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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason bf3d70fe93 gc: handle & check gc.reflogExpire config
Don't redundantly run "git reflog expire --all" when gc.reflogExpire
and gc.reflogExpireUnreachable are set to "never", and die immediately
if those configuration valuer are bad.

As an earlier "assert lack of early exit" change to the tests for "git
reflog expire" shows, an early check of gc.reflogExpire{Unreachable,}
isn't wanted in general for "git reflog expire", but it makes sense
for "gc" because:

 1) Similarly to 8ab5aa4bd8 ("parseopt: handle malformed --expire
    arguments more nicely", 2018-04-21) we'll now die early if the
    config variables are set to invalid values.

    We run "pack-refs" before "reflog expire", which can take a while,
    only to then die on an invalid gc.reflogExpire{Unreachable,}
    configuration.

 2) Not invoking the command at all means it won't show up in trace
    output, which makes what's going on more obvious when the two are
    set to "never".

 3) As a later change documents we lock the refs when looping over the
    refs to expire, even in cases where we end up doing nothing due to
    this config.

    For the reasons noted in the earlier "assert lack of early exit"
    change I don't think it's worth it to bend over backwards in "git
    reflog expire" itself to carefully detect if we'll really do
    nothing given the combination of all its possible options and skip
    that locking, but that's easy to detect here in "gc" where we'll
    only run "reflog expire" in a relatively simple mode.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2019-04-01 12:51:51 +09:00
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alloc.h object_as_type: initialize commit-graph-related fields of 'struct commit' 2019-01-27 16:55:57 -08:00
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archive.h
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bisect.h
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bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c create_bundle(): drop unused "header" parameter 2019-01-24 12:35:44 -08:00
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cache-tree.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
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cache.h Merge branch 'jh/trace2' 2019-03-07 09:59:56 +09:00
chdir-notify.c
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check-builtins.sh
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checkout.h
color.c
color.h
column.c column: drop unused "opts" parameter in item_length() 2019-01-24 12:35:44 -08:00
column.h
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command-list.txt
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config.h
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connect.h
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copy.c
COPYING
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credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c completion: add more parameter value completion 2019-02-20 12:31:56 -08:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c tree-walk: store object_id in a separate member 2019-01-15 09:57:41 -08:00
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
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diff-lib.c diff: drop options parameter from diffcore_fix_diff_index() 2019-02-14 15:26:14 -08:00
diff-no-index.c diff: reuse diff setup for --no-index case 2019-02-24 07:08:34 -08:00
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diffcore-rename.c
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dir.c Merge branch 'nd/the-index-final' 2019-02-06 22:05:23 -08:00
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editor.c trace2:data: add editor/pager child classification 2019-02-22 15:27:59 -08:00
entry.c Merge branch 'tg/checkout-no-overlay' 2019-03-07 09:59:51 +09:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/save-getenv-result' 2019-01-29 12:47:54 -08:00
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fetch-negotiator.h
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fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c tree-walk: store object_id in a separate member 2019-01-15 09:57:41 -08:00
fsck.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
fuzz-commit-graph.c fuzz-commit-graph: initialize repo object 2019-02-07 13:02:26 -08:00
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
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git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
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git-legacy-rebase.sh Merge branch 'js/rebase-i-redo-exec-fix' 2019-02-08 20:44:52 -08:00
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git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
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git-p4.py Merge branch 'ld/git-p4-shelve-update-fix' 2019-02-05 14:26:10 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh
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git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
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git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-stash.sh
git-submodule.sh submodule: document default behavior 2019-02-15 09:55:27 -08:00
git-svn.perl
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git-web--browse.sh
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git.rc
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'nd/the-index' into md/list-objects-filter-by-depth 2019-01-15 15:38:29 -08:00
grep.h
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c help: align the longest command in the command listing 2019-01-31 15:27:35 -08:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
http-walker.c convert has_sha1_file() callers to has_object_file() 2019-01-08 09:41:06 -08:00
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ident.c config: allow giving separate author and committer idents 2019-02-04 12:18:13 -08:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'nd/imap-send-typofix' 2019-02-12 09:00:25 -08:00
INSTALL
interdiff.c
interdiff.h
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
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line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
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list-objects-filter-options.h filter-options: expand scaled numbers 2019-01-15 15:42:31 -08:00
list-objects-filter.c tree:<depth>: skip some trees even when collecting omits 2019-01-15 15:39:34 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c Merge branch 'ds/push-sparse-tree-walk' 2019-02-06 22:05:25 -08:00
list-objects.h list-objects: consume sparse tree walk 2019-01-17 13:44:39 -08:00
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c Merge branch 'wh/author-committer-ident-config' 2019-03-07 09:59:53 +09:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c Merge branch 'jt/namespaced-ls-refs-fix' 2019-02-05 14:26:15 -08:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
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Makefile Merge branch 'js/find-lib-h-with-ls-files-when-possible' 2019-03-11 16:16:25 +09:00
match-trees.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-parameter-cleanup' 2019-02-06 22:05:23 -08:00
mem-pool.c
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merge-blobs.c
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merge-recursive.h merge-recursive.c: remove implicit dependency on the_index 2019-01-14 12:13:04 -08:00
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mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c
midx.h
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notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c notes-utils.c: remove the_repository references 2019-01-14 12:13:04 -08:00
notes-merge.h
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notes-utils.h notes-utils.c: remove the_repository references 2019-01-14 12:13:04 -08:00
notes.c tree-walk: store object_id in a separate member 2019-01-15 09:57:41 -08:00
notes.h
object-store.h Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
object.c object: fix leak of shallow_stat 2019-02-07 13:02:28 -08:00
object.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-objects.c pack-objects: drop unused parameter from oe_map_new_pack() 2019-02-14 15:26:15 -08:00
pack-objects.h pack-objects: drop unused parameter from oe_map_new_pack() 2019-02-14 15:26:15 -08:00
pack-revindex.c various: tighten constness of some local variables 2019-02-04 09:57:10 -08:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'sb/more-repo-in-api' 2019-02-05 14:26:09 -08:00
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parse-options-cb.c parse-options: allow ll_callback with OPTION_CALLBACK 2019-01-27 16:28:18 -08:00
parse-options.c parse-options: allow ll_callback with OPTION_CALLBACK 2019-01-27 16:28:18 -08:00
parse-options.h diff.c: convert -U|--unified 2019-01-27 16:28:18 -08:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c Merge branch 'nd/the-index-final' 2019-02-06 22:05:23 -08:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c remote-curl: use post_rpc() for protocol v2 also 2019-03-03 19:00:42 +09:00
pkt-line.h remote-curl: use post_rpc() for protocol v2 also 2019-03-03 19:00:42 +09:00
preload-index.c read-cache.c: kill read_index() 2019-01-14 12:13:04 -08:00
pretty.c Merge branch 'nd/completion-more-parameters' 2019-03-07 09:59:58 +09:00
pretty.h Merge branch 'sb/more-repo-in-api' 2019-02-05 14:26:09 -08:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c prune: use bitmaps for reachability traversal 2019-02-14 15:25:33 -08:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'jh/trace2' 2019-03-07 09:59:56 +09:00
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rebase-interactive.c
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remote-curl.c Merge branch 'jt/http-auth-proto-v2-fix' 2019-03-07 10:00:00 +09:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/remote-insteadof-cleanup' 2019-01-29 12:47:55 -08:00
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repository.h trace2: create new combined trace facility 2019-02-22 15:27:59 -08:00
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send-pack.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
send-pack.h
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serve.c
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sha1-array.c
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sha1-file.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
sha1-lookup.c
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sha1dc_git.c
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shallow.c fetch-pack: do not take shallow lock unnecessarily 2019-01-10 14:53:35 -08:00
shell.c
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sideband.c Merge branch 'jt/fetch-v2-sideband' 2019-02-05 14:26:11 -08:00
sideband.h {fetch,upload}-pack: sideband v2 fetch response 2019-01-17 11:25:07 -08:00
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c Merge branch 'nd/split-index-null-base-fix' 2019-03-07 09:59:56 +09:00
split-index.h
strbuf.c strbuf: separate callback for strbuf_expand:ing literals 2019-01-29 10:03:32 -08:00
strbuf.h strbuf: separate callback for strbuf_expand:ing literals 2019-01-29 10:03:32 -08:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-cache-oid' 2019-02-06 22:05:27 -08:00
streaming.h
string-list.c
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sub-process.c trace2:data: add trace2 sub-process classification 2019-02-22 15:28:12 -08:00
sub-process.h
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submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'nd/completion-more-parameters' 2019-03-07 09:59:58 +09:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c Replace all die("BUG: ...") calls by BUG() ones 2018-05-06 19:06:13 +09:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c trace2: create new combined trace facility 2019-02-22 15:27:59 -08:00
trace2.h trace2: collect Windows-specific process information 2019-02-22 15:27:59 -08:00
trailer.c pretty: add support for separator option in %(trailers) 2019-01-29 10:03:32 -08:00
trailer.h pretty: add support for separator option in %(trailers) 2019-01-29 10:03:32 -08:00
transport-helper.c trace2:data: add trace2 transport child classification 2019-02-22 15:28:14 -08:00
transport-internal.h
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url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
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userdiff.c Merge branch 'nd/style-opening-brace' 2019-01-18 13:49:52 -08:00
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utf8.h Support working-tree-encoding "UTF-16LE-BOM" 2019-01-31 10:27:52 -08:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c tree-walk: store object_id in a separate member 2019-01-15 09:57:41 -08:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c trace2:data: add trace2 regions to wt-status 2019-02-22 15:27:59 -08:00
wt-status.h
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Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks