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[PATCH 6/6] DWIM "git add remote ..."

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 5, 2007, 19:03 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0712051902510.27959@racer.site>
In-Reply-To
<Pine.LNX.4.64.0712051858270.27959@racer.site>

It is wrong to divert to "git remote add" when you typed the (more English) "git add remote". But is it also pretty convenient.

So implement it, but do not document it ;-)
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 builtin-add.c     |    7 +++++++
 t/t5505-remote.sh |    6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 5c29cc2..b5b4c2f 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	const char **pathspec;
 	struct dir_struct dir;
 
+	if (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "remote") &&
+			access("remote", F_OK)) {
+		argv[1] = argv[0];
+		argv[0] = "remote";
+		return cmd_remote(argc, argv, prefix);
+	}
+
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, builtin_add_options,
 			  builtin_add_usage, 0);
 	if (patch_interactive)
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index 2376e0a..83ed70c 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -147,4 +147,10 @@ test_expect_success 'add --mirror && prune' '
 	 git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/side)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'add remote' '
+	(cd test &&
+	 git add remote -f another-one ../one &&
+	 git diff master remotes/another-one/master)
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
1.5.3.7.2157.g9598e
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Message 12 of 14 in “builtin-remote”
  1. 0/6 builtin-remoteJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  2. (unknown)Johannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  3. Johannes SchindelinDec 5, 2007
  4. 1/6 path-list: add functions to work with unsorted listsJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  5. 2/6 parseopt: add flag to stop on first non optionJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  6. 3/6 Test "git remote show" and "git remote prune"Johannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  7. René ScharfeDec 5, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinDec 5, 2007
  9. 4/6 Make git-remote a builtinJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  10. 7/6 builtin-remote: guard remote->url accesses by remote->url_nr checkJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  11. 5/6 builtin-remote: prune remotes correctly that were added with --mirrorJohannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  12. 6/6 DWIM "git add remote ..."Johannes Schindelin, Dec 5, 2007
  13. Linus TorvaldsDec 5, 2007
  14. Johannes SchindelinDec 5, 2007

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