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Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] status: update git-status.txt for --porcelain=v2

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JHJeff Hostetler <git@jeffhostetler.com>
Date
Jul 26, 2016, 19:42 UTC
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On 07/25/2016 06:43 PM, Jakub Narębski wrote:
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> W dniu 2016-07-25 o 21:25, Jeff Hostetler pisze:
>
>> +Porcelain Format Version 2
>> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> +
>> +Version 2 format adds more detailed information about the state of
>> +the worktree and the changed items.
>
> I think it should be "and changed items", but I am not a native speaker.
fixed.
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>> +If `--branch` is given, a header line showing branch tracking information
>> +is printed.  This line begins with "### branch: ".  Fields are separated
>> +by a single space.
>> +
>> +    Field                    Meaning
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +    <sha> | (initial)        Current commit
>> +    <branch> | (detached)    Current branch
>> +    <upstream>               Upstream branch, if set
>> +    +<ahead>                 Ahead count, if upstream present
>> +    -<behind>                Behind count, if upstream present
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +
>> +A series of lines are then displayed for the tracked entries.
>> +Ordinary changed entries have the following format; the first
>> +character is a 'c' to distinguish them from unmerged entries.
>
> It would be nice (though not necessary) to have an example, either
> here or at the end.
I'll try to fit that in at the bottom.
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>> +
>> +    c <xy> <sub> <mH> <mI> <mW> <hH> <hI> R<nr> <path>[\t<pathSrc>]
>> +
>> +    Field       Meaning
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +    <xy>        A 2 character field containing the staged and
>> +                unstaged XY values described in the short format,
>> +                with unchanged indicated by a "." rather than
>> +                a space.
>> +    <sub>       A 4 character field describing the submodule state.
>> +                "N..." when the entry is not a submodule.
>> +                "S<c><m><u>" when the entry is a submodule.
>> +                <c> is "C" if the commit changed; otherwise ".".
>> +                <m> is "M" if it has tracked changes; otherwise ".".
>> +                <u> is "U" if there are untracked changes; otherwise ".".
>> +    <m*>        The 6 character octal file modes for head, index,
>> +                and worktree.
>
> I think it might be more readable to be explicit: "for HEAD (<mH>),
> index (<mI>), and worktree (<mW>)."
I'll try to clarify that.
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>> +    <h*>        The head and index SHA1 values.
>> +    R<nr>       The rename percentage score.
>
> I assume this would be C<nr> copy detection heuristics percentage
> score in case of copy detection, and B<br> break percentage score
> in case of breaking change into addition and deletion of file.
> Or am I confused?

I'm updating to include rename and copied scores. I haven't seen anything in the code about a break percentage in this context. I see it listed with -B in the git-diff-* pages, but not in status.

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>
>
>> +    <path>      The current pathname. It is C-Quoted if it contains
>> +                special control characters.
>
> I assume that "\t" tab character between <path> and <pathSrc> is here
> to be able to not C-Quote sane filenames with internal whitespace,
> isn't it?

I'm using the same quoting routines as the existing porcelain format. So yes, that looks to be the case. It only converts if there are insane characters in pathnames.

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>> +    <pathSrc>   The original path. This is only present for staged renames.
>> +                It is C-Quoted if necessary.
>
> I assume that "C-Quoted if necessary" is the same as "C-Quoted if
> it contains special control characters"; also: '"' quote character,
> '\' backlash escape character and "\t" horizontal tab are not control
> characters per se., but still need C-Quoting.  The rules are the same
> as for the rest of Git, e.g. for `git diff`, isn't it?
yes, i'm using the same quoting routine.  i'll clarify.  thanks.
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>
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +
>> +Unmerged entries have the following format; the first character is
>> +a "u" to distinguish from ordinary changed entries.
>> +
>> +    u <xy> <sub> <m1> <m2> <m3> <h1> <h2> <h3> <path>
>> +
>> +    Field       Meaning
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +    <xy>        A 2 character field describing the conflict type
>> +                as described in the short format.
>> +    <sub>       A 4 character field describing the submodule state
>> +                as described above.
>> +    <m*>        The 6 character octal file modes for the stage 1,
>> +                stage 2, stage 3, and worktree.
>
> Errr... the pattern has only _3_ character octal modes, <m1> <m2> <m3>.
> A question: what happens during octopus merge?
>
>> +                For regular entries, these are the head, index, and
>> +                worktree modes; the fourth is zero.
>
> This is remnant of the previous version of "v2" format, isn't it?
yes, sorry.  I missed that one.
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>
>> +    <h*>        The stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3 SHA1 values.
>> +    <path>      The current pathname. It is C-Quoted if necessary.
>> +    --------------------------------------------------------
>> +
>> +A series of lines are then displayed for untracked and ignored entries.
>> +
>> +    <x> <path>
>> +
>> +Where <x> is "?" for untracked entries and "!" for ignored entries.
>
> I assume that here also <path> is C-Quoted if necessary.
yes.
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>
>> +
>> +When the `-z` option is given, a NUL (zero) byte follows each pathname;
>> +serving as both a separator and line termination. No pathname quoting
>> +or backslash escaping is performed. All fields are output in the same
>> +order.
>> +
>>   CONFIGURATION
>>   -------------
>>
>>
>
>
Previous: Johannes SchindelinNext: Jeff Hostetler
Message 13 of 20 in “status: V2 porcelain status”
  1. 0/8 status: V2 porcelain statusJeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  2. 1/8 status: rename long-format print routinesJeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  3. 2/8 status: cleanup API to wt_status_printJeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2016
  5. 3/8 status: support --porcelain[=<version>]Jeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  6. Jakub NarębskiJul 25, 2016
  7. 5/8 status: print per-file porcelain v2 status dataJeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2016
  9. Jeff HostetlerJul 26, 2016
  10. 7/8 status: update git-status.txt for --porcelain=v2Jeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  11. Jakub NarębskiJul 25, 2016
  12. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2016
  13. Jeff HostetlerJul 26, 2016
  14. 8/8 status: tests for --porcelain=v2Jeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  15. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2016
  16. 6/8 status: print branch info with --porcelain=v2 --branchJeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2016
  18. 4/8 status: per-file data collection for --porcelain=v2Jeff Hostetler, Jul 25, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 25, 2016
  20. Jeff HostetlerJul 26, 2016

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