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[PATCH v4 4/4] contrib: add convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh

From
Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Date
Jun 6, 2014, 20:25 UTC
Message-ID
<20140606202536.3722.64861.chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
In-Reply-To
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This patch adds into contrib/ an example script to convert grafts from an existing grafts file into replace refs using the new --graft option of "git replace".

While at it let's mention this new script in the "git replace" documentation for the --graft option.

Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
---
 Documentation/git-replace.txt             |  4 +++-
 contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100755 contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh
diff --git a/Documentation/git-replace.txt b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
index 491875e..e1be2e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-replace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-replace.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	content as <commit> except that its parents will be
 	[<parent>...] instead of <commit>'s parents. A replacement ref
 	is then created to replace <commit> with the newly created
-	commit.
+	commit. See contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh for an
+	example script based on this option that can convert grafts to
+	replace refs.
 
 -l <pattern>::
 --list <pattern>::
diff --git a/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh b/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0cbc917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# You should execute this script in the repository where you
+# want to convert grafts to replace refs.
+
+GRAFTS_FILE="${GIT_DIR:-.git}/info/grafts"
+
+. $(git --exec-path)/git-sh-setup
+
+test -f "$GRAFTS_FILE" || die "Could not find graft file: '$GRAFTS_FILE'"
+
+grep '^[^# ]' "$GRAFTS_FILE" |
+while read definition
+do
+	if test -n "$definition"
+	then
+		echo "Converting: $definition"
+		git replace --graft $definition ||
+			die "Conversion failed for: $definition"
+	fi
+done
+
+mv "$GRAFTS_FILE" "$GRAFTS_FILE.bak" ||
+	die "Could not rename '$GRAFTS_FILE' to '$GRAFTS_FILE.bak'"
+
+echo "Success!"
+echo "All the grafts in '$GRAFTS_FILE' have been converted to replace refs!"
+echo "The grafts file '$GRAFTS_FILE' has been renamed: '$GRAFTS_FILE.bak'"
-- 
2.0.0.rc0.40.gd30ccc4
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  1. 0/4 Add --graft option to git replaceChristian Couder, Jun 6, 2014
  2. 1/4 replace: add --graft optionChristian Couder, Jun 6, 2014
  3. 2/4 replace: add test for --graftChristian Couder, Jun 6, 2014
  4. 3/4 Documentation: replace: add --graft optionChristian Couder, Jun 6, 2014
  5. 4/4 contrib: add convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.shChristian Couder, Jun 6, 2014

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