Giving --format from the command line, or using output file extention to DWIM the output format, with a pathspec that is disambiguated with an explicit double-dash on the command line, e.g. git archive -o file --format=zip HEAD -- path git archive -o file.zip HEAD -- path didn't work correctly. This was because the code reordered (when one was given) or added (when the former was inferred) a --format argument at the end, effectively making it to "archive HEAD -- path --format=zip", i.e. an extra pathspec that is unlikely to match anything. The command line argument list should always be "options, revs and then paths", and we should set a good example by inserting the --format at the beginning instead. Reported-by: Ilari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- * So here is one with a proper commit log message. builtin-archive.c | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/builtin-archive.c b/builtin-archive.c index 12351e9..8ef5ab3 100644 --- a/builtin-archive.c +++ b/builtin-archive.c @@ -106,13 +106,17 @@ int cmd_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) if (format) { sprintf(fmt_opt, "--format=%s", format); /* - * This is safe because either --format and/or --output must - * have been given on the original command line if we get to - * this point, and parse_options() must have eaten at least - * one argument, i.e. we have enough room to append to argv[]. + * We have enough room in argv[] to muck it in place, + * because either --format and/or --output must have + * been given on the original command line if we get + * to this point, and parse_options() must have eaten + * it, i.e. we can add back one element to the array. + * But argv[] may contain "--"; we should make it the + * first option. */ - argv[argc++] = fmt_opt; - argv[argc] = NULL; + memmove(argv + 2, argv + 1, sizeof(*argv) * argc); + argv[1] = fmt_opt; + argv[++argc] = NULL; } if (remote) -- 1.6.6.rc2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html