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Re: [PATCH] cvsimport move over to using git for each ref to read refs

From
Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 20, 2006, 09:23 UTC
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Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> +       open(H, "git-for-each-ref --format='%(objectname) %(refname)'|") or

By the way, this is equivalent to using "git-show-ref" introduced by Linus. But if you want commit timestamp

> cvsimport opens all of the files in $GIT_DIR/refs/heads and reads
> out the sha1's in order to work out what time the last commit on
> that branch was made (in CVS) thus allowing incremental updates.
you can use it in --format as well.
-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git
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  1. cvsimport move over to using git for each ref to read refsAndy Whitcroft, Sep 20, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiSep 20, 2006
  3. Andy WhitcroftSep 20, 2006
  4. 1/2 for each ref add a raw timestamp field typeAndy Whitcroft, Sep 20, 2006
  5. 2/2 cvsimport move over to using git for each ref to read refs V2Andy Whitcroft, Sep 20, 2006
  6. Jakub NarebskiSep 20, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2006
  8. Andy WhitcroftSep 20, 2006
  9. cvsimport move over to using git for each ref to read refs V3Andy Whitcroft, Sep 20, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 20, 2006
  11. Andy WhitcroftSep 20, 2006
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