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1 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\"
2 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" Copyright (c) 2017 Martin Pieuchot
3 3f0da4df 2018-04-01 stsp .\" Copyright (c) 2018 Stefan Sperling
4 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\"
5 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
6 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
7 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
8 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\"
9 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
10 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
11 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
12 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
13 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
14 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
15 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
16 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .\"
17 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Dd $Mdocdate$
18 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Dt GOT 1
19 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Os
20 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh NAME
21 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Nm got
22 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Nd version control system
23 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh SYNOPSIS
24 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .Nm
25 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Ar command
26 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp .Op Fl h
27 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Op Ar arg ...
28 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh DESCRIPTION
29 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Nm
30 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity
31 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp over flexibility.
32 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Pp
33 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Nm
34 70f9e387 2018-04-01 stsp stores the history of tracked files in a repository which uses
35 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp the same on-disk format as
36 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Dq bare
37 70f9e387 2018-04-01 stsp repositories used by the Git version control system.
38 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp This repository format is described in
39 5e5560e1 2018-08-01 stsp .Xr git-repository 5 .
40 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Pp
41 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp .Nm
42 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp is a
43 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Em distributed
44 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp version control system because every copy of a repository is writeable.
45 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp Modifications made to files can be synchronized between repositories
46 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp at any time.
47 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp .Pp
48 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp Files managed by
49 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Nm
50 4129c201 2018-03-13 stsp must be checked out from the repository for modification.
51 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp Checked out files are stored in a
52 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Em work tree
53 c5867b47 2018-03-13 stsp which can be placed at an arbitrary directory in the filesystem hierarchy.
54 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp The on-disk format of a
55 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Nm
56 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp work tree is described in
57 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Xr got-worktree 5 .
58 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Pp
59 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Nm
60 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp provides global and command-specific options.
61 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp Global options must preceed the command name, and are as follows:
62 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp .Bl -tag -width tenletters
63 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp .It Fl h
64 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp Display usage information.
65 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp .El
66 1b6b95a8 2018-03-12 stsp .Pp
67 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp The commands for
68 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Nm
69 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp are as follows:
70 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .Bl -tag -width checkout
71 8069f636 2019-01-12 stsp .It Cm checkout [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl p Ar path-prefix ] repository-path [ work-tree-path ]
72 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp Copy files from a repository into a new work tree.
73 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp If the
74 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar work tree path
75 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp is not specified, either use the base name of the
76 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar repository path ,
77 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp or if a
78 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar path prefix
79 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp was specified use the base name of the
80 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar path prefix .
81 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Pp
82 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp The options for
83 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Cm got checkout
84 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp are as follows:
85 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
86 8069f636 2019-01-12 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
87 8069f636 2019-01-12 stsp Check out files from the specified
88 8069f636 2019-01-12 stsp .Ar commit .
89 8069f636 2019-01-12 stsp By default, the HEAD commit is used.
90 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl p Ar path-prefix
91 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Restrict the work tree to a subset of the repository's tree hierarchy.
92 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Only files beneath the specified
93 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Ar path-prefix
94 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp will be checked out.
95 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .El
96 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .It Cm update [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ work-tree-path ]
97 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp Update an existing work tree to another commit.
98 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp By default, the latest commit on the current branch is assumed.
99 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp If the
100 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .Ar work tree path
101 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp is omitted, use the current working directory.
102 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .Pp
103 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp The options for
104 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .Cm got update
105 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp are as follows:
106 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
107 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
108 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp Update the work tree to the specified
109 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .Ar commit .
110 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
111 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp to a commit object.
112 507dc3bb 2018-12-29 stsp .El
113 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .\".It Cm status
114 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .\"Show current status of files.
115 ae9f01af 2018-10-18 stsp .It Cm log [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl C Ar number ] [ Fl f ] [ Fl l Ar N ] [ Fl p ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ path ]
116 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Display history of a repository.
117 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp If a
118 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp .Ar path
119 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp is specified, show only commits which modified this path.
120 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Pp
121 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp The options for
122 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Cm got log
123 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp are as follows:
124 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
125 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
126 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Start traversing history at the specified
127 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Ar commit .
128 d1f2edc9 2018-06-13 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
129 1cfab718 2018-06-13 stsp to a commit object.
130 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .It Fl C Ar number
131 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp Set the number of context lines shown in diffs with
132 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .Fl p .
133 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp By default, 3 lines of context are shown.
134 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl f
135 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Restrict history traversal to the first parent of each commit.
136 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp This shows the linear history of the current branch only.
137 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Merge commits which affected the current branch will be shown but
138 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp individual commits which originated on other branches will be omitted.
139 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl l Ar N
140 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp Limit history traversal to a given number of commits.
141 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl p
142 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp Display the patch of modifications made in each commit.
143 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp .It Fl r Ar repository-path
144 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp Use the repository at the specified path.
145 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
146 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp working directory.
147 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .El
148 ae9f01af 2018-10-18 stsp .It Cm diff [ Fl C Ar number ] [ Ar repository-path ] Ar object1 Ar object2
149 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp Display the differences between two objects in the repository.
150 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp Each
151 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar object
152 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp argument is a SHA1 hash which corresponds to the object.
153 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp Both objects must be of the same type (blobs, trees, or commits).
154 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp If the
155 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar repository path
156 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp is omitted, use the current working directory.
157 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .Pp
158 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp The options for
159 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .Cm got diff
160 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp are as follows:
161 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
162 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .It Fl C Ar number
163 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp Set the number of context lines shown in the diff.
164 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp By default, 3 lines of context are shown.
165 c0cc5c62 2018-10-18 stsp .El
166 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Cm blame [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] Ar path
167 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Display line-by-line history of a file at the specified path.
168 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Pp
169 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp The options for
170 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Cm got blame
171 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp are as follows:
172 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
173 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
174 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Start traversing history at the specified
175 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Ar commit .
176 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
177 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp to a commit object.
178 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Fl r Ar repository-path
179 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Use the repository at the specified path.
180 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
181 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp working directory.
182 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .El
183 c1669e2e 2019-01-09 stsp .It Cm tree [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ Fl i ] [ Fl R] [ Ar path ]
184 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp Display a listing of files and directories at the specified
185 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp directory path in the repository.
186 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp If no path is specified, the root directory is listed.
187 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .Pp
188 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp The options for
189 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .Cm got tree
190 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp are as follows:
191 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
192 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
193 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp List files and directories as they appear in the specified
194 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .Ar commit .
195 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
196 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp to a commit object.
197 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .It Fl r Ar repository-path
198 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp Use the repository at the specified path.
199 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
200 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp working directory.
201 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .It Fl i
202 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp Show object IDs of files (blob objects) and directories (tree objects).
203 c1669e2e 2019-01-09 stsp .It Fl R
204 c1669e2e 2019-01-09 stsp Recurse into sub-directories.
205 5de5890b 2018-10-18 stsp .El
206 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh EXIT STATUS
207 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Ex -std got
208 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Sh EXAMPLES
209 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp Check out a work tree of
210 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Ox
211 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp kernel sources from a Git repository at /var/repo/openbsd-src to ~/sys:
212 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Pp
213 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Dl $ got checkout -p sys /var/repo/openbsd-src ~/sys
214 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh SEE ALSO
215 5e5560e1 2018-08-01 stsp .Xr git-repository 5
216 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Xr got-worktree 5
217 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .Sh AUTHORS
218 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
219 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .An Martin Pieuchot Aq Mt mpi@openbsd.org