# Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) 7 messages from 2015-03-07 to 2015-03-08. Participants: Diego Viola, Andreas Schwab, brian m. carlson, Kyle J. McKay. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/38743 ## Diego Viola, 2015-03-07 21:54 Subject: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BToGPEZN7TBcYF3o5YgbayjZ8WKok-fjTPeq5nbt2vAG1wDDQ%40mail.gmail.com ``` Hello, I was thinking about creating a new repository in my home dir so that I could keep my dot files in it. However, I found that I can't do a `git clone url:user/repo.git .` in a non-empty directory. Is there a possibility of implementing a -f switch to git-clone so that when I use that, git would still clone the repo in the non-empty directory and keep the untracked files untracked/unstaged? (just as if I copied files to the git repo). I know I could git-init in a empty directory and then copy the .git dir to the non-empty directory as a workaround, but I like the idea of cloning better. My C skills aren't that great or I would have sent a patch already. Thanks, Diego ``` ## Andreas Schwab, 2015-03-07 22:26 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: <87d24kzbor.fsf@igel.home> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/87d24kzbor.fsf%40igel.home In-Reply-To: ``` Diego Viola writes: > I know I could git-init in a empty directory You can also git init a non-empty directory. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different." ``` ## brian m. carlson, 2015-03-07 22:53 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: <20150307225314.GC742348@vauxhall.crustytoothpaste.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20150307225314.GC742348%40vauxhall.crustytoothpaste.net In-Reply-To: <87d24kzbor.fsf@igel.home> ``` On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 11:26:28PM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote: >Diego Viola writes: > >> I know I could git-init in a empty directory > >You can also git init a non-empty directory. I have a script to set up a new throwaway VM with my dotfiles using git. It looks a bit like the following ($BRANCH != master): SSH="ssh $DEST" $SSH "cd; $GIT init" git push --receive-pack=$GIT-receive-pack $DEST:~/.git $BRANCH $SSH " $GIT pull . $BRANCH $GIT submodule update --init " It relies on the ability to git init a non-empty directory. $BRANCH can be master if you use the new updateInstead functionality in git 2.3.0, and you can use git pull from a remote location instead of the push/pull pair if that suits you better. -- brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187 ``` ## Diego Viola, 2015-03-08 00:02 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BToGPHOM9mu_ng4wVc7QUGyvf09y%3DnDjE32oSh9JzKbpbzN2Q%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <87d24kzbor.fsf@igel.home> ``` Sorry, I wanted to say: I know I can git-clone in a empty directory and then move the files over to $HOME. I know I can git init in a non-empty directory. :-) Thanks, Diego On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Diego Viola writes: > >> I know I could git-init in a empty directory > > You can also git init a non-empty directory. > > Andreas. > > -- > Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org > GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 > "And now for something completely different." ``` ## Diego Viola, 2015-03-08 01:53 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BToGPFSbOjfd5gJg%2Br-7WkwMB%3Dm%3D4sOupaZo1WUn%2BO0bxAAXw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` Something like this is the scenario I'm talking about: $ mkdir non-empty-dir $ cd non-empty-dir $ touch foo bar baz $ git clone -f url:user/dotfiles.git . $ git status On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Untracked files: (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) bar baz foo nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 9:02 PM, Diego Viola wrote: > Sorry, I wanted to say: I know I can git-clone in a empty directory > and then move the files over to $HOME. > > I know I can git init in a non-empty directory. :-) > > Thanks, > > Diego > > On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Andreas Schwab wrote: >> Diego Viola writes: >> >>> I know I could git-init in a empty directory >> >> You can also git init a non-empty directory. >> >> Andreas. >> >> -- >> Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org >> GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 >> "And now for something completely different." ``` ## Kyle J. McKay, 2015-03-08 02:32 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: <569EEC82-664C-48A7-990D-BFCDB7D78D16@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/569EEC82-664C-48A7-990D-BFCDB7D78D16%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` On Mar 7, 2015, at 17:53, Diego Viola wrote: > Something like this is the scenario I'm talking about: > > $ mkdir non-empty-dir > $ cd non-empty-dir > $ touch foo bar baz > $ git clone -f url:user/dotfiles.git . > $ git status > On branch master > Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. > Untracked files: > (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) > > bar > baz > foo > > nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" > to track) Have you considered using an alias? git config --global alias.irfc \ '!sh -c '\''git init && git remote add origin "$1" && git fetch && git checkout "${2:-master}"'\'' sh' (You'll likely have to carefully unwrap that line above.) Then you get git irfc [] where defaults to master. So your scenario would become just: $ mkdir non-empty-dir $ cd non-empty-dir $ touch foo bar baz $ git irfc url:user/dotfiles.git $ git status On branch master Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. Untracked files: (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) bar baz foo nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) -Kyle P.S. irfc = init, remote, fetch, checkout. But do make up a better name. :) ``` ## Diego Viola, 2015-03-08 18:27 Subject: Re: Please consider adding a -f switch to git-clone (or something similar) Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BToGPFZ3JUZJJch03Cc%3Dr7oRj_CKaBwMFCnG0y8XGT6RJYZ2A%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <569EEC82-664C-48A7-990D-BFCDB7D78D16@gmail.com> ``` Kyle, Thanks, I suppose that works well enough for my needs. I wasn't aware that aliases were that flexible in git. I also have no problem to git-init and do all the other steps manually. Thanks, Diego On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Kyle J. McKay wrote: > On Mar 7, 2015, at 17:53, Diego Viola wrote: >> >> Something like this is the scenario I'm talking about: >> >> $ mkdir non-empty-dir >> $ cd non-empty-dir >> $ touch foo bar baz >> $ git clone -f url:user/dotfiles.git . >> $ git status >> On branch master >> Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. >> Untracked files: >> (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) >> >> bar >> baz >> foo >> >> nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to >> track) > > > Have you considered using an alias? > > git config --global alias.irfc \ > '!sh -c '\''git init && git remote add origin "$1" && git fetch && git > checkout "${2:-master}"'\'' sh' > > (You'll likely have to carefully unwrap that line above.) > > Then you get > > git irfc [] > > where defaults to master. > So your scenario would become just: > > > > $ mkdir non-empty-dir > $ cd non-empty-dir > $ touch foo bar baz > $ git irfc url:user/dotfiles.git > $ git status > On branch master > Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'. > Untracked files: > (use "git add ..." to include in what will be committed) > > bar > baz > foo > > nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) > > > -Kyle > > P.S. irfc = init, remote, fetch, checkout. But do make up a better name. :) ```