ] [ Fl d Ar name ] [ Ar name Ar target ]
304 Manage references in a repository.
306 If no options are passed, expect two arguments and attempt to create,
307 or update, the reference with the given
309 and make it point at the given
311 The target may be an object ID SHA1 hash or an existing reference which
312 will be resolved to an object ID.
313 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
314 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
320 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
321 Use the repository at the specified path.
322 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
324 If this directory is a
326 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
328 List all existing references in the repository.
330 Delete the reference with the specified name from the repository.
332 .It Cm branch [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ Fl l ] [ Fl d Ar name ] [ Ar name [ Ar base-branch ] ]
333 Manage branches in a repository.
335 Branches are managed via references which live in the
340 command operates on references in this namespace only.
342 If no options are passed, expect one or two arguments and attempt to create
343 a branch with the given
345 and make it point at the given
349 is specified, default to the work tree's current branch if invoked in a
350 work tree, or to the repository's HEAD reference.
356 .It Fl r Ar repository-path
357 Use the repository at the specified path.
358 If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
360 If this directory is a
362 work tree, use the repository path associated with this work tree.
364 List all existing branches in the repository.
366 Delete the branch with the specified name from the repository.
371 .It Cm add Ar file-path ...
372 Schedule unversioned files in a work tree for addition to the
373 repository in the next commit.
374 .It Cm remove Ar file-path ...
375 Remove versioned files from a work tree and schedule them for deletion
376 from the repository in the next commit.
383 Perform the operation even if a file contains uncommitted modifications.
388 .It Cm revert Ar file-path ...
389 Revert any uncommited changes in files at the specified paths.
390 File contents will be overwritten with those contained in the
391 work tree's base commit. There is no way to bring discarded
395 If a file was added with
397 it will become an unversioned file again.
398 If a file was deleted with
404 .It Cm commit [ Fl m Ar message ] [ file-path ]
405 Create a new commit in the repository from local changes in a work tree
406 and use this commit as the new base commit for the work tree.
408 Show the status of each affected file, using the following status codes:
409 .Bl -column YXZ description
410 .It M Ta modified file
411 .It D Ta file was deleted
412 .It A Ta new file was added
415 Files without local changes will retain their previously recorded base
419 commands may refuse to run while the work tree contains files from
420 multiple base commits.
421 The base commit of such a work tree can be made consistent by running
423 across the entire work tree.
429 environment variable to be set.
436 Use the specified log message when creating the new commit.
441 opens a temporary file in an editor where a log message can be written.
446 .It Cm cherrypick Ar commit
447 Merge changes from a single
452 must be on a different branch than the work tree's base commit.
453 The expected argument is a reference or a commit ID SHA1 hash.
454 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
455 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
457 Show the status of each affected file, using the following status codes:
458 .Bl -column YXZ description
459 .It G Ta file was merged
460 .It C Ta file was merged and conflicts occurred during merge
461 .It ! Ta changes destined for a missing file were not merged
462 .It D Ta file was deleted
463 .It d Ta file's deletion was obstructed by local modifications
464 .It A Ta new file was added
465 .It ~ Ta changes destined for a non-regular file were not merged
468 The merged changes will appear as local changes in the work tree, which
471 amended manually or with further
476 or discarded again with
480 will refuse to run if certain preconditions are not met.
481 If the work tree contains multiple base commits it must first be updated
482 to a single base commit with
484 If the work tree already contains files with merge conflicts, these
485 conflicts must be resolved first.
489 .It Cm backout Ar commit
490 Reverse-merge changes from a single
495 must be on the same branch as the work tree's base commit.
496 The expected argument is a reference or a commit ID SHA1 hash.
497 An abbreviated hash argument will be expanded to a full SHA1 hash
498 automatically, provided the abbreviation is unique.
500 Show the status of each affected file, using the following status codes:
501 .Bl -column YXZ description
502 .It G Ta file was merged
503 .It C Ta file was merged and conflicts occurred during merge
504 .It ! Ta changes destined for a missing file were not merged
505 .It D Ta file was deleted
506 .It d Ta file's deletion was obstructed by local modifications
507 .It A Ta new file was added
508 .It ~ Ta changes destined for a non-regular file were not merged
511 The reverse-merged changes will appear as local changes in the work tree,
512 which may be viewed with
514 amended manually or with further
519 or discarded again with
523 will refuse to run if certain preconditions are not met.
524 If the work tree contains multiple base commits it must first be updated
525 to a single base commit with
527 If the work tree already contains files with merge conflicts, these
528 conflicts must be resolved first.
534 .Bl -tag -width GOT_AUTHOR
536 The author's name and email address for
539 .An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
540 .It Ev VISUAL, Ev EDITOR
541 The editor spawned by
548 Clone an existing Git repository for use with
550 This step currently requires
554 .Dl $ git clone --bare https://github.com/openbsd/src.git
556 Check out a work tree from this Git repository to /usr/src:
558 .Dl $ got checkout /var/git/src.git /usr/src
560 View local changes in a work tree directory:
563 .Dl $ got diff | less
565 In a work tree or a git repository directory, list all branch references:
569 In a work tree or a git repository directory, create a new branch called
570 .Dq unified-buffer-cache
571 which is forked off the
575 .Dl $ got branch unified-buffer-cache master
577 Switch an existing work tree to the branch
578 .Dq unified-buffer-cache .
579 Local changes in the work tree will be preserved and merged if necessary:
581 .Dl $ got update -b unified-buffer-cache
583 Create a new commit from local changes in a work tree directory.
584 This new commit will become the head commit of the work tree's current branch:
588 In a work tree or a git repository directory, view changes committed in
589 the 3 most recent commits to the work tree's branch, or the branch resolved
590 via the repository's HEAD reference, respectively:
592 .Dl $ got log -p -l 3 -b
594 Add new files and remove obsolete files in a work tree directory:
596 .Dl $ got add sys/uvm/uvm_ubc.c
597 .Dl $ got rm sys/uvm/uvm_vnode.c
599 Create a new commit from local changes in a work tree directory
600 with a pre-defined log message.
602 .Dl $ got commit -m 'unify the buffer cache'
604 Update any work tree checked out from the
605 .Dq unified-buffer-cache
606 branch to the latest commit on this branch:
610 Fetch new upstream commits into the local repository's master branch.
611 This step currently requires
614 .Dl $ cd /var/git/src.git
615 .Dl $ git fetch origin master:master
618 .Dq unified-buffer-cache
619 branch on top of the new head commit of the
622 This step currently requires
625 .Dl $ git clone /var/git/src.git ~/src-git-wt
626 .Dl $ cd ~/src-git-wt
627 .Dl $ git checkout unified-buffer-cache
628 .Dl $ git rebase master
631 Update the work tree to the newly rebased
632 .Dq unified-buffer-cache
635 .Dl $ got update -b unified-buffer-cache
640 .An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
641 .An Martin Pieuchot Aq Mt mpi@openbsd.org
642 .An joshua stein Aq Mt jcs@openbsd.org
645 is a work-in-progress and many commands remain to be implemented.
646 At present, the user has to fall back on
648 to perform many basic tasks.
650 When working against a repository created with
651 .Dq git clone --bare ,
654 branch are discouraged, for now, if changes committed to the upstream
655 repository need to be tracked.
656 See the EXAMPLES section.