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author | Vincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com> | 2020-05-25T23·06+0100 |
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committer | Vincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com> | 2020-05-25T23·06+0100 |
commit | 93ba78d6f4632ef1c5228965e3edc8c0faf88c1e (patch) | |
tree | 85730c182a9f5f492ade8e8ccdb1c2356f9900bd /third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt | |
parent | 6f8fbf4aa4b1654ab27d4829e114538761817de0 (diff) |
revert(3p/git): Revert merge of git upstream at v2.26.2 r/852
This causes cgit to serve error pages, which is undesirable. This reverts commit 5229c9b232de5bfa959ad6ebbb4c8192ac513352, reversing changes made to f2b211131f2347342dde63975b09cf603149f1a3.
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-rw-r--r-- | third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt | 61 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt index ab750367fdef..b5c46223c44b 100644 --- a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt +++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-rm.txt @@ -8,18 +8,16 @@ git-rm - Remove files from the working tree and from the index SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git rm' [-f | --force] [-n] [-r] [--cached] [--ignore-unmatch] - [--quiet] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] - [--] [<pathspec>...] +'git rm' [-f | --force] [-n] [-r] [--cached] [--ignore-unmatch] [--quiet] [--] <file>... DESCRIPTION ----------- -Remove files matching pathspec from the index, or from the working tree -and the index. `git rm` will not remove a file from just your working -directory. (There is no option to remove a file only from the working -tree and yet keep it in the index; use `/bin/rm` if you want to do -that.) The files being removed have to be identical to the tip of the -branch, and no updates to their contents can be staged in the index, +Remove files from the index, or from the working tree and the index. +`git rm` will not remove a file from just your working directory. +(There is no option to remove a file only from the working tree +and yet keep it in the index; use `/bin/rm` if you want to do that.) +The files being removed have to be identical to the tip of the branch, +and no updates to their contents can be staged in the index, though that default behavior can be overridden with the `-f` option. When `--cached` is given, the staged content has to match either the tip of the branch or the file on disk, @@ -28,20 +26,15 @@ allowing the file to be removed from just the index. OPTIONS ------- -<pathspec>...:: - Files to remove. A leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to remove - `dir/file1` and `dir/file2`) can be given to remove all files in - the directory, and recursively all sub-directories, but this - requires the `-r` option to be explicitly given. -+ -The command removes only the paths that are known to Git. -+ -File globbing matches across directory boundaries. Thus, given two -directories `d` and `d2`, there is a difference between using -`git rm 'd*'` and `git rm 'd/*'`, as the former will also remove all -of directory `d2`. -+ -For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7]. +<file>...:: + Files to remove. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can be given to + remove all matching files. If you want Git to expand + file glob characters, you may need to shell-escape them. + A leading directory name + (e.g. `dir` to remove `dir/file1` and `dir/file2`) can be + given to remove all files in the directory, and recursively + all sub-directories, + but this requires the `-r` option to be explicitly given. -f:: --force:: @@ -75,19 +68,19 @@ For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7]. `git rm` normally outputs one line (in the form of an `rm` command) for each file removed. This option suppresses that output. ---pathspec-from-file=<file>:: - Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If - `<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec - elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be - quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` - (see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and - global `--literal-pathspecs`. ---pathspec-file-nul:: - Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are - separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken - literally (including newlines and quotes). +DISCUSSION +---------- + +The <file> list given to the command can be exact pathnames, +file glob patterns, or leading directory names. The command +removes only the paths that are known to Git. Giving the name of +a file that you have not told Git about does not remove that file. +File globbing matches across directory boundaries. Thus, given +two directories `d` and `d2`, there is a difference between +using `git rm 'd*'` and `git rm 'd/*'`, as the former will +also remove all of directory `d2`. REMOVING FILES THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM THE FILESYSTEM -------------------------------------------------------- |