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rsync, http) cannot be used. This command provides support for
git-fetch and git-pull to operate by packaging objects and references
in an archive at the originating machine, then importing those into
rsync, http) cannot be used. This command provides support for
git-fetch and git-pull to operate by packaging objects and references
in an archive at the originating machine, then importing those into
-another repository using gitlink:git-fetch[1] and gitlink:git-pull[1]
+another repository using linkgit:git-fetch[1] and linkgit:git-pull[1]
after moving the archive by some means (i.e., by sneakernet). As no
direct connection between repositories exists, the user must specify a
basis for the bundle that is held by the destination repository: the
after moving the archive by some means (i.e., by sneakernet). As no
direct connection between repositories exists, the user must specify a
basis for the bundle that is held by the destination repository: the
printed out.
unbundle <file>::
printed out.
unbundle <file>::
- Passes the objects in the bundle to gitlink:git-index-pack[1]
+ Passes the objects in the bundle to linkgit:git-index-pack[1]
for storage in the repository, then prints the names of all
defined references. If a reflist is given, only references
matching those in the given list are printed. This command is
really plumbing, intended to be called only by
for storage in the repository, then prints the names of all
defined references. If a reflist is given, only references
matching those in the given list are printed. This command is
really plumbing, intended to be called only by
- gitlink:git-fetch[1].
+ linkgit:git-fetch[1].
[git-rev-list-args...]::
A list of arguments, acceptable to git-rev-parse and
[git-rev-list-args...]::
A list of arguments, acceptable to git-rev-parse and
available. This is principally of use to git-fetch, which
expects to receive only those references asked for and not
necessarily everything in the pack (in this case, git-bundle is
available. This is principally of use to git-fetch, which
expects to receive only those references asked for and not
necessarily everything in the pack (in this case, git-bundle is
- acting like gitlink:git-fetch-pack[1]).
+ acting like linkgit:git-fetch-pack[1]).
SPECIFYING REFERENCES
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SPECIFYING REFERENCES
---------------------
For whatever reason, direct connection between A and B is not allowed,
but we can move data from A to B via some mechanism (CD, email, etc).
We want to update R2 with developments made on branch master in R1.
For whatever reason, direct connection between A and B is not allowed,
but we can move data from A to B via some mechanism (CD, email, etc).
We want to update R2 with developments made on branch master in R1.
+
+To create the bundle you have to specify the basis. You have some options:
+
+- Without basis.
++
+This is useful when sending the whole history.
+
+------------
+$ git bundle create mybundle master
+------------
+
+- Using temporally tags.
++
We set a tag in R1 (lastR2bundle) after the previous such transport,
and move it afterwards to help build the bundle.
We set a tag in R1 (lastR2bundle) after the previous such transport,
and move it afterwards to help build the bundle.
-in R1 on A:
-
------------
$ git-bundle create mybundle master ^lastR2bundle
$ git tag -f lastR2bundle master
------------
------------
$ git-bundle create mybundle master ^lastR2bundle
$ git tag -f lastR2bundle master
------------
-(move mybundle from A to B by some mechanism)
+- Using a tag present in both repositories
+
+------------
+$ git bundle create mybundle master ^v1.0.0
+------------
+
+- A basis based on time.
+
+------------
+$ git bundle create mybundle master --since=10.days.ago
+------------
-in R2 on B:
+- With a limit on the number of commits
------------
------------
-$ git-bundle verify mybundle
-$ git-fetch mybundle refspec
+$ git bundle create mybundle master -n 10
------------
------------
-where refspec is refInBundle:localRef
+Then you move mybundle from A to B, and in R2 on B:
+------------
+$ git-bundle verify mybundle
+$ git-fetch mybundle master:localRef
+------------
-Also, with something like this in your config:
+With something like this in the config in R2:
+------------------------
[remote "bundle"]
url = /home/me/tmp/file.bdl
fetch = refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
[remote "bundle"]
url = /home/me/tmp/file.bdl
fetch = refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
+------------------------
You can first sneakernet the bundle file to ~/tmp/file.bdl and
You can first sneakernet the bundle file to ~/tmp/file.bdl and
-then these commands:
+then these commands on machine B:
------------
$ git ls-remote bundle
------------
$ git ls-remote bundle
GIT
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GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite