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authorDaniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>2009-11-18 02:42:27 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-11-17 21:45:44 -0800
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Add support for "import" helper command
This command, supported if the "import" capability is advertized, allows a helper to support fetching by outputting a git-fast-import stream. If both "fetch" and "import" are advertized, git itself will use "fetch" (although other users may use "import" in this case). Signed-off-by: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> Signed-off-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line.
+
Supported if the helper has the "fetch" capability.
+'import' <name>::
+ Produces a fast-import stream which imports the current value
+ of the named ref. It may additionally import other refs as
+ needed to construct the history efficiently.
++
+Supported if the helper has the "import" capability.
+
If a fatal error occurs, the program writes the error message to
stderr and exits. The caller should expect that a suitable error
message has been printed if the child closes the connection without
@@ -57,6 +64,9 @@ CAPABILITIES
'fetch'::
This helper supports the 'fetch' command.
+'import'::
+ This helper supports the 'import' command.
+
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