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[PATCH v2] clone: Add an option to set up a mirror

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 2, 2008, 19:38 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0808022126270.9611@pacific.mpi-cbg.de.mpi-cbg.de>
In-Reply-To
<7vr697l01j.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
The command line
	$ git clone --mirror $URL
is now a short-hand for
	$ git clone --bare $URL
	$ (cd $(basename $URL) && git remote add --mirror origin $URL)
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
	Interdiff to follow.
 Documentation/git-clone.txt |    5 ++++-
 builtin-clone.c             |   24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
 t/t5601-clone.sh            |   10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 26fd1b1..0e14e73 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git clone' [--template=<template_directory>]
-	  [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
+	  [-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
 	  [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
 	  [--depth <depth>] [--] <repository> [<directory>]
 
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ then the cloned repository will become corrupt.
 	used, neither remote-tracking branches nor the related
 	configuration variables are created.
 
+--mirror::
+	Set up a mirror of the remote repository.  This implies --bare.
+
 --origin <name>::
 -o <name>::
 	Instead of using the remote name 'origin' to keep track
diff --git a/builtin-clone.c b/builtin-clone.c
index e086a40..ecdcefa 100644
--- a/builtin-clone.c
+++ b/builtin-clone.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_clone_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static int option_quiet, option_no_checkout, option_bare;
+static int option_quiet, option_no_checkout, option_bare, option_mirror;
 static int option_local, option_no_hardlinks, option_shared;
 static char *option_template, *option_reference, *option_depth;
 static char *option_origin = NULL;
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static struct option builtin_clone_options[] = {
 		    "don't create a checkout"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "bare", &option_bare, "create a bare repository"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "naked", &option_bare, "create a bare repository"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "mirror", &option_mirror,
+		    "create a mirror repository (implies bare)"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('l', "local", &option_local,
 		    "to clone from a local repository"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "no-hardlinks", &option_no_hardlinks,
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	char branch_top[256], key[256], value[256];
 	struct strbuf reflog_msg;
 	struct transport *transport = NULL;
+	char *src_ref_prefix = "refs/heads/";
 
 	struct refspec refspec;
 
@@ -359,6 +362,9 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (option_no_hardlinks)
 		use_local_hardlinks = 0;
 
+	if (option_mirror)
+		option_bare = 1;
+
 	if (option_bare) {
 		if (option_origin)
 			die("--bare and --origin %s options are incompatible.",
@@ -440,26 +446,36 @@ int cmd_clone(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
 
 	if (option_bare) {
-		strcpy(branch_top, "refs/heads/");
+		if (option_mirror)
+			src_ref_prefix = "refs/";
+		strcpy(branch_top, src_ref_prefix);
 
 		git_config_set("core.bare", "true");
 	} else {
 		snprintf(branch_top, sizeof(branch_top),
 			 "refs/remotes/%s/", option_origin);
+	}
 
+	if (option_mirror || !option_bare) {
 		/* Configure the remote */
+		if (option_mirror) {
+			snprintf(key, sizeof(key),
+					"remote.%s.mirror", option_origin);
+			git_config_set(key, "true");
+		}
+
 		snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "remote.%s.url", option_origin);
 		git_config_set(key, repo);
 
 		snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "remote.%s.fetch", option_origin);
 		snprintf(value, sizeof(value),
-				"+refs/heads/*:%s*", branch_top);
+				"+%s*:%s*", src_ref_prefix, branch_top);
 		git_config_set_multivar(key, value, "^$", 0);
 	}
 
 	refspec.force = 0;
 	refspec.pattern = 1;
-	refspec.src = "refs/heads/";
+	refspec.src = src_ref_prefix;
 	refspec.dst = branch_top;
 
 	if (path && !is_bundle)
diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index d785b3d..9cd5ef4 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -70,4 +70,14 @@ test_expect_success 'clone creates intermediate directories for bare repo' '
 
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone --mirror' '
+
+	git clone --mirror src mirror &&
+	test -f mirror/HEAD &&
+	test ! -f mirror/file &&
+	FETCH="$(cd mirror && git config remote.origin.fetch)" &&
+	test "+refs/*:refs/*" = "$FETCH"
+
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
1.6.0.rc1.70.g91e1d
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Johannes Schindelin
Message 7 of 9 in “clone: Add an option to set up a mirror”
  1. 1/2 clone: Add an option to set up a mirrorJohannes Schindelin, Aug 1, 2008
  2. 2/2 clone --bare: Add ".git" suffix to the directory name to clone intoJohannes Schindelin, Aug 1, 2008
  3. Marcus GriepAug 1, 2008
  4. Bert WesargAug 1, 2008
  5. Miklos VajnaAug 1, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2008
  7. clone: Add an option to set up a mirrorJohannes Schindelin, Aug 2, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinAug 2, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2008

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