git docs: add a category for file formats, protocols and interfaces

Create a new "File formats, protocols and other developer interfaces" section in the main "git help git" manual page and start moving the documentation that now lives in "Documentation/technical/*.git" over to it. This complements the newly added and adjacent "Repository, command and file interfaces" section. This makes the technical documentation more accessible and discoverable. Before this we wouldn't install it by default, and had no ability to build man page versions of them. The links to them from our existing documentation link to the generated HTML version of these docs. So let's start moving those over, starting with just the "bundle-format.txt" documentation added in 7378ec9 (doc: describe Git bundle format, 2020-02-07). We'll now have a new gitformat-bundle(5) man page. Subsequent commits will move more git internal format documentation over. Unfortunately the syntax of the current Documentation/technical/*.txt is not the same (when it comes to section headings etc.) as our Documentation/*.txt documentation, so change the relevant bits of syntax as we're moving this over. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ MAN1_TXT += gitweb.txt
 
 # man5 / man7 guides (note: new guides should also be added to command-list.txt)
 MAN5_TXT += gitattributes.txt
+MAN5_TXT += gitformat-bundle.txt
 MAN5_TXT += githooks.txt
 MAN5_TXT += gitignore.txt
 MAN5_TXT += gitmailmap.txt
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ TECH_DOCS += MyFirstObjectWalk
 TECH_DOCS += SubmittingPatches
 TECH_DOCS += ToolsForGit
 TECH_DOCS += technical/bitmap-format
-TECH_DOCS += technical/bundle-format
 TECH_DOCS += technical/cruft-packs
 TECH_DOCS += technical/hash-function-transition
 TECH_DOCS += technical/http-protocol
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ cmds_txt = cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt \
 	cmds-synchingrepositories.txt \
 	cmds-synchelpers.txt \
 	cmds-guide.txt \
+	cmds-developerinterfaces.txt \
 	cmds-userinterfaces.txt \
 	cmds-purehelpers.txt \
 	cmds-foreignscminterface.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ using "thin packs", bundles created using exclusions are smaller in
 size. That they're "thin" under the hood is merely noted here as a
 curiosity, and as a reference to other documentation.
 
-See link:technical/bundle-format.html[the `bundle-format`
-documentation] for more details and the discussion of "thin pack" in
-link:technical/pack-format.html[the pack format documentation] for
-further details.
+See linkgit:gitformat-bundle[5] for more details and the discussion of
+"thin pack" in link:technical/pack-format.html[the pack format
+documentation] for further details.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ verify <file>::
 	commits exist and are fully linked in the current repository.
 	Then, 'git bundle' prints a list of missing commits, if any.
 	Finally, information about additional capabilities, such as "object
-	filter", is printed. See "Capabilities" in link:technical/bundle-format.html
+	filter", is printed. See "Capabilities" in linkgit:gitformat-bundle[5]
 	for more information. The exit code is zero for success, but will
 	be nonzero if the bundle file is invalid.
 
@@ -337,6 +336,11 @@ You can also see what references it offers:
 $ git ls-remote mybundle
 ----------------
 
+FILE FORMAT
+-----------
+
+See linkgit:gitformat-bundle[5].
+
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git help' [-g|--guides]
 'git help' [-c|--config]
 'git help' [--user-interfaces]
+'git help' [--developer-interfaces]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ user-interface conventions (e.g. linkgit:gitcli[7]), and
 pseudo-configuration such as the file-based `.git/hooks/*` interface
 described in linkgit:githooks[5].
 
+--developer-interfaces::
+	Print list of file formats, protocols and other developer
+	interfaces documentation on the standard output.
+
 -i::
 --info::
 	Display manual page for the command in the 'info' format. The

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -348,6 +348,15 @@ linkgit:git-help[1] for more details on the critera.
 
 include::cmds-userinterfaces.txt[]
 
+File formats, protocols and other developer interfaces
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+This documentation discusses file formats, over-the-wire protocols and
+other git developer interfaces. See `--developer-interfaces` in
+linkgit:git-help[1].
+
+include::cmds-developerinterfaces.txt[]
+
 Configuration Mechanism
 -----------------------
 

diff --git a/Documentation/technical/bundle-format.txt → Documentation/gitformat-bundle.txt b/Documentation/technical/bundle-format.txt → Documentation/gitformat-bundle.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
-= Git bundle v2 format
+gitformat-bundle(5)
+===================
 
-The Git bundle format is a format that represents both refs and Git objects.
+NAME
+----
+gitformat-bundle - The bundle file format
+
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+*.bundle
+*.bdl
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+The Git bundle format is a format that represents both refs and Git
+objects. A bundle is a header in a format similar to
+linkgit:git-show-ref[1] followed by a pack in *.pack format.
 
-== Format
+The format is created and read by the linkgit:git-bundle[1] command,
+and supported by e.g. linkgit:git-fetch[1] and linkgit:git-clone[1].
+
+
+FORMAT
+------
 
 We will use ABNF notation to define the Git bundle format. See
-protocol-common.txt for the details.
+link:technical/protocol-common.html for the details.
 
 A v2 bundle looks like this:
 
@@ -36,7 +58,9 @@ value        = *(%01-09 / %0b-FF)
 pack         = ... ; packfile
 ----
 
-== Semantics
+
+SEMANTICS
+---------
 
 A Git bundle consists of several parts.
 
@@ -62,13 +86,15 @@ In the bundle format, there can be a comment following a prerequisite obj-id.
 This is a comment and it has no specific meaning. The writer of the bundle MAY
 put any string here. The reader of the bundle MUST ignore the comment.
 
-=== Note on the shallow clone and a Git bundle
+Note on the shallow clone and a Git bundle
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Note that the prerequisites does not represent a shallow-clone boundary. The
 semantics of the prerequisites and the shallow-clone boundaries are different,
 and the Git bundle v2 format cannot represent a shallow clone repository.
 
-== Capabilities
+CAPABILITIES
+------------
 
 Because there is no opportunity for negotiation, unknown capabilities cause 'git
 bundle' to abort.
@@ -79,3 +105,7 @@ bundle' to abort.
 * `filter` specifies an object filter as in the `--filter` option in
   linkgit:git-rev-list[1]. The resulting pack-file must be marked as a
   `.promisor` pack-file after it is unbundled.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl b/Documentation/lint-man-section-order.perl
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 		'SEE ALSO' => {
 			order => $order++,
 		},
+		'FILE FORMAT' => {
+			order => $order++,
+		},
 		'GIT' => {
 			required => 1,
 			order => $order++,

diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static enum help_action {
 	HELP_ACTION_GUIDES,
 	HELP_ACTION_CONFIG,
 	HELP_ACTION_USER_INTERFACES,
+	HELP_ACTION_DEVELOPER_INTERFACES,
 	HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_FOR_COMPLETION,
 	HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_SECTIONS_FOR_COMPLETION,
 } cmd_mode;
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ static struct option builtin_help_options[] = {
 	OPT_CMDMODE(0, "user-interfaces", &cmd_mode,
 		    N_("print list of user-facing repository, command and file interfaces"),
 		    HELP_ACTION_USER_INTERFACES),
+	OPT_CMDMODE(0, "developer-interfaces", &cmd_mode,
+		    N_("print list of file formats, protocols and other developer interfaces"),
+		    HELP_ACTION_DEVELOPER_INTERFACES),
 	OPT_CMDMODE('c', "config", &cmd_mode, N_("print all configuration variable names"),
 		    HELP_ACTION_CONFIG),
 	OPT_CMDMODE_F(0, "config-for-completion", &cmd_mode, "",
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_help_usage[] = {
 	"git help [-g|--guides]",
 	"git help [-c|--config]",
 	"git help [--user-interfaces]",
+	"git help [--developer-interfaces]",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -663,6 +668,10 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--user-interfaces", help_format);
 		list_user_interfaces_help();
 		return 0;
+	case HELP_ACTION_DEVELOPER_INTERFACES:
+		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--developer-interfaces", help_format);
+		list_developer_interfaces_help();
+		return 0;
 	case HELP_ACTION_CONFIG_SECTIONS_FOR_COMPLETION:
 		opt_mode_usage(argc, "--config-sections-for-completion",
 			       help_format);

diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 # sections 5 and 7. These entries can only have the "userinterfaces"
 # attribute and nothing else.
 #
+# Git's file formats and protocols, such as documentation for the
+# *.bundle format lives in man section 5. These entries can only have
+# the "developerinterfaces" attribute and nothing else.
+#
 ### command list (do not change this line)
 # command name                          category [category] [category]
 git-add                                 mainporcelain           worktree
@@ -205,6 +209,7 @@ gitcvs-migration                        guide
 gitdiffcore                             guide
 giteveryday                             guide
 gitfaq                                  guide
+gitformat-bundle                        developerinterfaces
 gitglossary                             guide
 githooks                                userinterfaces
 gitignore                               userinterfaces

diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static struct category_description main_categories[] = {
 	{ CAT_synchingrepositories, N_("Low-level Commands / Syncing Repositories") },
 	{ CAT_purehelpers, N_("Low-level Commands / Internal Helpers") },
 	{ CAT_userinterfaces, N_("User-facing repository, command and file interfaces") },
+	{ CAT_developerinterfaces, N_("Developer-facing file file formats, protocols and interfaces") },
 	{ 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ static const char *drop_prefix(const char *name, uint32_t category)
 	switch (category) {
 	case CAT_guide:
 	case CAT_userinterfaces:
+	case CAT_developerinterfaces:
 		prefix = "git";
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -445,6 +447,16 @@ void list_user_interfaces_help(void)
 	putchar('\n');
 }
 
+void list_developer_interfaces_help(void)
+{
+	struct category_description catdesc[] = {
+		{ CAT_developerinterfaces, N_("File formats, protocols and other developer interfaces:") },
+		{ 0, NULL }
+	};
+	print_cmd_by_category(catdesc, NULL);
+	putchar('\n');
+}
+
 static int get_alias(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
 	struct string_list *list = data;

diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void list_common_cmds_help(void);
 void list_all_cmds_help(int show_external_commands, int show_aliases);
 void list_guides_help(void);
 void list_user_interfaces_help(void);
+void list_developer_interfaces_help(void);
 
 void list_all_main_cmds(struct string_list *list);
 void list_all_other_cmds(struct string_list *list);

diff --git a/t/t0012-help.sh b/t/t0012-help.sh
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ test_expect_success "'git help -a' section spacing" '
 	Low-level Commands / Internal Helpers
 
 	User-facing repository, command and file interfaces
+
+	Developer-facing file file formats, protocols and interfaces
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '