git rev-parse has several options which print various paths. Some of
these paths are printed relative to the current working directory, and
some are absolute.
Normally, this is not a problem, but there are times when one wants
paths entirely in one format or another. This can be done trivially if
the paths are canonical, but canonicalizing paths is not possible on
some shell scripting environments which lack realpath(1) and also in Go,
which lacks functions that properly canonicalize paths on Windows.
To help out the scripter, let's provide an option which turns most of
the paths printed by git rev-parse to be either relative to the current
working directory or absolute and canonical. Document which options are
affected and which are not so that users are not confused.
This approach is cleaner and tidier than providing duplicates of
existing options which are either relative or absolute.
Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
This impetus for this patch is Git LFS, which is written in Go. Go
lacks a cross-platform way to canonicalize paths in the same way that
Git does, so when Git produces relative paths, such as in some cases
with --git-common-dir, we end up with problems when users are doing
things with unusual paths on Windows, such as when using SUBST or
OneDrive or various other edge cases. Go upstream does not appear eager
to address this problem.
The obvious solution to this is to have Git canonicalize all paths, and
rather than adding yet another one-off, I decided to implement a more
generic solution. This can also be valuable for shell scripting
environments which lack realpath(1) (e.g. macOS, IIRC).
Dscho CC'd for visibility into how this will work on Windows.
Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt | 71 ++++++++++++++++------------
builtin/rev-parse.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
t/t1500-rev-parse.sh | 36 +++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 148 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 19b12b6d43..6b95292559 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ Options for Files
Only the names of the variables are listed, not their value,
even if they are set.
+--path-format=(absolute|relative)::
+ Controls the behavior of certain other options following it on the command
+ line. If specified as absolute, the paths printed by those options will be
+ absolute and canonical. If specified as relative, the paths will be relative
+ to the current working directory if that is possible. The default is option
+ specific.
+
+The following options are modified by `--path-format`:
+
--git-dir::
Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined. Otherwise show the path to
the .git directory. The path shown, when relative, is
@@ -217,13 +226,42 @@ If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory
is not detected to lie in a Git repository or work tree
print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
+--git-common-dir::
+ Show `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if defined, else `$GIT_DIR`.
+
+--resolve-git-dir <path>::
+ Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that
+ points at a valid repository, and print the location of the
+ repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path
+ to the real repository is printed.
+
+--git-path <path>::
+ Resolve "$GIT_DIR/<path>" and takes other path relocation
+ variables such as $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY,
+ $GIT_INDEX_FILE... into account. For example, if
+ $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY is set to /foo/bar then "git rev-parse
+ --git-path objects/abc" returns /foo/bar/abc.
+
+--show-toplevel::
+ Show the (by default, absolute) path of the top-level directory
+ of the working tree. If there is no working tree, report an error.
+
+--show-superproject-working-tree::
+ Show the absolute path of the root of the superproject's
+ working tree (if exists) that uses the current repository as
+ its submodule. Outputs nothing if the current repository is
+ not used as a submodule by any project.
+
+--shared-index-path::
+ Show the path to the shared index file in split index mode, or
+ empty if not in split-index mode.
+
+The following options are unaffected by `--path-format`:
+
--absolute-git-dir::
Like `--git-dir`, but its output is always the canonicalized
absolute path.
---git-common-dir::
- Show `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if defined, else `$GIT_DIR`.
-
--is-inside-git-dir::
When the current working directory is below the repository
directory print "true", otherwise "false".
@@ -238,19 +276,6 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
--is-shallow-repository::
When the repository is shallow print "true", otherwise "false".
---resolve-git-dir <path>::
- Check if <path> is a valid repository or a gitfile that
- points at a valid repository, and print the location of the
- repository. If <path> is a gitfile then the resolved path
- to the real repository is printed.
-
---git-path <path>::
- Resolve "$GIT_DIR/<path>" and takes other path relocation
- variables such as $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY,
- $GIT_INDEX_FILE... into account. For example, if
- $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY is set to /foo/bar then "git rev-parse
- --git-path objects/abc" returns /foo/bar/abc.
-
--show-cdup::
When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
path of the top-level directory relative to the current
@@ -261,20 +286,6 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
path of the current directory relative to the top-level
directory.
---show-toplevel::
- Show the absolute path of the top-level directory of the working
- tree. If there is no working tree, report an error.
-
---show-superproject-working-tree::
- Show the absolute path of the root of the superproject's
- working tree (if exists) that uses the current repository as
- its submodule. Outputs nothing if the current repository is
- not used as a submodule by any project.
-
---shared-index-path::
- Show the path to the shared index file in split index mode, or
- empty if not in split-index mode.
-
--show-object-format[=(storage|input|output)]::
Show the object format (hash algorithm) used for the repository
for storage inside the `.git` directory, input, or output. For
diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
index 669dd2fd6f..311a56ba01 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
@@ -583,6 +583,55 @@ static void handle_ref_opt(const char *pattern, const char *prefix)
clear_ref_exclusion(&ref_excludes);
}
+enum format_type {
+ /* We would like a relative path. */
+ FORMAT_RELATIVE,
+ /* We would like a canonical absolute path. */
+ FORMAT_CANONICAL,
+ /* We would like the default behavior. */
+ FORMAT_DEFAULT,
+};
+
+enum default_type {
+ /* Our default is a relative path. */
+ DEFAULT_RELATIVE,
+ /* Our default is a relative path if there's a shared root. */
+ DEFAULT_RELATIVE_IF_SHARED,
+ /* Our default is a canonical absolute path. */
+ DEFAULT_CANONICAL,
+ /* Our default is not to modify the item. */
+ DEFAULT_UNMODIFIED,
+};
+
+static void print_path(const char *path, const char *prefix, enum format_type format, enum default_type def)
+{
+ char *cwd = NULL;
+ /*
+ * We don't ever produce a relative path if prefix is NULL, so set the
+ * prefix to the current directory so that we can produce a relative
+ * path whenever possible. If we're using RELATIVE_IF_SHARED mode, then
+ * we want an absolute path unless the two share a common prefix, so don't
+ * set it in that case, since doing so causes a relative path to always
+ * be produced if possible.
+ */
+ if (!prefix && (format != FORMAT_DEFAULT || def != DEFAULT_RELATIVE_IF_SHARED))
+ prefix = cwd = xgetcwd();
+ if (format == FORMAT_DEFAULT && def == DEFAULT_UNMODIFIED) {
+ puts(path);
+ } else if (format == FORMAT_RELATIVE ||
+ (format == FORMAT_DEFAULT && def == DEFAULT_RELATIVE) ||
+ (format == FORMAT_DEFAULT && def == DEFAULT_RELATIVE_IF_SHARED)) {
+ struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+ puts(relative_path(path, prefix, &buf));
+ strbuf_reset(&buf);
+ } else {
+ char *real = real_pathdup(path, 1);
+ puts(real);
+ free(real);
+ }
+ free(cwd);
+}
+
int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
int i, as_is = 0, verify = 0, quiet = 0, revs_count = 0, type = 0;
@@ -595,6 +644,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
struct object_context unused;
struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
const int hexsz = the_hash_algo->hexsz;
+ enum format_type format = FORMAT_DEFAULT;
if (argc > 1 && !strcmp("--parseopt", argv[1]))
return cmd_parseopt(argc - 1, argv + 1, prefix);
@@ -650,8 +700,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (!argv[i + 1])
die("--git-path requires an argument");
strbuf_reset(&buf);
- puts(relative_path(git_path("%s", argv[i + 1]),
- prefix, &buf));
+ print_path(git_path("%s", argv[i + 1]), prefix, format, DEFAULT_RELATIVE_IF_SHARED);
i++;
continue;
}
@@ -683,6 +732,16 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
show_file(arg, 0);
continue;
}
+ if (opt_with_value(arg, "--path-format", &arg)) {
+ if (!strcmp(arg, "absolute")) {
+ format = FORMAT_CANONICAL;
+ } else if (!strcmp(arg, "relative")) {
+ format = FORMAT_RELATIVE;
+ } else {
+ die("unknown argument to --path-format: %s", arg);
+ }
+ continue;
+ }
if (!strcmp(arg, "--default")) {
def = argv[++i];
if (!def)
@@ -803,7 +862,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (!strcmp(arg, "--show-toplevel")) {
const char *work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
if (work_tree)
- puts(work_tree);
+ print_path(work_tree, prefix, format, DEFAULT_CANONICAL);
else
die("this operation must be run in a work tree");
continue;
@@ -811,7 +870,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (!strcmp(arg, "--show-superproject-working-tree")) {
struct strbuf superproject = STRBUF_INIT;
if (get_superproject_working_tree(&superproject))
- puts(superproject.buf);
+ print_path(superproject.buf, prefix, format, DEFAULT_CANONICAL);
strbuf_release(&superproject);
continue;
}
@@ -846,16 +905,18 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
const char *gitdir = getenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
char *cwd;
int len;
+ enum format_type wanted = format;
if (arg[2] == 'g') { /* --git-dir */
if (gitdir) {
- puts(gitdir);
+ print_path(gitdir, prefix, format, DEFAULT_UNMODIFIED);
continue;
}
if (!prefix) {
- puts(".git");
+ print_path(".git", prefix, format, DEFAULT_UNMODIFIED);
continue;
}
} else { /* --absolute-git-dir */
+ wanted = FORMAT_CANONICAL;
if (!gitdir && !prefix)
gitdir = ".git";
if (gitdir) {
@@ -868,14 +929,14 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
}
cwd = xgetcwd();
len = strlen(cwd);
- printf("%s%s.git\n", cwd, len && cwd[len-1] != '/' ? "/" : "");
+ strbuf_reset(&buf);
+ strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s%s.git", cwd, len && cwd[len-1] != '/' ? "/" : "");
free(cwd);
+ print_path(buf.buf, prefix, wanted, DEFAULT_CANONICAL);
continue;
}
if (!strcmp(arg, "--git-common-dir")) {
- strbuf_reset(&buf);
- puts(relative_path(get_git_common_dir(),
- prefix, &buf));
+ print_path(get_git_common_dir(), prefix, format, DEFAULT_RELATIVE_IF_SHARED);
continue;
}
if (!strcmp(arg, "--is-inside-git-dir")) {
@@ -905,8 +966,7 @@ int cmd_rev_parse(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (the_index.split_index) {
const struct object_id *oid = &the_index.split_index->base_oid;
const char *path = git_path("sharedindex.%s", oid_to_hex(oid));
- strbuf_reset(&buf);
- puts(relative_path(path, prefix, &buf));
+ print_path(path, prefix, format, DEFAULT_RELATIVE);
}
continue;
}
diff --git a/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh b/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
index 408b97d5af..6f3811d189 100755
--- a/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
+++ b/t/t1500-rev-parse.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
test_description='test git rev-parse'
. ./test-lib.sh
+test_one () {
+ dir="$1" &&
+ expect="$2" &&
+ shift &&
+ shift &&
+ echo "$expect" >expect &&
+ git -C "$dir" rev-parse "$@" >actual
+ test_cmp expect actual
+}
+
# usage: [options] label is-bare is-inside-git is-inside-work prefix git-dir absolute-git-dir
test_rev_parse () {
d=
@@ -60,7 +70,13 @@ ROOT=$(pwd)
test_expect_success 'setup' '
mkdir -p sub/dir work &&
- cp -R .git repo.git
+ cp -R .git repo.git &&
+ git checkout -b main &&
+ test_commit abc &&
+ git checkout -b side &&
+ test_commit def &&
+ git checkout main &&
+ git worktree add worktree side
'
test_rev_parse toplevel false false true '' .git "$ROOT/.git"
@@ -88,6 +104,24 @@ test_rev_parse -C work -g ../repo.git -b t 'GIT_DIR=../repo.git, core.bare = tru
test_rev_parse -C work -g ../repo.git -b u 'GIT_DIR=../repo.git, core.bare undefined' false false true ''
+test_expect_success 'rev-parse --path-format=absolute' '
+ test_one "." "$ROOT/.git" --path-format=absolute --git-dir &&
+ test_one "." "$ROOT/.git" --path-format=absolute --git-common-dir &&
+ test_one "worktree" "$ROOT/.git/worktrees/worktree" --path-format=absolute --git-dir &&
+ test_one "worktree" "$ROOT/.git" --path-format=absolute --git-common-dir &&
+ test_one "." "$ROOT" --path-format=absolute --show-toplevel &&
+ test_one "." "$ROOT/.git/objects" --path-format=absolute --git-path objects
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'rev-parse --path-format=relative' '
+ test_one "." ".git" --path-format=relative --git-dir &&
+ test_one "." ".git" --path-format=relative --git-common-dir &&
+ test_one "worktree" "../.git/worktrees/worktree" --path-format=relative --git-dir &&
+ test_one "worktree" "../.git" --path-format=relative --git-common-dir &&
+ test_one "." "./" --path-format=relative --show-toplevel &&
+ test_one "." ".git/objects" --path-format=relative --git-path objects
+'
+
test_expect_success 'git-common-dir from worktree root' '
echo .git >expect &&
git rev-parse --git-common-dir >actual &&
