Replace refs are useful to change some git objects after they have started to be shared between different repositories. One might want to ignore them to see the original state, and "--no-replace-objects" option can be used from the command line to do so. This option simply sets the GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS environment variable, and that is enough to make gitk ignore replace refs. The GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS is set to "1" instead of "" as it is safer on some platforms, thanks to Johannes Sixt and Michael J Gruber. Tested-by: Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- gitk-git/gitk | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) I previously sent this patch as part of a series: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/133423/focus=133427 and it looks like it has been lost. Thanks in advance. diff --git a/gitk-git/gitk b/gitk-git/gitk index 364c7a8..86dff0f 100644 --- a/gitk-git/gitk +++ b/gitk-git/gitk @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ proc unmerged_files {files} { } proc parseviewargs {n arglist} { - global vdatemode vmergeonly vflags vdflags vrevs vfiltered vorigargs + global vdatemode vmergeonly vflags vdflags vrevs vfiltered vorigargs env set vdatemode($n) 0 set vmergeonly($n) 0 @@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ proc parseviewargs {n arglist} { # git rev-parse doesn't understand --merge lappend revargs --gitk-symmetric-diff-marker MERGE_HEAD...HEAD } + "--no-replace-objects" { + set env(GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS) "1" + } "-*" { # Other flag arguments including -<n> if {[string is digit -strict [string range $arg 1 end]]} { -- 1.6.6.rc1.8.gd33ec -- 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