From 68595cd442caabbd8b43ff0789d2829454efff1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Nieder Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:43:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] fast-import: clarify documentation of "feature" command The "feature" command allows streams to specify options for the import that must not be ignored. Logically, they are part of the stream, even though technically most supported features are synonyms to command-line options. Make this more obvious by being more explicit about how the analogy between most "feature" commands and command-line options works. Treat the feature (import-marks) that does not fit this analogy separately. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder Acked-by: Sverre Rabbelier Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-fast-import.txt | 37 ++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 19082b04e..3bf04e329 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -878,28 +878,25 @@ Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or abort if it does not. .... - 'feature' SP LF + 'feature' SP ('=' )? LF .... -The part of the command may be any string matching -^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z-]*$ and should be understood by fast-import. - -Feature work identical as their option counterparts with the -exception of the import-marks feature, see below. - -The following features are currently supported: - -* date-format -* import-marks -* export-marks -* relative-marks -* no-relative-marks -* force - -The import-marks behaves differently from when it is specified as -commandline option in that only one "feature import-marks" is allowed -per stream. Also, any --import-marks= specified on the commandline -will override those from the stream (if any). +The part of the command may be any one of the following: + +date-format:: +export-marks:: +relative-marks:: +no-relative-marks:: +force:: + Act as though the corresponding command-line option with + a leading '--' was passed on the command line + (see OPTIONS, above). + +import-marks:: + Like --import-marks except in two respects: first, only one + "feature import-marks" command is allowed per stream; + second, an --import-marks= command-line option overrides + any "feature import-marks" command in the stream. `option` ~~~~~~~~ -- 2.26.2