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Junio C Hamano
88633f2119 Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' into jch
"git replay" (experimental) learns, in addition to "pick" and
"replay", a new operating mode "revert".

* sa/replay-revert:
  replay: add --revert mode to reverse commit changes
  sequencer: extract revert message formatting into shared function
2026-03-10 14:23:57 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
3ea4f75969 Merge branch 'jc/neuter-sideband-fixup' into jch
Try to resurrect and reboot a stalled "avoid sending risky escape
sequences taken from sideband to the terminal" topic by Dscho.  The
plan is to keep it in 'next' long enough to see if anybody screams
with the "everything dropped except for ANSI color escape sequence"
default.

Comments?

* jc/neuter-sideband-fixup:
  sideband: drop 'default' configuration
  sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis
  sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through
  sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default
  sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow control characters
  sideband: mask control characters
2026-03-10 14:23:56 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
b103355813 Merge branch 'os/doc-git-custom-commands' into jch
Doc update.

* os/doc-git-custom-commands:
  doc: make it easier to find custom command information
2026-03-10 14:23:52 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
a92d5005dd Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format' into jch
"git format-patch --cover-letter" learns to use a simpler format
instead of the traditional shortlog format to list its commits with
a new --cover-letter-format option and format.commitListFormat
configuration variable.

* mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format:
  docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature
  format-patch: add commitListFormat config
  format-patch: add ability to use alt cover format
  format-patch: move cover letter summary generation
  pretty.c: add %(count) and %(total) placeholders
2026-03-10 14:23:51 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
3ead3f5b11 Merge branch 'jt/repo-structure-extrema' into jch
"git repo structure" command learns to report maximum values on
various aspects of objects it inspects.

* jt/repo-structure-extrema:
  builtin/repo: find tree with most entries
  builtin/repo: find commit with most parents
  builtin/repo: add OID annotations to table output
  builtin/repo: collect largest inflated objects
  builtin/repo: add helper for printing keyvalue output
  builtin/repo: update stats for each object
2026-03-10 14:23:50 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
074573bdbb Merge branch 'dt/send-email-client-cert' into jch
"git send-email" learns to support use of client-side certificates.

* dt/send-email-client-cert:
  send-email: add client certificate options
2026-03-10 14:23:48 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
0d8a8c63c2 Merge branch 'jt/doc-submitting-patches-study-before-sending' into jch
Doc update for our contributors.

* jt/doc-submitting-patches-study-before-sending:
  Documentation: extend guidance for submitting patches
2026-03-10 14:23:41 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
8475b307c3 Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push' into jch
"git status" learned to show comparison between the current branch
and various other branches listed on status.compareBranches
configuration.

* hn/status-compare-with-push:
  status: clarify how status.compareBranches deduplicates
2026-03-10 14:23:41 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
4ef629392d Merge branch 'os/doc-custom-subcommand-on-path' into jch
The way end-users can add their own "git <cmd>" subcommand by
storing "git-<cmd>" in a directory on their $PATH has not been
documented clearly, which has been corrected.

* os/doc-custom-subcommand-on-path:
  doc: add information regarding external commands
2026-03-10 14:23:39 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
24469231f2 Merge branch 'lp/doc-gitprotocol-pack-fixes' into jch
Doc update.

* lp/doc-gitprotocol-pack-fixes:
  doc: gitprotocol-pack: normalize italic formatting
  doc: gitprotocol-pack: improve paragraphs structure
  doc: gitprotocol-pack: fix pronoun-antecedent agreement
2026-03-10 14:23:37 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
4c54b555f9 Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02' into jch
The code to maintain mapping between object names in multiple hash
functions is being added, written in Rust.

* bc/sha1-256-interop-02:
  object-file-convert: always make sure object ID algo is valid
  rust: add a small wrapper around the hashfile code
  rust: add a new binary object map format
  rust: add functionality to hash an object
  rust: add a build.rs script for tests
  rust: fix linking binaries with cargo
  hash: expose hash context functions to Rust
  write-or-die: add an fsync component for the object map
  csum-file: define hashwrite's count as a uint32_t
  rust: add additional helpers for ObjectID
  hash: add a function to look up hash algo structs
  rust: add a hash algorithm abstraction
  rust: add a ObjectID struct
  hash: use uint32_t for object_id algorithm
  conversion: don't crash when no destination algo
  repository: require Rust support for interoperability
2026-03-10 14:23:34 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
3c6ae354e7 Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push' (early part) into jch
* 'hn/status-compare-with-push' (early part):
  status: add status.compareBranches config for multiple branch comparisons
  refactor format_branch_comparison in preparation
2026-03-10 14:23:33 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
7f19e4e1b6 The 14th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
42afcb954b Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'
Further update to the i18n alias support to avoid regressions.

* jh/alias-i18n-fixes:
  doc: fix list continuation in alias.adoc
  git, help: fix memory leaks in alias listing
  alias: treat empty subsection [alias ""] as plain [alias]
  doc: fix list continuation in alias subsection example
2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
f330d46dee Merge branch 'ar/config-hooks'
Allow hook commands to be defined (possibly centrally) in the
configuration files, and run multiple of them for the same hook
event.

* ar/config-hooks:
  hook: add -z option to "git hook list"
  hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocations
  hook: allow event = "" to overwrite previous values
  hook: allow disabling config hooks
  hook: include hooks from the config
  hook: add "git hook list" command
  hook: run a list of hooks to prepare for multihook support
  hook: add internal state alloc/free callbacks
2026-03-10 14:23:18 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
9a8aebae97 Merge branch 'kh/format-patch-noprefix-is-boolean'
The configuration variable format.noprefix did not behave as a
proper boolean variable, which has now been fixed and documented.

* kh/format-patch-noprefix-is-boolean:
  doc: diff-options.adoc: make *.noprefix split translatable
  doc: diff-options.adoc: show format.noprefix for format-patch
  format-patch: make format.noprefix a boolean
2026-03-10 14:23:17 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
d181b9354c The 13th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-09 14:36:56 -07:00
Junio C Hamano
3fe08b8fd1 Merge branch 'cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all'
"git add <submodule>" has been taught to honor
submodule.<name>.ignore that is set to "all" (and requires "git add
-f" to override it).

* cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all:
  Documentation: update add --force option + ignore=all config
  tests: fix existing tests when add an ignore=all submodule
  tests: t2206-add-submodule-ignored: ignore=all and add --force tests
  read-cache: submodule add need --force given ignore=all configuration
  read-cache: update add_files_to_cache take param ignored_too
2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
Omri Sarig
beca0ca4be doc: make it easier to find custom command information
Git supports creating additional commands through aliases, and through
placement of executables with a "git-" prefix in the PATH.

This information was not easy enough to find - users will look for this
information around the command description, but the documentation
exists in other locations.

Update the "GIT COMMANDS" section to reference the relevant sections,
making it easier for to find this information.

Signed-off-by: Omri Sarig <omri.sarig13@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-07 14:04:23 -08:00
Mirko Faina
51ed9f7e72 docs: add usage for the cover-letter fmt feature
Document the new "--cover-letter-format" option in format-patch and its
related configuration variable "format.commitListFormat".

Signed-off-by: Mirko Faina <mroik@delayed.space>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 17:16:45 -08:00
Justin Tobler
a190f01f57 Documentation: extend guidance for submitting patches
Before submitting patches on the mailing list, it is often a good idea
to check for previous related discussions or if similar work is already
in progress. This enables better coordination amongst contributors and
could avoid duplicating work.

Additionally, it is often recommended to give reviewers some time to
reply to a patch series before sending new versions. This helps collect
broader feedback and reduces unnecessary churn from rapid rerolls.

Document this guidance in "Documentation/SubmittingPatches" accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 14:27:05 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
826cc47220 sideband: drop 'default' configuration
The topic so far allows users to tweak the configuration variable
sideband.allowControlCharacters to override the hardcoded default,
but among which there is the value called 'default'.  The plan [*]
of the series is to loosen the setting by a later commit in the
series and schedule it to tighten at the Git 3.0 boundary for end
users, at which point, the meaning of this 'default' value will
change.

Which is a dubious design.

A user expresses their preference by setting configuration variable
in order to guard against sudden change brought in by changes to the
hardcoded default behaviour, and letting them set it to 'default'
that will change at the Git 3.0 boundary defeats its purpose.  If a
user wants to say "I am easy and can go with whatever hardcoded
default Git implementors choose for me", they simply leave the
configuration variable unspecified.

Let's remove it from the state before Git 3.0 so that those users
who set it to 'default' will not see the behaviour changed under
their feet all of sudden.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 13:52:28 -08:00
Johannes Schindelin
602c83f0ef sideband: offer to configure sanitizing on a per-URL basis
The main objection against sanitizing the sideband that was raised
during the review of the sideband sanitizing patches, first on the
git-security mailing list, then on the public mailing list, was that
there are some setups where server-side `pre-receive` hooks want to
error out, giving colorful messages to the users on the client side (if
they are not redirecting the output into a file, that is).

To avoid breaking such setups, the default chosen by the sideband
sanitizing patches is to pass through ANSI color sequences.

Still, there might be some use case out there where that is not enough.
Therefore the `sideband.allowControlCharacters` config setting allows
for configuring  levels of sanitizing.

As Junio Hamano pointed out, to keep users safe by default, we need to
be able to scope this to some servers because while a user may trust
their company's Git server, the same might not apply to other Git
servers.

To allow for this, let's imitate the way `http.<url>.*` offers
to scope config settings to certain URLs, by letting users
override the `sideband.allowControlCharacters` setting via
`sideband.<url>.allowControlCharacters`.

Suggested-by: Junio Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 13:52:28 -08:00
Johannes Schindelin
128914438a sideband: add options to allow more control sequences to be passed through
Even though control sequences that erase characters are quite juicy for
attack scenarios, where attackers are eager to hide traces of suspicious
activities, during the review of the side band sanitizing patch series
concerns were raised that there might be some legimitate scenarios where
Git server's `pre-receive` hooks use those sequences in a benign way.

Control sequences to move the cursor can likewise be used to hide tracks
by overwriting characters, and have been equally pointed out as having
legitimate users.

Let's add options to let users opt into passing through those ANSI
Escape sequences: `sideband.allowControlCharacters` now supports also
`cursor` and `erase`, and it parses the value as a comma-separated list.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 13:52:28 -08:00
Johannes Schindelin
12f0fda905 sideband: do allow ANSI color sequences by default
The preceding two commits introduced special handling of the sideband
channel to neutralize ANSI escape sequences before sending the payload
to the terminal, and `sideband.allowControlCharacters` to override that
behavior.

However, as reported by brian m. carlson, some `pre-receive` hooks that
are actively used in practice want to color their messages and therefore
rely on the fact that Git passes them through to the terminal, even
though they have no way to determine whether the receiving side can
actually handle Escape sequences (think e.g. about the practice
recommended by Git that third-party applications wishing to use Git
functionality parse the output of Git commands).

In contrast to other ANSI escape sequences, it is highly unlikely that
coloring sequences can be essential tools in attack vectors that mislead
Git users e.g. by hiding crucial information.

Therefore we can have both: Continue to allow ANSI coloring sequences to
be passed to the terminal by default, and neutralize all other ANSI
Escape sequences.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 13:52:28 -08:00
Johannes Schindelin
9ed1625a58 sideband: introduce an "escape hatch" to allow control characters
The preceding commit fixed the vulnerability whereas sideband messages
(that are under the control of the remote server) could contain ANSI
escape sequences that would be sent to the terminal verbatim.

However, this fix may not be desirable under all circumstances, e.g.
when remote servers deliberately add coloring to their messages to
increase their urgency.

To help with those use cases, give users a way to opt-out of the
protections: `sideband.allowControlCharacters`.

Suggested-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-06 13:52:28 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
795c338de7 The 12th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
628a66ccf6 The 11th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
a31d4f1860 Merge branch 'ds/config-list-with-type'
"git config list" is taught to show the values interpreted for
specific type with "--type=<X>" option.

* ds/config-list-with-type:
  config: use an enum for type
  config: restructure format_config()
  config: format colors quietly
  color: add color_parse_quietly()
  config: format expiry dates quietly
  config: format paths gently
  config: format bools or strings in helper
  config: format bools or ints gently
  config: format bools gently
  config: format int64s gently
  config: make 'git config list --type=<X>' work
  config: add 'gently' parameter to format_config()
  config: move show_all_config()
2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
34af1d6e87 Merge branch 'lo/repo-leftover-bits'
Clean-up the code around "git repo info" command.

* lo/repo-leftover-bits:
  Documentation/git-repo: capitalize format descriptions
  Documentation/git-repo: replace 'NUL' with '_NUL_'
  t1901: adjust nul format output instead of expected value
  t1900: rename t1900-repo to t1900-repo-info
  repo: rename struct field to repo_info_field
  repo: replace get_value_fn_for_key by get_repo_info_field
  repo: rename repo_info_fields to repo_info_field
  CodingGuidelines: instruct to name arrays in singular
2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
50d7425767 Merge branch 'ps/maintenance-geometric-default'
"git maintenance" starts using the "geometric" strategy by default.

* ps/maintenance-geometric-default:
  builtin/maintenance: use "geometric" strategy by default
  t7900: prepare for switch of the default strategy
  t6500: explicitly use "gc" strategy
  t5510: explicitly use "gc" strategy
  t5400: explicitly use "gc" strategy
  t34xx: don't expire reflogs where it matters
  t: disable maintenance where we verify object database structure
  t: fix races caused by background maintenance
2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
1d0a2acb78 Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'
Allow the directory in which reference backends store their data to
be specified.

* kn/ref-location:
  refs: add GIT_REFERENCE_BACKEND to specify reference backend
  refs: allow reference location in refstorage config
  refs: receive and use the reference storage payload
  refs: move out stub modification to generic layer
  refs: extract out `refs_create_refdir_stubs()`
  setup: don't modify repo in `create_reference_database()`
2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
Harald Nordgren
68791d7506 status: clarify how status.compareBranches deduplicates
The order of output when multiple branches are specified on the
configuration variable was not clearly spelled out in the
documentation.

Add a paragraph to describe the order and also how the branches are
deduplicated.  Update t6040 with additional tests to illustrate how
multiple branches are shown and deduplicated.

Signed-off-by: Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
[jc: made a whole replacement into incremental; wrote log message.]
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-04 10:13:33 -08:00
Omri Sarig
9c6569a895 doc: add information regarding external commands
Git supports running external commands in the user's PATH as if they
were built-in commands (see execv_dashed_external in git.c).

This feature was not fully documented in Git's user-facing
documentation.

Add a short documentation to describe how PATH is used to find a custom
subcommand.

Signed-off-by: Omri Sarig <omri.sarig13@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-04 09:21:22 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
50d063e335 The 10th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-03 11:08:13 -08:00
Jonatan Holmgren
73cc549559 doc: fix list continuation in alias.adoc
Add missing list continuation marks ('+') after code blocks and shell examples
so paragraphs render correctly as part of the preceding list item.

Signed-off-by: Jonatan Holmgren <jonatan@jontes.page>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-03 09:59:31 -08:00
LorenzoPegorari
a56fa1ca05 doc: gitprotocol-pack: normalize italic formatting
Uniform italic style usage for command and process names.

Signed-off-by: LorenzoPegorari <lorenzo.pegorari2002@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 21:35:05 -08:00
LorenzoPegorari
b8091b7935 doc: gitprotocol-pack: improve paragraphs structure
Logically separate the introductory sentence from the first transport
description to improve readability and structural clarity.

Signed-off-by: LorenzoPegorari <lorenzo.pegorari2002@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 21:35:04 -08:00
LorenzoPegorari
267807eae1 doc: gitprotocol-pack: fix pronoun-antecedent agreement
Fix "pronoun-antecedent agreement" errors.

Signed-off-by: LorenzoPegorari <lorenzo.pegorari2002@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 21:35:04 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
4805bb9930 The 9th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
34113149cf Merge branch 'kh/doc-patch-id-4'
Doc update.

* kh/doc-patch-id-4:
  doc: patch-id: see also git-cherry(1)
  doc: patch-id: add script example
  doc: patch-id: emphasize multi-patch processing
2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
112252c844 Merge branch 'pw/meson-doc-mergetool'
Update build precedure for mergetool documentation in meson-based builds.

* pw/meson-doc-mergetool:
  meson: fix building mergetool docs
2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
05c4af5c8f Merge branch 'kh/doc-am-xref'
Doc update.

* kh/doc-am-xref:
  doc: am: fill out hook discussion
  doc: am: add missing config am.messageId
  doc: am: say that --message-id adds a trailer
  doc: am: normalize git(1) command links
2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
Justin Tobler
e33ac9cc9e builtin/repo: collect largest inflated objects
The "structure" output for git-repo(1) shows the total inflated and disk
sizes of reachable objects in the repository, but doesn't show the size
of the largest individual objects. Since an individual object may be a
large contributor to the overall repository size, it is useful for users
to know the maximum size of individual objects.

While interating across objects, record the size and OID of the largest
objects encountered for each object type to provide as output. Note that
the default "table" output format only displays size information and not
the corresponding OID. In a subsequent commit, the table format is
updated to add table annotations that mention the OID.

Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 13:54:52 -08:00
Kristoffer Haugsbakk
ea3a62c40e doc: diff-options.adoc: make *.noprefix split translatable
We cannot split single words like what we did in the previous
commit. That is because the doc translations are processed in
bigger chunks.

Instead write the two paragraphs with the only variations being this
configuration variable.

Reported-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 08:53:28 -08:00
David Timber
a8215a2051 send-email: add client certificate options
For SMTP servers that do "mutual certificate verification", the mail
client is required to present its own TLS certificate as well. This
patch adds --smtp-ssl-client-cert and --smtp-ssl-client-key for such
servers.

The problem of which private key for the certificate is chosen arises
when there are private keys in both the certificate and private key
file. According to the documentation of IO::Socket::SSL(link supplied),
the behaviour(the private key chosen) depends on the format of the
certificate. In a nutshell,

	- PKCS12: the key in the cert always takes the precedence
	- PEM: if the key file is not given, it will "try" to read one
	  from the cert PEM file

Many users may find this discrepancy unintuitive.

In terms of client certificate, git-send-email is implemented in a way
that what's possible with perl's SSL library is exposed to the user as
much as possible. In this instance, the user may choose to use a PEM
file that contains both certificate and private key should be
at their discretion despite the implications.

Link: https://metacpan.org/pod/IO::Socket::SSL#SSL_cert_file-%7C-SSL_cert-%7C-SSL_key_file-%7C-SSL_key
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/319bf98c-52df-4bf9-b157-e4bc2bf087d6@dev.snart.me/

Signed-off-by: David Timber <dxdt@dev.snart.me>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-03-02 08:39:26 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
2cc7191751 The 8th batch
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-02-27 15:11:55 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
4416ec1ae3 Merge branch 'db/doc-fetch-jobs-auto'
Doc update.

* db/doc-fetch-jobs-auto:
  doc: fetch: document `--jobs=0` behavior
2026-02-27 15:11:54 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
d64a20a1b1 Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-honor-from-for-cover-letter'
"git format-patch --from=<me>" did not honor the command line
option when writing out the cover letter, which has been corrected.

* mf/format-patch-honor-from-for-cover-letter:
  format-patch: fix From header in cover letter
2026-02-27 15:11:54 -08:00
Junio C Hamano
c0d0b8daed Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n'
Extend the alias configuration syntax to allow aliases using
characters outside ASCII alphanumeric (plus '-').

* jh/alias-i18n:
  completion: fix zsh alias listing for subsection aliases
  alias: support non-alphanumeric names via subsection syntax
  alias: prepare for subsection aliases
  help: use list_aliases() for alias listing
2026-02-27 15:11:53 -08:00