Add "-q" flag to git-update-cache

It suppresses the "needs update" message for subsequent "--refresh"
cases (but not other errors).

Will be useful for "git commit". Stay tuned.

diff --git a/update-cache.c b/update-cache.c
index d2f79fa4535d3ec718b60a13a9a8c67d74323d8e..7c2698df6e7b08315e7d20bd40c1e7e313f52bf3 100644 (file)
--- a/update-cache.c
+++ b/update-cache.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * like "git-update-cache *" and suddenly having all the object
  * files be revision controlled.
  */
-static int allow_add = 0, allow_remove = 0, allow_replace = 0, not_new = 0;
+static int allow_add = 0, allow_remove = 0, allow_replace = 0, not_new = 0, quiet = 0;
 static int force_remove;
 
 /* Three functions to allow overloaded pointer return; see linux/err.h */
@@ -222,10 +222,12 @@ static int refresh_cache(void)
 
                new = refresh_entry(ce);
                if (IS_ERR(new)) {
-                       if (!(not_new && PTR_ERR(new) == -ENOENT)) {
-                               printf("%s: needs update\n", ce->name);
-                               has_errors = 1;
-                       }
+                       if (not_new && PTR_ERR(new) == -ENOENT)
+                               continue;
+                       if (quiet)
+                               continue;
+                       printf("%s: needs update\n", ce->name);
+                       has_errors = 1;
                        continue;
                }
                active_cache_changed = 1;
@@ -352,6 +354,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                                allow_options = 0;
                                continue;
                        }
+                       if (!strcmp(path, "-q")) {
+                               quiet = 1;
+                               continue;
+                       }
                        if (!strcmp(path, "--add")) {
                                allow_add = 1;
                                continue;