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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 5d7c1dab 2018-04-01 stsp .It Cm checkout [ 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 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl p Ar path-prefix
87 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Restrict the work tree to a subset of the repository's tree hierarchy.
88 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Only files beneath the specified
89 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Ar path-prefix
90 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp will be checked out.
91 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .El
92 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .\".It Cm status
93 0bb8a95e 2018-03-12 stsp .\"Show current status of files.
94 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp .It Cm log [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl f ] [ Fl l Ar N ] [ Fl p ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] [ path ]
95 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Display history of a repository.
96 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp If a
97 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp .Ar path
98 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp is specified, show only commits which modified this path.
99 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Pp
100 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp The options for
101 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Cm got log
102 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp are as follows:
103 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
104 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
105 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Start traversing history at the specified
106 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .Ar commit .
107 d1f2edc9 2018-06-13 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
108 1cfab718 2018-06-13 stsp to a commit object.
109 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl f
110 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Restrict history traversal to the first parent of each commit.
111 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp This shows the linear history of the current branch only.
112 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp Merge commits which affected the current branch will be shown but
113 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp individual commits which originated on other branches will be omitted.
114 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl l Ar N
115 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp Limit history traversal to a given number of commits.
116 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp .It Fl p
117 6238ee32 2018-06-13 stsp Display the patch of modifications made in each commit.
118 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp .It Fl r Ar repository-path
119 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp Use the repository at the specified path.
120 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
121 04ca23f4 2018-07-16 stsp working directory.
122 38e11793 2018-06-13 stsp .El
123 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp .It Cm diff [ Ar repository-path ] Ar object1 Ar object2
124 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp Display the differences between two objects in the repository.
125 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp Each
126 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar object
127 21294684 2018-04-01 stsp argument is a SHA1 hash which corresponds to the object.
128 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp Both objects must be of the same type (blobs, trees, or commits).
129 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp If the
130 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp .Ar repository path
131 3f8b7d6a 2018-04-01 stsp is omitted, use the current working directory.
132 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Cm blame [ Fl c Ar commit ] [ Fl r Ar repository-path ] Ar path
133 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Display line-by-line history of a file at the specified path.
134 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Pp
135 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp The options for
136 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Cm got blame
137 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp are as follows:
138 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Bl -tag -width Ds
139 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Fl c Ar commit
140 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Start traversing history at the specified
141 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .Ar commit .
142 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp The expected argument is the name of a branch or a SHA1 hash which corresponds
143 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp to a commit object.
144 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp .It Fl r Ar repository-path
145 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp Use the repository at the specified path.
146 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp If not specified, assume the repository is located at or above the current
147 1ff8e573 2018-08-02 stsp working directory.
148 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .El
149 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh EXIT STATUS
150 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Ex -std got
151 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Sh EXAMPLES
152 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp Check out a work tree of
153 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Ox
154 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp kernel sources from a Git repository at /var/repo/openbsd-src to ~/sys:
155 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Pp
156 97925469 2018-03-17 stsp .Dl $ got checkout -p sys /var/repo/openbsd-src ~/sys
157 5c860e29 2018-03-12 stsp .Sh SEE ALSO
158 5e5560e1 2018-08-01 stsp .Xr git-repository 5
159 285dc8a4 2018-03-13 stsp .Xr got-worktree 5
160 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .Sh AUTHORS
161 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .An Stefan Sperling Aq Mt stsp@openbsd.org
162 1a208aaf 2018-04-01 stsp .An Martin Pieuchot Aq Mt mpi@openbsd.org