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[PATCH v4 0/2] repo: add --format=default and --keys

From
Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 19, 2026, 20:20 UTC
Message-ID
<20260119210932.68893-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20251207190532.67107-1-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Hello, again!
This v4 addresses these two issues:
1. NUL was replaced by _NUL_ in the documentation
2. Now, the default output format of `git repo info --keys` is "lines"
   and "default" is a synonym for it. I prefer to called it "lines"
   instead of "newline" (as suggested by Patrick) because I thought that
   it would be clear to the user
Lucas Seiki Oshiro (2):
  repo: add a default output format to enum output_format
  repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-info
 Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 33 +++++++++++++++++-----
 builtin/repo.c              | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 t/t1900-repo.sh             | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 t/t1901-repo-structure.sh   | 22 +++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
Range-diff against v3:
1:  97f8eee687 = 1:  7dabd62250 repo: add a default output format to enum output_format
2:  0c7d3bca32 ! 2:  fba621fc4f repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-info
    @@ Documentation/git-repo.adoc: SYNOPSIS
      --------
      [synopsis]
      git repo info [--format=(default|keyvalue|nul) | -z] [--all | <key>...]
    -+git repo info --keys [--format=(default|nul) | -z]
    ++git repo info --keys [--format=(default|lines|nul) | -z]
      git repo structure [--format=(default|table|keyvalue|nul) | -z]
      
      DESCRIPTION
    @@ Documentation/git-repo.adoc: supported:
      +
      `-z` is an alias for `--format=nul`.
      
    -+`info --keys [--format=(default|nul) | -z]`::
    ++`info --keys [--format=(default|lines|nul) | -z]`::
     +	List all the available keys, one per line. The output format can be chosen
     +	through the flag `--format`. The following formats are supported:
     ++
     +`default`:::
    ++	synonym for `lines`.
    ++
    ++`lines`:::
     +	output the keys one per line.
     +
     +`nul`:::
    -+	similar to `default`, but using a NUL character after each value.
    ++	similar to `default`, but using a _NUL_ character after each value.
     +
      `structure [--format=(default|table|keyvalue|nul) | -z]`::
      	Retrieve statistics about the current repository structure. The
    @@ builtin/repo.c
      
      static const char *const repo_usage[] = {
      	"git repo info [--format=(default|keyvalue|nul) | -z] [--all | <key>...]",
    -+	"git repo info --keys [--format=(default|nul) | -z]",
    ++	"git repo info --keys [--format=(default|lines|nul) | -z]",
      	"git repo structure [--format=(default|table|keyvalue|nul) | -z]",
      	NULL
      };
    +@@ builtin/repo.c: enum output_format {
    + 	FORMAT_TABLE,
    + 	FORMAT_KEYVALUE,
    + 	FORMAT_NUL_TERMINATED,
    ++	FORMAT_LINES
    + };
    + 
    + struct field {
     @@ builtin/repo.c: static int print_all_fields(struct repository *repo,
      	return 0;
      }
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int print_all_fields(struct repository *repo,
     +{
     +	char sep;
     +
    ++	if (format == FORMAT_DEFAULT)
    ++		format = FORMAT_LINES;
    ++
     +	switch (format) {
    -+	case FORMAT_DEFAULT:
    ++	case FORMAT_LINES:
     +		sep = '\n';
     +		break;
     +	case FORMAT_NUL_TERMINATED:
    @@ builtin/repo.c: static int print_all_fields(struct repository *repo,
      static int parse_format_cb(const struct option *opt,
      			   const char *arg, int unset UNUSED)
      {
    +@@ builtin/repo.c: static int parse_format_cb(const struct option *opt,
    + 		*format = FORMAT_KEYVALUE;
    + 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "table"))
    + 		*format = FORMAT_TABLE;
    ++	else if (!strcmp(arg, "lines"))
    ++		*format = FORMAT_LINES;
    + 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "default"))
    + 		*format = FORMAT_DEFAULT;
    + 	else
     @@ builtin/repo.c: static int cmd_repo_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
      {
      	enum output_format format = FORMAT_DEFAULT;
    @@ t/t1900-repo.sh: test_expect_success '--format=default resets the format' '
     +	test_cmp expect actual_all &&
     +	test_cmp expect actual_key
     +'
    ++
    ++test_expect_success 'git repo info --keys uses lines as its default output format' '
    ++	git repo info --keys --format=lines >expect &&
    ++	git repo info --keys --format=default >actual_explicit &&
    ++	git repo info --keys >actual_implicit &&
    ++	test_cmp expect actual_explicit &&
    ++	test_cmp expect actual_implicit
    ++'
     +
      test_done
-- 
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
Previous: Patrick SteinhardtNext: Lucas Seiki Oshiro
Message 22 of 40 in “repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-info”
  1. repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 7, 2025
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2025
  3. Lucas Seiki OshiroDec 8, 2025
  4. Patrick SteinhardtDec 8, 2025
  5. 0/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  6. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  7. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  8. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 7, 2026
  9. Patrick SteinhardtJan 8, 2026
  10. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Dec 9, 2025
  11. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  12. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 5, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtJan 5, 2026
  14. 0/2 repo: add --format=default and --keysLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2026
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2026
  17. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  18. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 9, 2026
  19. Jean-Noël AVILAJan 10, 2026
  20. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 10, 2026
  21. Patrick SteinhardtJan 12, 2026
  22. 0/2 repo: add --format=default and --keysLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  23. 1/2 repo: add a default output format to enum output_formatLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  24. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 19, 2026
  25. Patrick SteinhardtJan 20, 2026
  26. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 20, 2026
  27. Patrick SteinhardtJan 21, 2026
  28. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 21, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2026
  30. 0/2 repo: add --keys and rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  31. 1/2 repo: rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  32. Patrick SteinhardtJan 27, 2026
  33. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Jan 23, 2026
  34. Patrick SteinhardtJan 27, 2026
  35. Lucas Seiki OshiroJan 27, 2026
  36. 0/2 repo: add --keys and rename "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  37. 1/2 repo: rename the output format "keyvalue" to "lines"Lucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  38. 2/2 repo: add new flag --keys to git-repo-infoLucas Seiki Oshiro, Feb 14, 2026
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 14, 2026
  40. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 16, 2026

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