6 git-notes - Add/inspect object notes
11 'git notes' [list [<object>]]
12 'git notes' add [-f] [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>]
13 'git notes' copy [-f] ( --stdin | <from-object> <to-object> )
14 'git notes' append [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>]
15 'git notes' edit [<object>]
16 'git notes' show [<object>]
17 'git notes' remove [<object>]
23 This command allows you to add/remove notes to/from objects, without
24 changing the objects themselves.
26 A typical use of notes is to extend a commit message without having
27 to change the commit itself. Such commit notes can be shown by `git log`
28 along with the original commit message. To discern these notes from the
29 message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
30 message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
31 "Notes:" for the default setting).
33 This command always manipulates the notes specified in "core.notesRef"
34 (see linkgit:git-config[1]), which can be overridden by GIT_NOTES_REF.
35 To change which notes are shown by 'git-log', see the
36 "notes.displayRef" configuration.
38 See the description of "notes.rewrite.<command>" in
39 linkgit:git-config[1] for a way of carrying your notes across commands
47 List the notes object for a given object. If no object is
48 given, show a list of all note objects and the objects they
49 annotate (in the format "<note object> <annotated object>").
50 This is the default subcommand if no subcommand is given.
53 Add notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). Abort if the
54 object already has notes (use `-f` to overwrite an
58 Copy the notes for the first object onto the second object.
59 Abort if the second object already has notes, or if the first
60 object has none (use -f to overwrite existing notes to the
61 second object). This subcommand is equivalent to:
62 `git notes add [-f] -C $(git notes list <from-object>) <to-object>`
64 In `\--stdin` mode, take lines in the format
67 <from-object> SP <to-object> [ SP <rest> ] LF
70 on standard input, and copy the notes from each <from-object> to its
71 corresponding <to-object>. (The optional `<rest>` is ignored so that
72 the command can read the input given to the `post-rewrite` hook.)
75 Append to the notes of an existing object (defaults to HEAD).
76 Creates a new notes object if needed.
79 Edit the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD).
82 Show the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD).
85 Remove the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD).
86 This is equivalent to specifying an empty note message to
87 the `edit` subcommand.
90 Remove all notes for non-existing/unreachable objects.
96 When adding notes to an object that already has notes,
97 overwrite the existing notes (instead of aborting).
101 Use the given note message (instead of prompting).
102 If multiple `-m` options are given, their values
103 are concatenated as separate paragraphs.
107 Take the note message from the given file. Use '-' to
108 read the note message from the standard input.
111 --reuse-message=<object>::
112 Reuse the note message from the given note object.
115 --reedit-message=<object>::
116 Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that
117 the user can further edit the note message.
120 Manipulate the notes tree in <ref>. This overrides both
121 GIT_NOTES_REF and the "core.notesRef" configuration. The ref
122 is taken to be in `refs/notes/` if it is not qualified.
128 Every notes change creates a new commit at the specified notes ref.
129 You can therefore inspect the history of the notes by invoking, e.g.,
130 `git log -p notes/commits`.
132 Currently the commit message only records which operation triggered
133 the update, and the commit authorship is determined according to the
134 usual rules (see linkgit:git-commit[1]). These details may change in
140 Written by Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> and
141 Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
145 Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and Johan Herland
149 Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite