6 git-rev-parse - Pick out and massage parameters
12 'git rev-parse' [ --option ] <args>...
17 Many Git porcelainish commands take mixture of flags
18 (i.e. parameters that begin with a dash '-') and parameters
19 meant for the underlying 'git rev-list' command they use internally
20 and flags and parameters for the other commands they use
21 downstream of 'git rev-list'. This command is used to
22 distinguish between them.
31 Each of these options must appear first on the command line.
34 Use 'git rev-parse' in option parsing mode (see PARSEOPT section below).
37 Use 'git rev-parse' in shell quoting mode (see SQ-QUOTE
38 section below). In contrast to the `--sq` option below, this
39 mode does only quoting. Nothing else is done to command input.
41 Options for --parseopt
42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
45 Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Tells the option parser to echo
46 out the first `--` met instead of skipping it.
48 --stop-at-non-option::
49 Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Lets the option parser stop at
50 the first non-option argument. This can be used to parse sub-commands
51 that take options themselves.
57 Do not output flags and parameters not meant for
58 'git rev-list' command.
61 Do not output flags and parameters meant for
62 'git rev-list' command.
65 Do not output non-flag parameters.
68 Do not output flag parameters.
74 If there is no parameter given by the user, use `<arg>`
78 Behave as if 'git rev-parse' was invoked from the `<arg>`
79 subdirectory of the working tree. Any relative filenames are
80 resolved as if they are prefixed by `<arg>` and will be printed
83 This can be used to convert arguments to a command run in a subdirectory
84 so that they can still be used after moving to the top-level of the
85 repository. For example:
88 prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)
89 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
90 eval "set -- $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" "$@")"
94 Verify that exactly one parameter is provided, and that it
95 can be turned into a raw 20-byte SHA-1 that can be used to
96 access the object database. If so, emit it to the standard
97 output; otherwise, error out.
99 If you want to make sure that the output actually names an object in
100 your object database and/or can be used as a specific type of object
101 you require, you can add "^{type}" peeling operator to the parameter.
102 For example, `git rev-parse "$VAR^{commit}"` will make sure `$VAR`
103 names an existing object that is a commit-ish (i.e. a commit, or an
104 annotated tag that points at a commit). To make sure that `$VAR`
105 names an existing object of any type, `git rev-parse "$VAR^{object}"`
110 Only meaningful in `--verify` mode. Do not output an error
111 message if the first argument is not a valid object name;
112 instead exit with non-zero status silently.
115 Usually the output is made one line per flag and
116 parameter. This option makes output a single line,
117 properly quoted for consumption by shell. Useful when
118 you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and
119 newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with
120 'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
121 the command input is still interpreted as usual.
124 When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and
125 strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have
128 --abbrev-ref[=(strict|loose)]::
129 A non-ambiguous short name of the objects name.
130 The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
135 Instead of outputting the full SHA-1 values of object names try to
136 abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified
137 7 is used. The minimum length is 4.
140 Usually the object names are output in SHA-1 form (with
141 possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a
142 form as close to the original input as possible.
144 --symbolic-full-name::
145 This is similar to \--symbolic, but it omits input that
146 are not refs (i.e. branch or tag names; or more
147 explicitly disambiguating "heads/master" form, when you
148 want to name the "master" branch when there is an
149 unfortunately named tag "master"), and show them as full
150 refnames (e.g. "refs/heads/master").
156 Show all refs found in `refs/`.
158 --branches[=pattern]::
160 --remotes[=pattern]::
161 Show all branches, tags, or remote-tracking branches,
162 respectively (i.e., refs found in `refs/heads`,
163 `refs/tags`, or `refs/remotes`, respectively).
165 If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
166 shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
167 `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/*`.
170 Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
171 the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
172 prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
173 character (`?`, `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
174 match by appending `/*`.
176 --disambiguate=<prefix>::
177 Show every object whose name begins with the given prefix.
178 The <prefix> must be at least 4 hexadecimal digits long to
179 avoid listing each and every object in the repository by
186 List the GIT_* environment variables that are local to the
187 repository (e.g. GIT_DIR or GIT_WORK_TREE, but not GIT_EDITOR).
188 Only the names of the variables are listed, not their value,
189 even if they are set.
192 Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined. Otherwise show the path to
193 the .git directory. The path shown, when relative, is
194 relative to the current working directory.
196 If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory
197 is not detected to lie in a Git repository or work tree
198 print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
200 --is-inside-git-dir::
201 When the current working directory is below the repository
202 directory print "true", otherwise "false".
204 --is-inside-work-tree::
205 When the current working directory is inside the work tree of the
206 repository print "true", otherwise "false".
208 --is-bare-repository::
209 When the repository is bare print "true", otherwise "false".
211 --resolve-git-dir <path>::
212 Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that
213 points at a valid repository, and print the location of the
214 repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path
215 to the real repository is printed.
218 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
219 path of the top-level directory relative to the current
220 directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string).
223 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
224 path of the current directory relative to the top-level
228 Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.
235 Parse the date string, and output the corresponding
236 --max-age= parameter for 'git rev-list'.
239 --before=datestring::
240 Parse the date string, and output the corresponding
241 --min-age= parameter for 'git rev-list'.
244 Flags and parameters to be parsed.
247 include::revisions.txt[]
252 In `--parseopt` mode, 'git rev-parse' helps massaging options to bring to shell
253 scripts the same facilities C builtins have. It works as an option normalizer
254 (e.g. splits single switches aggregate values), a bit like `getopt(1)` does.
256 It takes on the standard input the specification of the options to parse and
257 understand, and echoes on the standard output a string suitable for `sh(1)` `eval`
258 to replace the arguments with normalized ones. In case of error, it outputs
259 usage on the standard error stream, and exits with code 129.
261 Note: Make sure you quote the result when passing it to `eval`. See
262 below for an example.
267 'git rev-parse --parseopt' input format is fully text based. It has two parts,
268 separated by a line that contains only `--`. The lines before the separator
269 (should be more than one) are used for the usage.
270 The lines after the separator describe the options.
272 Each line of options has this format:
275 <opt_spec><flags>* SP+ help LF
279 its format is the short option character, then the long option name
280 separated by a comma. Both parts are not required, though at least one
281 is necessary. `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are all three correct
285 `<flags>` are of `*`, `=`, `?` or `!`.
286 * Use `=` if the option takes an argument.
288 * Use `?` to mean that the option is optional (though its use is discouraged).
290 * Use `*` to mean that this option should not be listed in the usage
291 generated for the `-h` argument. It's shown for `--help-all` as
292 documented in linkgit:gitcli[7].
294 * Use `!` to not make the corresponding negated long option available.
296 The remainder of the line, after stripping the spaces, is used
297 as the help associated to the option.
299 Blank lines are ignored, and lines that don't match this specification are used
300 as option group headers (start the line with a space to create such
308 some-command [options] <args>...
310 some-command does foo and bar!
314 foo some nifty option --foo
315 bar= some cool option --bar with an argument
317 An option group Header
318 C? option C with an optional argument"
320 eval "$(echo "$OPTS_SPEC" | git rev-parse --parseopt -- "$@" || echo exit $?)"
326 In `--sq-quote` mode, 'git rev-parse' echoes on the standard output a
327 single line suitable for `sh(1)` `eval`. This line is made by
328 normalizing the arguments following `--sq-quote`. Nothing other than
329 quoting the arguments is done.
331 If you want command input to still be interpreted as usual by
332 'git rev-parse' before the output is shell quoted, see the `--sq`
339 $ cat >your-git-script.sh <<\EOF
341 args=$(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@") # quote user-supplied arguments
342 command="git frotz -n24 $args" # and use it inside a handcrafted
347 $ sh your-git-script.sh "a b'c"
353 * Print the object name of the current commit:
356 $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD
359 * Print the commit object name from the revision in the $REV shell variable:
362 $ git rev-parse --verify $REV^{commit}
365 This will error out if $REV is empty or not a valid revision.
370 $ git rev-parse --default master --verify $REV
373 but if $REV is empty, the commit object name from master will be printed.
377 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite