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[PATCH 0/4] Documentation/git-bundle.txt: promote --all for full backup

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Oct 20, 2024, 19:14 UTC
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From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>

The documentation for git-bundle(1) now properly covers `--all`, the option that can be used to package all refs. A "Discussions" section has also been added to address the naive backup strategy of copying a Git repository manually.

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The part above was for the-topic-summary.
And that about summarizes it.
Okay well.  I was prompted by SO questions like this one:
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5578270/fully-backup-a-git-repo

I then compared VonC’s answer to the man page. The first thing I noticed was that `--all` wasn’t in the synopsis. Then one patch lead to another.

+Cc is just `./contrib/contacts/git-contacts` minus Junio.
Cheers
Kristoffer Haugsbakk (4):
  Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in Synopsis
  Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention full backup example
  Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in spec. refs
  Documentation/git-bundle.txt: discuss naïve backups
 Documentation/git-bundle.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 builtin/bundle.c             |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
base-commit: 34b6ce9b30747131b6e781ff718a45328aa887d0
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  1. 0/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: promote --all for full backupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 20, 2024
  2. 1/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in Synopsiskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 20, 2024
  3. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 20, 2024
  4. Taylor BlauOct 21, 2024
  5. 2/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention full backup examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 20, 2024
  6. Taylor BlauOct 21, 2024
  7. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 22, 2024
  8. 3/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in spec. refskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 20, 2024
  9. Taylor BlauOct 21, 2024
  10. 4/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: discuss naïve backupskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 20, 2024
  11. Taylor BlauOct 21, 2024
  12. Taylor BlauOct 22, 2024
  13. Kristoffer HaugsbakkOct 22, 2024
  14. 0/3 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: promote --all for full backupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 29, 2024
  15. 1/3 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention full backup examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 29, 2024
  16. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2024
  17. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 6, 2024
  18. 2/3 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in spec. refskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 29, 2024
  19. 3/3 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: discuss naïve backupskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Oct 29, 2024
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2024
  21. Taylor BlauOct 29, 2024
  22. 0/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: promote --all for full backupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 7, 2024
  23. 1/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention full backup examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 7, 2024
  24. Junio C HamanoNov 8, 2024
  25. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 10, 2024
  26. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 12, 2024
  27. Junio C HamanoNov 12, 2024
  28. Kristoffer HaugsbakkNov 16, 2024
  29. 2/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: remove old `--all` examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 7, 2024
  30. 3/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in spec. refskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 7, 2024
  31. 4/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: discuss naïve backupskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 7, 2024
  32. Junio C HamanoNov 7, 2024
  33. 0/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: promote --all for full backupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 16, 2024
  34. 1/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention full backup examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 16, 2024
  35. 2/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: remove old `--all` examplekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 16, 2024
  36. 3/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: mention --all in spec. refskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 16, 2024
  37. 4/4 Documentation/git-bundle.txt: discuss naïve backupskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, Nov 16, 2024

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