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diff --git a/Documentation/git-replace.txt b/Documentation/git-replace.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..246dc9943c22 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-replace.txt @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +git-replace(1) +============== + +NAME +---- +git-replace - Create, list, delete refs to replace objects + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'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 is +replaced. The content of the 'replace' reference is the SHA-1 of the +replacement object. + +The replaced object and the replacement object must be of the same type. +This restriction can be bypassed using `-f`. + +Unless `-f` is given, the 'replace' reference must not yet exist. + +There is no other restriction on the replaced and replacement objects. +Merge commits can be replaced by non-merge commits and vice versa. + +Replacement references will be used by default by all Git commands +except those doing reachability traversal (prune, pack transfer and +fsck). + +It is possible to disable use of replacement references for any +command using the `--no-replace-objects` option just after 'git'. + +For example if commit 'foo' has been replaced by commit 'bar': + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git --no-replace-objects cat-file commit foo +------------------------------------------------ + +shows information about commit 'foo', while: + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git cat-file commit foo +------------------------------------------------ + +shows information about commit 'bar'. + +The `GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS` environment variable can be set to +achieve the same effect as the `--no-replace-objects` option. + +OPTIONS +------- +-f:: +--force:: + If an existing replace ref for the same object exists, it will + be overwritten (instead of failing). + +-d:: +--delete:: + Delete existing replace refs for the given objects. + +--edit <object>:: + Edit an object's content interactively. The existing content + for <object> is pretty-printed into a temporary file, an + editor is launched on the file, and the result is parsed to + create a new object of the same type as <object>. A + replacement ref is then created to replace <object> with the + newly created object. See linkgit:git-var[1] for details about + how the editor will be chosen. + +--raw:: + When editing, provide the raw object contents rather than + pretty-printed ones. Currently this only affects trees, which + will be shown in their binary form. This is harder to work with, + but can help when repairing a tree that is so corrupted it + cannot be pretty-printed. Note that you may need to configure + your editor to cleanly read and write binary data. + +--graft <commit> [<parent>...]:: + Create a graft commit. A new commit is created with the same + content as <commit> except that its parents will be + [<parent>...] instead of <commit>'s parents. A replacement ref + is then created to replace <commit> with the newly created + commit. Use `--convert-graft-file` to convert a + `$GIT_DIR/info/grafts` file and use replace refs instead. + +--convert-graft-file:: + Creates graft commits for all entries in `$GIT_DIR/info/grafts` + and deletes that file upon success. The purpose is to help users + with transitioning off of the now-deprecated graft file. + +-l <pattern>:: +--list <pattern>:: + List replace refs for objects that match the given pattern (or + all if no pattern is given). + Typing "git replace" without arguments, also lists all replace + refs. + +--format=<format>:: + When listing, use the specified <format>, which can be one of + 'short', 'medium' and 'long'. When omitted, the format + defaults to 'short'. + +FORMATS +------- + +The following format are available: + +* 'short': + <replaced sha1> +* 'medium': + <replaced sha1> -> <replacement sha1> +* 'long': + <replaced sha1> (<replaced type>) -> <replacement sha1> (<replacement type>) + +CREATING REPLACEMENT OBJECTS +---------------------------- + +linkgit:git-filter-branch[1], linkgit:git-hash-object[1] and +linkgit:git-rebase[1], among other git commands, can be used to create +replacement objects from existing objects. The `--edit` option can +also be used with 'git replace' to create a replacement object by +editing an existing object. + +If you want to replace many blobs, trees or commits that are part of a +string of commits, you may just want to create a replacement string of +commits and then only replace the commit at the tip of the target +string of commits with the commit at the tip of the replacement string +of commits. + +BUGS +---- +Comparing blobs or trees that have been replaced with those that +replace them will not work properly. And using `git reset --hard` to +go back to a replaced commit will move the branch to the replacement +commit instead of the replaced commit. + +There may be other problems when using 'git rev-list' related to +pending objects. + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-hash-object[1] +linkgit:git-filter-branch[1] +linkgit:git-rebase[1] +linkgit:git-tag[1] +linkgit:git-branch[1] +linkgit:git-commit[1] +linkgit:git-var[1] +linkgit:git[1] + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |