diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index 28eb940a9b8ff9..1a4a545f44abce 100644 --- 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 index 7685b570455cad..f0b1282b918723 100644 --- 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 :: 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 index 4eb03bd6c38f27..2b0b5e390dcb94 100644 --- 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 index f69d32e1e7934c..f064951b5c4a6b 100644 --- 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 b/Documentation/gitformat-bundle.txt similarity index 79% rename from Documentation/technical/bundle-format.txt rename to Documentation/gitformat-bundle.txt index b9be8644cf5d53..6a9d9e5bf6f491 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/bundle-format.txt +++ b/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 index 425377dfeb7fc0..02408a0062f0c8 100755 --- 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 index 1ab1c8a0dd7749..09ac4289f13065 100644 --- 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 index 1d45303e14c0cb..1950c4ccd9c5fd 100644 --- 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 index 3e2a78863b767e..991e33f8a6eb19 100644 --- 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 index 243104c27a7fa6..af073a7a0263e7 100644 --- 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 index bee5ed12203f7b..4ed2f242eb246b 100755 --- 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 '