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diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt deleted file mode 100644 index d401234b03..0000000000 --- a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,179 +0,0 @@ -git-update-ref(1) -================= - -NAME ----- -git-update-ref - Update the object name stored in a ref safely - -SYNOPSIS --------- -[verse] -'git update-ref' [-m <reason>] [--no-deref] (-d <ref> [<oldvalue>] | [--create-reflog] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>] | --stdin [-z]) - -DESCRIPTION ------------ -Given two arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>, possibly -dereferencing the symbolic refs. E.g. `git update-ref HEAD -<newvalue>` updates the current branch head to the new object. - -Given three arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>, -possibly dereferencing the symbolic refs, after verifying that -the current value of the <ref> matches <oldvalue>. -E.g. `git update-ref refs/heads/master <newvalue> <oldvalue>` -updates the master branch head to <newvalue> only if its current -value is <oldvalue>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string -as <oldvalue> to make sure that the ref you are creating does -not exist. - -It also allows a "ref" file to be a symbolic pointer to another -ref file by starting with the four-byte header sequence of -"ref:". - -More importantly, it allows the update of a ref file to follow -these symbolic pointers, whether they are symlinks or these -"regular file symbolic refs". It follows *real* symlinks only -if they start with "refs/": otherwise it will just try to read -them and update them as a regular file (i.e. it will allow the -filesystem to follow them, but will overwrite such a symlink to -somewhere else with a regular filename). - -If --no-deref is given, <ref> itself is overwritten, rather than -the result of following the symbolic pointers. - -In general, using - - git update-ref HEAD "$head" - -should be a _lot_ safer than doing - - echo "$head" > "$GIT_DIR/HEAD" - -both from a symlink following standpoint *and* an error checking -standpoint. The "refs/" rule for symlinks means that symlinks -that point to "outside" the tree are safe: they'll be followed -for reading but not for writing (so we'll never write through a -ref symlink to some other tree, if you have copied a whole -archive by creating a symlink tree). - -With `-d` flag, it deletes the named <ref> after verifying it -still contains <oldvalue>. - -With `--stdin`, update-ref reads instructions from standard input and -performs all modifications together. Specify commands of the form: - - update SP <ref> SP <newvalue> [SP <oldvalue>] LF - create SP <ref> SP <newvalue> LF - delete SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF - verify SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF - option SP <opt> LF - start LF - prepare LF - commit LF - abort LF - -With `--create-reflog`, update-ref will create a reflog for each ref -even if one would not ordinarily be created. - -Quote fields containing whitespace as if they were strings in C source -code; i.e., surrounded by double-quotes and with backslash escapes. -Use 40 "0" characters or the empty string to specify a zero value. To -specify a missing value, omit the value and its preceding SP entirely. - -Alternatively, use `-z` to specify in NUL-terminated format, without -quoting: - - update SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL - create SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL - delete SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL - verify SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL - option SP <opt> NUL - start NUL - prepare NUL - commit NUL - abort NUL - -In this format, use 40 "0" to specify a zero value, and use the empty -string to specify a missing value. - -In either format, values can be specified in any form that Git -recognizes as an object name. Commands in any other format or a -repeated <ref> produce an error. Command meanings are: - -update:: - Set <ref> to <newvalue> after verifying <oldvalue>, if given. - Specify a zero <newvalue> to ensure the ref does not exist - after the update and/or a zero <oldvalue> to make sure the - ref does not exist before the update. - -create:: - Create <ref> with <newvalue> after verifying it does not - exist. The given <newvalue> may not be zero. - -delete:: - Delete <ref> after verifying it exists with <oldvalue>, if - given. If given, <oldvalue> may not be zero. - -verify:: - Verify <ref> against <oldvalue> but do not change it. If - <oldvalue> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist. - -option:: - Modify behavior of the next command naming a <ref>. - The only valid option is `no-deref` to avoid dereferencing - a symbolic ref. - -start:: - Start a transaction. In contrast to a non-transactional session, a - transaction will automatically abort if the session ends without an - explicit commit. - -prepare:: - Prepare to commit the transaction. This will create lock files for all - queued reference updates. If one reference could not be locked, the - transaction will be aborted. - -commit:: - Commit all reference updates queued for the transaction, ending the - transaction. - -abort:: - Abort the transaction, releasing all locks if the transaction is in - prepared state. - -If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <oldvalue>s -simultaneously, all modifications are performed. Otherwise, no -modifications are performed. Note that while each individual -<ref> is updated or deleted atomically, a concurrent reader may -still see a subset of the modifications. - -LOGGING UPDATES ---------------- -If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true and the ref is one -under "refs/heads/", "refs/remotes/", "refs/notes/", or a pseudoref -like HEAD or ORIG_HEAD; or the file "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" exists then -`git update-ref` will append a line to the log file -"$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" (dereferencing all symbolic refs before creating -the log name) describing the change in ref value. Log lines are -formatted as: - - oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer LF - -Where "oldsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value previously -stored in <ref>, "newsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value of -<newvalue> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address -and date in the standard Git committer ident format. - -Optionally with -m: - - oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer TAB message LF - -Where all fields are as described above and "message" is the -value supplied to the -m option. - -An update will fail (without changing <ref>) if the current user is -unable to create a new log file, append to the existing log file -or does not have committer information available. - -GIT ---- -Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |