X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fman1%2Fnotmuch-git.rst;fp=doc%2Fman1%2Fnotmuch-git.rst;h=ac1908b6103f17be1aa2e995f4dffbf163ab0f87;hb=0558c46f78e3abc4d9ee27cd135b29ddf356073d;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=ceeeebec2fdc97f8d323a3a7080da1be9e8e7f24;p=notmuch diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch-git.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch-git.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ac1908b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man1/notmuch-git.rst @@ -0,0 +1,340 @@ +.. _notmuch-git(1): + +=========== +notmuch-git +=========== + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +**notmuch** **git** [-h] [-N] [-C *repo*] [-p *prefix*] [-v] [-l *log level*] *subcommand* + +**nmbug** [-h] [-C *repo*] [-p *prefix*] [-v] [-l *log level*] *subcommand* + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + +Manage notmuch tags with Git. + +OPTIONS +------- + +Supported options for `notmuch git` include + +.. program:: notmuch-git + +.. option:: -h, --help + + show help message and exit + +.. option:: -N, --nmbug + + Set defaults for :option:`--tag-prefix` and :option:`--git-dir` suitable for the + :any:`notmuch` bug tracker + +.. option:: -C , --git-dir + + Operate on git repository *repo*. See :ref:`repo_location` for + defaults. + +.. option:: -p , --tag-prefix + + Operate only on tags with prefix *prefix*. See :ref:`prefix_val` for + defaults. + +.. option:: -v, --version + + show notmuch-git's version number and exit + +.. option:: -l , --log-level + + Log verbosity, one of: `critical`, `error`, `warning`, `info`, + `debug`. Defaults to `warning`. + +SUBCOMMANDS +----------- + +For help on a particular subcommand, run: 'notmuch-git ... --help'. + +.. program:: notmuch-git + +.. option:: archive [tree-ish] [arg ...] + +Dump a tar archive of a committed tag set using 'git archive'. See +:any:`format` for details of the archive contents. + + .. describe:: tree-ish + + The tree or commit to produce an archive for. Defaults to 'HEAD'. + + .. describe:: arg + + If present, any optional arguments are passed through to + :manpage:`git-archive(1)`. Arguments to `git-archive` are reordered + so that *tree-ish* comes last. + +.. option:: checkout [-f|--force] + +Update the notmuch database from Git. + +This is mainly useful to discard your changes in notmuch relative +to Git. + + .. describe:: [-f|--force] + + Override checks that prevent modifying tags for large fractions of + messages in the database. See also :nmconfig:`git.safe_fraction`. + +.. option:: clone + +Create a local `notmuch git` repository from a remote source. + +This wraps 'git clone', adding some options to avoid creating a +working tree while preserving remote-tracking branches and +upstreams. + + .. describe:: repository + + The (possibly remote) repository to clone from. See the URLS + section of :manpage:`git-clone(1)` for more information on + specifying repositories. + +.. option:: commit [-f|--force] [message] + +Commit prefix-matching tags from the notmuch database to Git. + + .. describe:: message + + Optional text for the commit message. + + .. describe:: -f|--force + + Override checks that prevent modifying tags for large fractions of + messages in the database. See also :nmconfig:`git.safe_fraction`. + +.. option:: fetch [remote] + +Fetch changes from the remote repository. + + .. describe:: remote + + Override the default configured in `branch..remote` to fetch + from a particular remote repository (e.g. `origin`). + +.. option:: help + +Show brief help for an `notmuch git` command. + +.. option:: init [--format-version=N] + +Create an empty `notmuch git` repository. + +This wraps 'git init' with a few extra steps to support subsequent +status and commit commands. + + .. describe:: --format-version=N + + Create a repo in format version N. By default :any:`notmuch-git` + uses the highest supported version, which is the best choice for + most use-cases. + +.. option:: log [arg ...] + +A wrapper for 'git log'. + + .. describe:: arg + + Additional arguments are passed through to 'git log'. + +After running `notmuch git fetch`, you can inspect the changes with + +:: + + $ notmuch git log HEAD..@{upstream} + +.. option:: merge [reference] + +Merge changes from 'reference' into HEAD and load the result into notmuch. + + .. describe:: reference + + Reference, usually other branch heads, to merge into our + branch. Defaults to `@{upstream}`. + +.. option:: pull [repository] [refspec ...] + +Pull (merge) remote repository changes to notmuch. + +**pull** is equivalent to **fetch** followed by **merge**. We use the +Git-configured repository for your current branch +(`branch..repository`, likely `origin`, and `branch..merge`, +likely `master` or `main`). + + .. describe:: repository + + The "remote" repository that is the source of the pull. This parameter + can be either a URL (see the section GIT URLS in :manpage:`git-pull(1)`) or the + name of a remote (see the section REMOTES in :manpage:`git-pull(1)`). + + .. describe:: refspec + + Refspec (usually a branch name) to fetch and merge. See the + *refspec* entry in the OPTIONS section of :manpage:`git-pull(1`) for + other possibilities. + +.. option:: push [repository] [refspec] + +Push the local `notmuch git` Git state to a remote repository. + + .. describe:: repository + + The "remote" repository that is the destination of the push. This + parameter can be either a URL (see the section GIT URLS in + :manpage:`git-push(1)`) or the name of a remote (see the section + REMOTES in :manpage:`git-push(1)`). + + .. describe:: refspec + + Refspec (usually a branch name) to push. See the *refspec* entry in the OPTIONS section of + :manpage:`git-push(1)` for other possibilities. + +.. option:: status + +Show pending updates in notmuch or git repo. + +Prints lines of the form + +| ng Message-Id tag + +where n is a single character representing notmuch database status + + .. describe:: A + + Tag is present in notmuch database, but not committed to nmbug + (equivalently, tag has been deleted in nmbug repo, e.g. by a + pull, but not restored to notmuch database). + + .. describe:: D + + Tag is present in nmbug repo, but not restored to notmuch + database (equivalently, tag has been deleted in notmuch). + + .. describe:: U + + Message is unknown (missing from local notmuch database). + +The second character *g* (if present) represents a difference between +local and upstream branches. Typically `notmuch git fetch` needs to be +run to update this. + + .. describe:: a + + Tag is present in upstream, but not in the local Git branch. + + .. describe:: d + + Tag is present in local Git branch, but not upstream. + +.. _format: + +REPOSITORY CONTENTS +=================== + +The tags are stored in the git repo (and exported) as a set of empty +files. These empty files are contained within a directory named after +the message-id. + +In what follows `encode()` represents a POSIX filesystem safe +encoding. The encoding preserves alphanumerics, and the characters +`+-_@=.,:`. All other octets are replaced with `%` followed by a two +digit hex number. + +Currently :any:`notmuch-git` can read any format version, but can only +create (via :any:`init`) :ref:`version 1 ` repositories. + +.. _format_version_0: + +Version 0 +--------- + +This is the legacy format created by the `nmbug` tool prior to release +0.37. For a message with Message-Id *id*, for each tag *tag*, there +is an empty file with path + + tags/ `encode` (*id*) / `encode` (*tag*) + +.. _format_version_1: + +Version 1 +--------- + +In format version 1 and later, the format version is contained in a +top level file called FORMAT. + +For a message with Message-Id *id*, for each tag *tag*, there +is an empty file with path + + tags/ `hash1` (*id*) / `hash2` (*id*) `encode` (*id*) / `encode` (*tag*) + +The hash functions each represent one byte of the `blake2b` hex +digest. + +Compared to :ref:`version 0 `, this reduces the +number of subdirectories within each directory. + +.. _repo_location: + +REPOSITORY LOCATION +=================== + +:any:`notmuch-git` uses the first of the following with a non-empty +value to locate the git repository. + +- Option :option:`--git-dir`. + +- Environment variable :envvar:`NOTMUCH_GIT_DIR`. + +- Configuration item :nmconfig:`git.path` + +- If invoked as `nmbug` or with the :option:`--nmbug` option, + :code:`$HOME/.nmbug`; otherwise + :code:`$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/$NOTMUCH_PROFILE/git`. + +.. _prefix_val: + +PREFIX VALUE +============ + +:any:`notmuch-git` uses the first of the following with a non-null +value to define the tag prefix. + +- Option :option:`--tag-prefix`. + +- Environment variable :envvar:`NOTMUCH_GIT_PREFIX`. + +- Configuration item :nmconfig:`git.tag_prefix`. + +- If invoked as `nmbug` or with the :option:`--nmbug` option, + :code:`notmuch::`, otherwise the empty string. + +ENVIRONMENT +=========== + +Variable :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` influences :ref:`repo_location`. +If it is unset, 'default' is assumed. + +.. envvar:: NOTMUCH_GIT_DIR + + Default location of git repository. Overriden by :option:`--git-dir`. + +.. envvar:: NOTMUCH_GIT_PREFIX + + Default tag prefix (filter). Overriden by :option:`--tag-prefix`. + +SEE ALSO +======== + +:any:`notmuch(1)`, +:any:`notmuch-dump(1)`, +:any:`notmuch-restore(1)`, +:any:`notmuch-tag(1)`