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[PATCH 02/11] Documentation: really deprecate .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
May 11, 2017, 13:47 UTC
Message-ID
<9856edc5dd10c716eba6a00111478a5589cade8f.1494509599.git.johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
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<cover.1494509599.git.johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>

The documentation did not make it quite clear just how deprecated these directories are.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt | 19 +++++-----
 Documentation/urls-remotes.txt         | 65 ++--------------------------------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
index f51ed4e37cd..9f2275f06d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitrepository-layout.txt
@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@ config::
 	used instead.
 
 branches::
-	A slightly deprecated way to store shorthands to be used
+	A highly deprecated way to store shorthands to be used
 	to specify a URL to 'git fetch', 'git pull' and 'git push'.
 	A file can be stored as `branches/<name>` and then
 	'name' can be given to these commands in place of
-	'repository' argument.  See the REMOTES section in
-	linkgit:git-fetch[1] for details.  This mechanism is legacy
+	'repository' argument.  This mechanism is legacy
 	and not likely to be found in modern repositories. This
 	directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
 	"$GIT_COMMON_DIR/branches" will be used instead.
@@ -213,13 +212,13 @@ info/sparse-checkout::
 	See also: linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
 
 remotes::
-	Stores shorthands for URL and default refnames for use
-	when interacting with remote repositories via 'git fetch',
-	'git pull' and 'git push' commands.  See the REMOTES section
-	in linkgit:git-fetch[1] for details.  This mechanism is legacy
-	and not likely to be found in modern repositories. This
-	directory is ignored if $GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and
-	"$GIT_COMMON_DIR/remotes" will be used instead.
+	A highly deprecated location to store shorthands for URL and
+	default refnames for use when interacting with remote
+	repositories via 'git fetch', 'git pull' and 'git push'
+	commands.  This mechanism is legacy and not likely to be
+	found in modern repositories. This directory is ignored if
+	$GIT_COMMON_DIR is set and "$GIT_COMMON_DIR/remotes" will
+	be used instead.
 
 logs::
 	Records of changes made to refs are stored in this directory.
diff --git a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt
index bd184cd6539..a7214a9cae5 100644
--- a/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/urls-remotes.txt
@@ -3,15 +3,8 @@ include::urls.txt[]
 REMOTES[[REMOTES]]
 ------------------
 
-The name of one of the following can be used instead
-of a URL as `<repository>` argument:
-
-* a remote in the Git configuration file: `$GIT_DIR/config`,
-* a file in the `$GIT_DIR/remotes` directory, or
-* a file in the `$GIT_DIR/branches` directory.
-
-All of these also allow you to omit the refspec from the command line
-because they each contain a refspec which git will use by default.
+The name of a remote in the Git configuration file: `$GIT_DIR/config`
+can be used instead of a URL as `<repository>` argument.
 
 Named remote in configuration file
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -35,60 +28,6 @@ config file would appear like this:
 The `<pushurl>` is used for pushes only. It is optional and defaults
 to `<url>`.
 
-Named file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes`
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-You can choose to provide the name of a
-file in `$GIT_DIR/remotes`.  The URL
-in this file will be used to access the repository.  The refspec
-in this file will be used as default when you do not
-provide a refspec on the command line.  This file should have the
-following format:
-
-------------
-	URL: one of the above URL format
-	Push: <refspec>
-	Pull: <refspec>
-
-------------
-
-`Push:` lines are used by 'git push' and
-`Pull:` lines are used by 'git pull' and 'git fetch'.
-Multiple `Push:` and `Pull:` lines may
-be specified for additional branch mappings.
-
-Named file in `$GIT_DIR/branches`
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-You can choose to provide the name of a
-file in `$GIT_DIR/branches`.
-The URL in this file will be used to access the repository.
-This file should have the following format:
-
-
-------------
-	<url>#<head>
-------------
-
-`<url>` is required; `#<head>` is optional.
-
-Depending on the operation, git will use one of the following
-refspecs, if you don't provide one on the command line.
-`<branch>` is the name of this file in `$GIT_DIR/branches` and
-`<head>` defaults to `master`.
-
-git fetch uses:
-
-------------
-	refs/heads/<head>:refs/heads/<branch>
-------------
-
-git push uses:
-
-------------
-	HEAD:refs/heads/<head>
-------------
-
 
 
 
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  1. 00/11 Start retiring .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/ for goodJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  2. 05/11 Revert "Revert "Don't create the $GIT_DIR/branches directory on init""Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  3. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  4. 04/11 remote: warn loud and clear when .git/remotes/ is *still* usedJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  5. 01/11 git-parse-remote: fix highly misleading man pageJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  6. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2017
  8. 0/5 Remove now-unused git-parse-remoteÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  9. Jeff KingNov 11, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2020
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 12, 2020
  12. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  13. How do I "git fetch" with a custom <refspec> but a default remote?Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 12, 2020
  14. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  15. Chris TorekNov 12, 2020
  16. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  17. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2020
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 14, 2020
  19. 1/5 parse-remote: remove unused GIT_DIR variableÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  20. 2/5 parse-remote: remove long-dead rebase codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  21. 4/5 parse-remote: move used code to git-submodule.shÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  22. 5/5 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  23. Junio C HamanoNov 11, 2020
  24. 0/2 Retire git-parse-remoteJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  25. 1/2 parse-remote: move used code to git-submodule.shJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  26. 2/2 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryJunio C Hamano, Nov 12, 2020
  27. Jeff KingNov 12, 2020
  28. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2020
  29. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 13, 2020
  30. 0/3 submodule sh->C & retire parse-remoteÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  31. 1/3 submodule: use "fetch" logic instead of custom remote discoveryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  32. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2020
  33. 3/3 parse-remote: remove this now-unused libraryÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  34. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2020
  35. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonNov 17, 2020
  36. 2/3 submodule: remove sh function in favor of helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 14, 2020
  37. 3/5 parse-remote: remove long-dead git-pull.sh codeÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Nov 11, 2020
  38. 03/11 remote: warn loud and clear when .git/branches/ is *still* usedJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  39. 09/11 PREVIEW: t5515: remove .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/ testsJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  40. 02/11 Documentation: really deprecate .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  41. 10/11 PREVIEW: t0060: stop testing support for .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  42. 11/11 PREVIEW: remove support for .git/remotes/ and .git/branches/Johannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  43. Stefan BellerMay 11, 2017
  44. Johannes SchindelinMay 11, 2017
  45. 06/11 PREVIEW: t5510: convert .git/remotes/ test to use a regular remoteJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  46. 07/11 PREVIEW: t5516: stop testing .git/branches/ functionalityJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  47. 08/11 PREVIEW: remote: remove support for migrating ancient remotesJohannes Schindelin, May 11, 2017
  48. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  49. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017
  50. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2017
  51. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 16, 2017
  52. Junio C HamanoMay 16, 2017
  53. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 16, 2017
  54. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2017
  55. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  56. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017
  57. Jonathan NiederMay 12, 2017
  58. Junio C HamanoMay 13, 2017
  59. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2017
  60. Johannes SchindelinMay 15, 2017
  61. Jeff KingMay 12, 2017
  62. Johannes SchindelinMay 12, 2017

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