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Junio C Hamano daebaa7813 upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies
A repository may have refs that are only used for its internal
bookkeeping purposes that should not be exposed to the others that
come over the network.

Teach upload-pack to omit some refs from its initial advertisement
by paying attention to the uploadpack.hiderefs multi-valued
configuration variable.  Do the same to receive-pack via the
receive.hiderefs variable.  As a convenient short-hand, allow using
transfer.hiderefs to set the value to both of these variables.

Any ref that is under the hierarchies listed on the value of these
variable is excluded from responses to requests made by "ls-remote",
"fetch", etc. (for upload-pack) and "push" (for receive-pack).

Because these hidden refs do not count as OUR_REF, an attempt to
fetch objects at the tip of them will be rejected, and because these
refs do not get advertised, "git push :" will not see local branches
that have the same name as them as "matching" ones to be sent.

An attempt to update/delete these hidden refs with an explicit
refspec, e.g. "git push origin :refs/hidden/22", is rejected.  This
is not a new restriction.  To the pusher, it would appear that there
is no such ref, so its push request will conclude with "Now that I
sent you all the data, it is time for you to update the refs.  I saw
that the ref did not exist when I started pushing, and I want the
result to point at this commit".  The receiving end will apply the
compare-and-swap rule to this request and rejects the push with
"Well, your update request conflicts with somebody else; I see there
is such a ref.", which is the right thing to do. Otherwise a push to
a hidden ref will always be "the last one wins", which is not a good
default.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
block-sha1
builtin upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
compat Merge branch 'nd/wildmatch' 2013-01-10 13:47:20 -08:00
contrib Merge branch 'ds/completion-silence-in-tree-path-probe' 2013-01-18 11:20:03 -08:00
Documentation upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
git-gui git-gui 0.17.0 2012-10-17 15:55:46 -07:00
git_remote_helpers Merge branch 'er/python-version-requirements' 2013-01-09 08:25:48 -08:00
gitk-git
gitweb Merge branch 'os/gitweb-highlight-uncaptured' into maint 2013-01-11 16:48:30 -08:00
mergetools mergetools/p4merge: Honor $TMPDIR for the /dev/null placeholder 2012-12-26 18:13:15 -08:00
perl git svn: do not overescape URLs (fallback case) 2013-01-17 23:28:12 +00:00
po l10n: de.po: address the user formally 2013-01-07 18:33:35 +01:00
ppc
t upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
templates
vcs-svn remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
xdiff
.gitattributes
.gitignore Makefile: detect when PYTHON_PATH changes 2013-01-10 14:14:37 -08:00
.mailmap .mailmap: normalize emails for Linus Torvalds 2012-12-12 11:09:11 -08:00
abspath.c Introduce new function real_path_if_valid() 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c push: allow already-exists advice to be disabled 2012-12-03 08:04:09 -08:00
advice.h push: allow already-exists advice to be disabled 2012-12-03 08:04:09 -08:00
alias.c
alloc.c
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'rs/leave-base-name-in-name-field-of-tar' into maint 2013-01-14 07:34:12 -08:00
archive-zip.c Merge branch 'rs/zip-with-uncompressed-size-in-the-header' 2013-01-11 18:34:55 -08:00
archive.c Add directory pattern matching to attributes 2012-12-17 22:07:23 -08:00
archive.h
argv-array.c Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
argv-array.h Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
attr.c Merge branch 'nd/attr-debug-fix' 2013-01-18 11:20:12 -08:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Move estimate_bisect_steps to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
bisect.h Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h Merge branch 'jc/maint-fmt-merge-msg-no-edit-lose-credit' into maint 2013-01-14 07:33:30 -08:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree: invalidate i-t-a paths after generating trees 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: fix writing cache-tree when CE_REMOVE is present 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache.h Merge branch 'jk/pathspec-literal' 2013-01-05 23:42:07 -08:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt
commit.c Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
commit.h Merge branch 'jc/format-color-auto' 2013-01-05 23:41:57 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
config.mak.in Makefile: whitespace style fixes in macro definitions 2012-12-10 08:35:56 -08:00
config.mak.uname Makefile: hoist uname autodetection to config.mak.uname 2013-01-03 14:15:17 -08:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'mh/pthreads-autoconf' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:26 -08:00
connect.c
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c ctype: support iscntrl, ispunct, isxdigit and isprint 2012-10-15 14:58:16 -07:00
daemon.c
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'jc/blame-no-follow' 2013-01-14 08:15:51 -08:00
diff.h Move setup_diff_pager to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c pickaxe: use textconv for -S counting 2012-10-28 08:48:17 -04:00
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore.h
dir.c Merge branch 'ap/status-ignored-in-ignored-directory' 2013-01-14 08:15:43 -08:00
dir.h Merge branch 'as/dir-c-cleanup' 2013-01-10 13:47:25 -08:00
editor.c run-command: encode signal death as a positive integer 2013-01-06 11:09:18 -08:00
entry.c
environment.c
exec_cmd.c
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'mk/qnx' 2013-01-03 10:28:33 -08:00
fetch-pack.h
fixup-builtins
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: warn about ".git" in trees 2012-11-28 13:52:54 -08:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-am.sh
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl cvsimport: work around perl tzset issue 2012-11-04 08:02:41 -05:00
git-cvsserver.perl cvsserver status: provide real sticky info 2012-10-16 16:16:27 -07:00
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-difftool.perl
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: use git-sh-setup's ident parsing functions 2012-10-18 15:43:49 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-lost-found.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'da/mergetool-custom' 2012-10-01 12:58:57 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py Add checks to Python scripts for version dependencies. 2012-12-28 11:35:04 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh push/pull: adjust missing upstream help text to changed interface 2012-11-08 11:32:38 -05:00
git-pull.sh git-pull: Avoid merge-base on detached head 2012-10-25 05:32:11 -04:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh rebase: Handle cases where format-patch fails 2012-10-11 11:54:49 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit remote-testgit: implement the "done" feature manually 2012-11-29 12:18:45 -08:00
git-remote-testpy.py Merge branch 'fc/remote-testgit-feature-done' 2013-01-14 08:15:46 -08:00
git-repack.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'nz/send-email-headers-are-case-insensitive' 2013-01-14 08:15:36 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'jc/maint-fbsd-sh-ifs-workaround' into maint 2013-01-08 11:17:01 -08:00
git-stash.sh
git-submodule.sh submodule add: If --branch is given, record it in .gitmodules 2012-12-19 09:40:51 -08:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: teach find-rev to find near matches 2013-01-17 23:28:12 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 1.8.1.1 2013-01-14 08:04:50 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c add global --literal-pathspecs option 2012-12-19 14:58:59 -08:00
git.spec.in
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c Merge branch 'mk/maint-graph-infinity-loop' into maint 2013-01-14 07:32:18 -08:00
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
hash.c
hash.h
help.c
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c xml_entities(): use function strbuf_addstr_xml_quoted() 2012-11-26 13:30:52 -08:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'rb/http-cert-cred-no-username-prompt' into maint 2013-01-10 14:03:54 -08:00
http.h http: do not set up curl auth after a 401 2012-10-12 09:45:15 -07:00
ident.c ident: keep separate "explicit" flags for author and committer 2012-11-15 17:47:24 -08:00
imap-send.c wrap_in_html(): process message in bulk rather than line-by-line 2012-12-02 01:21:58 -08:00
INSTALL
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
ll-merge.c Merge branch 'jc/ll-merge-binary-ours' into maint 2012-10-17 10:26:51 -07:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
log-tree.c Merge branch 'jc/format-patch-reroll' 2013-01-11 18:34:10 -08:00
log-tree.h get_patch_filename(): split into two functions 2012-12-21 23:55:40 -08:00
mailmap.c mailmap: default mailmap.blob in bare repositories 2012-12-13 10:22:13 -08:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'jc/comment-cygwin-win32api-in-makefile' into maint 2013-01-14 07:34:37 -08:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-blobs.h Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-recursive.c Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-recursive.h Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
merge.c Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes.c Merge branch 'jc/same-encoding' into maint 2012-12-07 14:10:56 -08:00
notes.h format_note(): simplify API 2012-10-17 22:42:40 -07:00
object.c
object.h
pack-check.c
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
pager.c Move setup_diff_pager to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c silence some -Wuninitialized false positives 2012-12-15 10:45:59 -08:00
parse-options.h silence some -Wuninitialized false positives 2012-12-15 10:45:59 -08:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/pretty-use-prefixcmp' 2013-01-18 11:20:08 -08:00
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c
README README: it does not matter who the current maintainer is 2012-12-15 22:24:10 -08:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
refs.h upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
RelNotes Prepare for 1.8.1.1 2013-01-10 14:17:13 -08:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-http-half-auth-fetch' 2012-11-21 11:59:29 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c remote-testsvn: fix unitialized variable 2012-12-15 10:43:11 -08:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jc/fetch-ignore-symref' into maint 2013-01-11 16:45:44 -08:00
remote.h
replace_object.c
rerere.c
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'jc/prettier-pretty-note' 2012-11-15 10:25:05 -08:00
revision.h Merge branch 'jc/format-patch-reroll' 2013-01-11 18:34:10 -08:00
run-command.c run-command: encode signal death as a positive integer 2013-01-06 11:09:18 -08:00
run-command.h
send-pack.c push: require force for refs under refs/tags/ 2012-12-02 01:44:34 -08:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c learn to pick/revert into unborn branch 2012-12-23 10:40:37 -08:00
sequencer.h
server-info.c
setup.c setup_git_directory_gently_1(): resolve symlinks in ceiling paths 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c link_alt_odb_entries(): take (char *, len) rather than two pointers 2012-11-08 12:06:53 -05:00
sha1_name.c
shallow.c
shell.c
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'mh/unify-xml-in-imap-send-and-http-push' 2013-01-05 23:41:04 -08:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'mh/unify-xml-in-imap-send-and-http-push' 2013-01-05 23:41:04 -08:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' 2013-01-02 10:36:59 -08:00
string-list.h Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' 2013-01-02 10:36:59 -08:00
submodule.c submodule: display summary header in bold 2012-11-18 19:18:13 -08:00
submodule.h submodule: display summary header in bold 2012-11-18 19:18:13 -08:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
test-chmtime.c
test-ctype.c
test-date.c
test-delta.c
test-dump-cache-tree.c
test-genrandom.c
test-index-version.c
test-line-buffer.c
test-match-trees.c
test-mergesort.c
test-mktemp.c
test-parse-options.c
test-path-utils.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-regex.c
test-revision-walking.c
test-run-command.c
test-scrap-cache-tree.c
test-sha1.c
test-sha1.sh
test-sigchain.c
test-string-list.c string_list_longest_prefix(): remove function 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-subprocess.c
test-svn-fe.c remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
test-wildmatch.c test-wildmatch: avoid Windows path mangling 2012-11-20 12:09:13 -08:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c
transport-helper.c push: require force for refs under refs/tags/ 2012-12-02 01:44:34 -08:00
transport.c push: require force for refs under refs/tags/ 2012-12-02 01:44:34 -08:00
transport.h push: add advice for rejected tag reference 2012-12-02 01:39:50 -08:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c tree_entry_interesting: do basedir compare on wildcard patterns when possible 2012-11-26 11:16:34 -08:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'as/dir-c-cleanup' 2013-01-10 13:47:25 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c upload/receive-pack: allow hiding ref hierarchies 2013-02-07 13:48:47 -08:00
url.c
url.h
usage.c make error()'s constant return value more visible 2012-12-15 10:45:58 -08:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c Merge branch 'sp/shortlog-missing-lf' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:23 -08:00
utf8.h Merge branch 'sp/shortlog-missing-lf' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:23 -08:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c wildmatch: replace variable 'special' with better named ones 2013-01-01 15:32:36 -08:00
wildmatch.h wildmatch: adjust "**" behavior 2012-10-15 14:58:18 -07:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
write_or_die.c maybe_flush_or_die: move a too-loose Windows specific error 2012-10-17 00:33:42 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'ap/status-ignored-in-ignored-directory' 2013-01-14 08:15:43 -08:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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