6 git-rev-parse - Pick out and massage parameters
11 'git-rev-parse' [ --option ] <args>...
16 Many git Porcelainish commands take mixture of flags
17 (i.e. parameters that begin with a dash '-') and parameters
18 meant for underlying `git-rev-list` command they use internally
19 and flags and parameters for other commands they use as the
20 downstream of `git-rev-list`. This command is used to
21 distinguish between them.
27 Do not output flags and parameters not meant for
28 `git-rev-list` command.
31 Do not output flags and parameters meant for
32 `git-rev-list` command.
35 Do not output non-flag parameters.
38 Do not output flag parameters.
41 If there is no parameter given by the user, use `<arg>`
45 The parameter given must be usable as a single, valid
46 object name. Otherwise barf and abort.
49 Usually the output is made one line per flag and
50 parameter. This option makes output a single line,
51 properly quoted for consumption by shell. Useful when
52 you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and
53 newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with
57 When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and
58 strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have
62 Usually the object names are output in SHA1 form (with
63 possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a
64 form as close to the original input as possible.
68 Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
71 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
72 path of the current directory relative to the top-level
76 When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
77 path of the top-level directory relative to the current
78 directory (typically a sequence of "../", or an empty string).
81 Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined else show the path to the .git directory.
83 --short, --short=number::
84 Instead of outputting the full SHA1 values of object names try to
85 abbriviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified
86 7 is used. The minimum length is 4.
88 --since=datestring, --after=datestring::
89 Parses the date string, and outputs corresponding
90 --max-age= parameter for git-rev-list command.
92 --until=datestring, --before=datestring::
93 Parses the date string, and outputs corresponding
94 --min-age= parameter for git-rev-list command.
97 Flags and parameters to be parsed.
103 A revision parameter typically, but not necessarily, names a
104 commit object. They use what is called an 'extended SHA1'
107 * The full SHA1 object name (40-byte hexadecimal string), or
108 a substring of such that is unique within the repository.
109 E.g. dae86e1950b1277e545cee180551750029cfe735 and dae86e both
110 name the same commit object if there are no other object in
111 your repository whose object name starts with dae86e.
113 * A symbolic ref name. E.g. 'master' typically means the commit
114 object referenced by $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/master. If you
115 happen to have both heads/master and tags/master, you can
116 explicitly say 'heads/master' to tell git which one you mean.
118 * A suffix '{caret}' to a revision parameter means the first parent of
119 that commit object. '{caret}<n>' means the <n>th parent (i.e.
121 is equivalent to 'rev{caret}1'). As a special rule,
122 'rev{caret}0' means the commit itself and is used when 'rev' is the
123 object name of a tag object that refers to a commit object.
125 * A suffix '~<n>' to a revision parameter means the commit
126 object that is the <n>th generation grand-parent of the named
127 commit object, following only the first parent. I.e. rev~3 is
128 equivalent to rev{caret}{caret}{caret} which is equivalent to\
129 rev{caret}1{caret}1{caret}1.
131 * A suffix '{caret}' followed by an object type name enclosed in
132 brace pair (e.g. `v0.99.8{caret}\{commit\}`) means the object
133 could be a tag, and dereference the tag recursively until an
134 object of that type is found or the object cannot be
135 dereferenced anymore (in which case, barf). `rev{caret}0`
136 introduced earlier is a short-hand for `rev{caret}\{commit\}`.
138 * A suffix '{caret}' followed by an empty brace pair
139 (e.g. `v0.99.8{caret}\{\}`) means the object could be a tag,
140 and dereference the tag recursively until a non-tag object is
143 'git-rev-parse' also accepts a prefix '{caret}' to revision parameter,
144 which is passed to 'git-rev-list'. Two revision parameters
145 concatenated with '..' is a short-hand for writing a range
146 between them. I.e. 'r1..r2' is equivalent to saying '{caret}r1 r2'
148 Here is an illustration, by Jon Loeliger. Both node B and C are
149 a commit parents of commit node A. Parent commits are ordered
166 D = A^^ = A^1^1 = A~2
169 G = A^^^ = A^1^1^1 = A~3
170 H = D^2 = B^^2 = A^^^2 = A~2^2
171 I = F^ = B^3^ = A^^3^
172 J = F^2 = B^3^2 = A^^3^2
177 Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and
178 Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
182 Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
186 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite