Provide a porcelain command for setting/deleting $GIT_DIR/remotes/<remote>/HEAD.
While we're at it, document what $GIT_DIR/remotes/<remote>/HEAD is all about.
Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-remote.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++-
builtin-remote.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Show changes to 2 files +69 −2
Documentation/git-remote.txt, builtin-remote.c
diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
index fad983e..fa7ec46 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-remote.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-remote.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git remote add' [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>
'git remote rename' <old> <new>
'git remote rm' <name>
+'git remote sethead' <name> [-a | -d | <branch>]
'git remote show' [-n] <name>
'git remote prune' [-n | --dry-run] <name>
'git remote update' [group]
@@ -53,8 +54,7 @@ is created. You can give more than one `-t <branch>` to track
multiple branches without grabbing all branches.
+
With `-m <master>` option, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set
-up to point at remote's `<master>` branch instead of whatever
-branch the `HEAD` at the remote repository actually points at.
+up to point at remote's `<master>` branch. See also the sethead command.
+
In mirror mode, enabled with `\--mirror`, the refs will not be stored
in the 'refs/remotes/' namespace, but in 'refs/heads/'. This option
@@ -76,6 +76,22 @@ the configuration file format.
Remove the remote named <name>. All remote tracking branches and
configuration settings for the remote are removed.
+'sethead'::
+
+Sets or deletes the default branch (`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD`) for
+the named remote. Having a default branch for a remote is not required,
+but allows the name of the remote to be specified in lieu of a specific
+branch. For example, if the default branch for `origin` is set to
+`master`, then `origin` may be specified wherever you would normally
+specify `origin/master`.
++
+With `-d`, `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is deleted.
++
+With `-a`, the remote is queried to determine its `HEAD`, then
+`$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` is set to the same branch.
++
+Use `<branch>` to set `$GIT_DIR/remotes/<name>/HEAD` explicitly.
+
'show'::
Gives some information about the remote <name>.
diff --git a/builtin-remote.c b/builtin-remote.c
index 0be8bfd..0715685 100644
--- a/builtin-remote.c
+++ b/builtin-remote.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ static const char * const builtin_remote_usage[] = {
"git remote add [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [--mirror] <name> <url>",
"git remote rename <old> <new>",
"git remote rm <name>",
+ "git remote sethead <name> [-a | -d | <branch>]",
"git remote show [-n] <name>",
"git remote prune [-n | --dry-run] <name>",
"git remote [-v | --verbose] update [group]",
@@ -791,6 +792,54 @@ static int show(int argc, const char **argv)
return result;
}
+static int sethead(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+ int opt_a = 0, opt_d = 0, result = 0;
+ struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, buf2 = STRBUF_INIT;
+ char *head_name = NULL;
+
+ struct option options[] = {
+ OPT_GROUP("sethead specific options"),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN('a', 0, &opt_a,
+ "set refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD according to remote"),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN('d', 0, &opt_d, "delete refs/remotes/<name>/HEAD"),
+ OPT_END()
+ };
+ argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, builtin_remote_usage, 0);
+ if ((argc == 1 && !(opt_a || opt_d)) ||
+ ((argc == 2 && (opt_a || opt_d))) || argc < 1 || argc > 2)
+ usage_with_options(builtin_remote_usage, options);
+
+ strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s/HEAD", argv[0]);
+
+ if (opt_d) {
+ if (result |= delete_ref(buf.buf, NULL, REF_NODEREF))
+ error("Could not delete %s", buf.buf);
+ } else if (opt_a) {
+ struct ref_states states;
+ memset(&states, 0, sizeof(states));
+ get_remote_ref_states(argv[0], &states, 1);
+ head_name = xstrdup(states.head_name);
+ free_remote_ref_states(&states);
+ } else
+ head_name = xstrdup(argv[1]);
+
+ if (head_name) {
+ unsigned char sha1[20];
+ strbuf_addf(&buf2, "refs/remotes/%s/%s", argv[0], head_name);
+ /* make sure it's valid */
+ if (!resolve_ref(buf2.buf, sha1, 1, NULL))
+ result |= error("Not a valid ref: %s", buf2.buf);
+ else if (create_symref(buf.buf, buf2.buf, "remote sethead"))
+ result |= error("Could not setup %s", buf.buf);
+ free(head_name);
+ }
+
+ strbuf_release(&buf);
+ strbuf_release(&buf2);
+ return result;
+}
+
static int prune(int argc, const char **argv)
{
int dry_run = 0, result = 0;
@@ -955,6 +1004,8 @@ int cmd_remote(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
result = mv(argc, argv);
else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "rm"))
result = rm(argc, argv);
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "sethead"))
+ result = sethead(argc, argv);
else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "show"))
result = show(argc, argv);
else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "prune"))
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