6 git-rev-parse - Pick out and massage parameters
12 'git rev-parse' [<options>] <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.
54 Only meaningful in `--parseopt` mode. Output the options in their
55 long form if available, and with their arguments stuck.
61 Do not output flags and parameters not meant for
62 'git rev-list' command.
65 Do not output flags and parameters meant for
66 'git rev-list' command.
69 Do not output non-flag parameters.
72 Do not output flag parameters.
78 If there is no parameter given by the user, use `<arg>`
82 Behave as if 'git rev-parse' was invoked from the `<arg>`
83 subdirectory of the working tree. Any relative filenames are
84 resolved as if they are prefixed by `<arg>` and will be printed
87 This can be used to convert arguments to a command run in a subdirectory
88 so that they can still be used after moving to the top-level of the
89 repository. For example:
92 prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)
93 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
94 # rev-parse provides the -- needed for 'set'
95 eval "set $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" -- "$@")"
99 Verify that exactly one parameter is provided, and that it
100 can be turned into a raw 20-byte SHA-1 that can be used to
101 access the object database. If so, emit it to the standard
102 output; otherwise, error out.
104 If you want to make sure that the output actually names an object in
105 your object database and/or can be used as a specific type of object
106 you require, you can add the `^{type}` peeling operator to the parameter.
107 For example, `git rev-parse "$VAR^{commit}"` will make sure `$VAR`
108 names an existing object that is a commit-ish (i.e. a commit, or an
109 annotated tag that points at a commit). To make sure that `$VAR`
110 names an existing object of any type, `git rev-parse "$VAR^{object}"`
113 Note that if you are verifying a name from an untrusted source, it is
114 wise to use `--end-of-options` so that the name argument is not mistaken
119 Only meaningful in `--verify` mode. Do not output an error
120 message if the first argument is not a valid object name;
121 instead exit with non-zero status silently.
122 SHA-1s for valid object names are printed to stdout on success.
125 Usually the output is made one line per flag and
126 parameter. This option makes output a single line,
127 properly quoted for consumption by shell. Useful when
128 you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and
129 newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with
130 'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
131 the command input is still interpreted as usual.
134 Same as `--verify` but shortens the object name to a unique
135 prefix with at least `length` characters. The minimum length
136 is 4, the default is the effective value of the `core.abbrev`
137 configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
140 When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and
141 strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have
144 --abbrev-ref[=(strict|loose)]::
145 A non-ambiguous short name of the objects name.
146 The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
150 Usually the object names are output in SHA-1 form (with
151 possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a
152 form as close to the original input as possible.
154 --symbolic-full-name::
155 This is similar to --symbolic, but it omits input that
156 are not refs (i.e. branch or tag names; or more
157 explicitly disambiguating "heads/master" form, when you
158 want to name the "master" branch when there is an
159 unfortunately named tag "master"), and show them as full
160 refnames (e.g. "refs/heads/master").
166 Show all refs found in `refs/`.
168 --branches[=pattern]::
170 --remotes[=pattern]::
171 Show all branches, tags, or remote-tracking branches,
172 respectively (i.e., refs found in `refs/heads`,
173 `refs/tags`, or `refs/remotes`, respectively).
175 If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
176 shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
177 `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/*`.
180 Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
181 the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
182 prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
183 character (`?`, `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
184 match by appending `/*`.
186 --exclude=<glob-pattern>::
187 Do not include refs matching '<glob-pattern>' that the next `--all`,
188 `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or `--glob` would otherwise
189 consider. Repetitions of this option accumulate exclusion patterns
190 up to the next `--all`, `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or
191 `--glob` option (other options or arguments do not clear
192 accumulated patterns).
194 The patterns given should not begin with `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, or
195 `refs/remotes` when applied to `--branches`, `--tags`, or `--remotes`,
196 respectively, and they must begin with `refs/` when applied to `--glob`
197 or `--all`. If a trailing '/{asterisk}' is intended, it must be given
200 --disambiguate=<prefix>::
201 Show every object whose name begins with the given prefix.
202 The <prefix> must be at least 4 hexadecimal digits long to
203 avoid listing each and every object in the repository by
210 List the GIT_* environment variables that are local to the
211 repository (e.g. GIT_DIR or GIT_WORK_TREE, but not GIT_EDITOR).
212 Only the names of the variables are listed, not their value,
213 even if they are set.
215 --path-format=(absolute|relative)::
216 Controls the behavior of certain other options. If specified as absolute, the
217 paths printed by those options will be absolute and canonical. If specified as
218 relative, the paths will be relative to the current working directory if that
219 is possible. The default is option specific.
221 This option may be specified multiple times and affects only the arguments that
222 follow it on the command line, either to the end of the command line or the next
223 instance of this option.
225 The following options are modified by `--path-format`:
228 Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined. Otherwise show the path to
229 the .git directory. The path shown, when relative, is
230 relative to the current working directory.
232 If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory
233 is not detected to lie in a Git repository or work tree
234 print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
237 Show `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if defined, else `$GIT_DIR`.
239 --resolve-git-dir <path>::
240 Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that
241 points at a valid repository, and print the location of the
242 repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path
243 to the real repository is printed.
246 Resolve "$GIT_DIR/<path>" and takes other path relocation
247 variables such as $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY,
248 $GIT_INDEX_FILE... into account. For example, if
249 $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY is set to /foo/bar then "git rev-parse
250 --git-path objects/abc" returns /foo/bar/abc.
253 Show the (by default, absolute) path of the top-level directory
254 of the working tree. If there is no working tree, report an error.
256 --show-superproject-working-tree::
257 Show the absolute path of the root of the superproject's
258 working tree (if exists) that uses the current repository as
259 its submodule. Outputs nothing if the current repository is
260 not used as a submodule by any project.
262 --shared-index-path::
263 Show the path to the shared index file in split index mode, or
264 empty if not in split-index mode.
266 The following options are unaffected by `--path-format`:
269 Like `--git-dir`, but its output is always the canonicalized
272 --is-inside-git-dir::
273 When the current working directory is below the repository
274 directory print "true", otherwise "false".
276 --is-inside-work-tree::
277 When the current working directory is inside the work tree of the
278 repository print "true", otherwise "false".
280 --is-bare-repository::
281 When the repository is bare print "true", otherwise "false".
283 --is-shallow-repository::
284 When the repository is shallow print "true", otherwise "false".
287 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
288 path of the top-level directory relative to the current
289 directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string).
292 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
293 path of the current directory relative to the top-level
296 --show-object-format[=(storage|input|output)]::
297 Show the object format (hash algorithm) used for the repository
298 for storage inside the `.git` directory, input, or output. For
299 input, multiple algorithms may be printed, space-separated.
300 If not specified, the default is "storage".
308 Parse the date string, and output the corresponding
309 --max-age= parameter for 'git rev-list'.
312 --before=datestring::
313 Parse the date string, and output the corresponding
314 --min-age= parameter for 'git rev-list'.
317 Flags and parameters to be parsed.
320 include::revisions.txt[]
325 In `--parseopt` mode, 'git rev-parse' helps massaging options to bring to shell
326 scripts the same facilities C builtins have. It works as an option normalizer
327 (e.g. splits single switches aggregate values), a bit like `getopt(1)` does.
329 It takes on the standard input the specification of the options to parse and
330 understand, and echoes on the standard output a string suitable for `sh(1)` `eval`
331 to replace the arguments with normalized ones. In case of error, it outputs
332 usage on the standard error stream, and exits with code 129.
334 Note: Make sure you quote the result when passing it to `eval`. See
335 below for an example.
340 'git rev-parse --parseopt' input format is fully text based. It has two parts,
341 separated by a line that contains only `--`. The lines before the separator
342 (should be one or more) are used for the usage.
343 The lines after the separator describe the options.
345 Each line of options has this format:
348 <opt-spec><flags>*<arg-hint>? SP+ help LF
352 its format is the short option character, then the long option name
353 separated by a comma. Both parts are not required, though at least one
354 is necessary. May not contain any of the `<flags>` characters.
355 `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are examples of correct `<opt-spec>`.
358 `<flags>` are of `*`, `=`, `?` or `!`.
359 * Use `=` if the option takes an argument.
361 * Use `?` to mean that the option takes an optional argument. You
362 probably want to use the `--stuck-long` mode to be able to
363 unambiguously parse the optional argument.
365 * Use `*` to mean that this option should not be listed in the usage
366 generated for the `-h` argument. It's shown for `--help-all` as
367 documented in linkgit:gitcli[7].
369 * Use `!` to not make the corresponding negated long option available.
372 `<arg-hint>`, if specified, is used as a name of the argument in the
373 help output, for options that take arguments. `<arg-hint>` is
374 terminated by the first whitespace. It is customary to use a
375 dash to separate words in a multi-word argument hint.
377 The remainder of the line, after stripping the spaces, is used
378 as the help associated to the option.
380 Blank lines are ignored, and lines that don't match this specification are used
381 as option group headers (start the line with a space to create such
389 some-command [<options>] <args>...
391 some-command does foo and bar!
395 foo some nifty option --foo
396 bar= some cool option --bar with an argument
397 baz=arg another cool option --baz with a named argument
398 qux?path qux may take a path argument but has meaning by itself
400 An option group Header
401 C? option C with an optional argument"
403 eval "$(echo "$OPTS_SPEC" | git rev-parse --parseopt -- "$@" || echo exit $?)"
410 When `"$@"` is `-h` or `--help` in the above example, the following
411 usage text would be shown:
414 usage: some-command [<options>] <args>...
416 some-command does foo and bar!
418 -h, --help show the help
419 --foo some nifty option --foo
420 --bar ... some cool option --bar with an argument
421 --baz <arg> another cool option --baz with a named argument
422 --qux[=<path>] qux may take a path argument but has meaning by itself
424 An option group Header
425 -C[...] option C with an optional argument
431 In `--sq-quote` mode, 'git rev-parse' echoes on the standard output a
432 single line suitable for `sh(1)` `eval`. This line is made by
433 normalizing the arguments following `--sq-quote`. Nothing other than
434 quoting the arguments is done.
436 If you want command input to still be interpreted as usual by
437 'git rev-parse' before the output is shell quoted, see the `--sq`
444 $ cat >your-git-script.sh <<\EOF
446 args=$(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@") # quote user-supplied arguments
447 command="git frotz -n24 $args" # and use it inside a handcrafted
452 $ sh your-git-script.sh "a b'c"
458 * Print the object name of the current commit:
461 $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD
464 * Print the commit object name from the revision in the $REV shell variable:
467 $ git rev-parse --verify --end-of-options $REV^{commit}
470 This will error out if $REV is empty or not a valid revision.
475 $ git rev-parse --default master --verify --end-of-options $REV
478 but if $REV is empty, the commit object name from master will be printed.
482 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite