From: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@xxxxxxxxx>
The `git-update-ref` command is used to modify references. The usage of
{old,new}value in the documentation refers to the OIDs. This is fine
since the command only works with regular references which hold OIDs.
But if the command is updated to support symrefs, we'd also be dealing
with {old,new}-refs.
To improve clarity around what exactly {old,new}value mean, let's rename
it to {old,new}-oid.
Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-update-ref.txt | 58 ++++++++++++++++----------------
builtin/update-ref.c | 26 +++++++-------
2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
index 0561808cca..374a2ebd2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ git-update-ref - Update the object name stored in a ref safely
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git update-ref' [-m <reason>] [--no-deref] (-d <ref> [<oldvalue>] | [--create-reflog] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>] | --stdin [-z])
+'git update-ref' [-m <reason>] [--no-deref] (-d <ref> [<old-oid>] | [--create-reflog] <ref> <new-oid> [<old-oid>] | --stdin [-z])
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Given two arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>, possibly
+Given two arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>, possibly
dereferencing the symbolic refs. E.g. `git update-ref HEAD
-<newvalue>` updates the current branch head to the new object.
+<new-oid>` updates the current branch head to the new object.
-Given three arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>,
+Given three arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>,
possibly dereferencing the symbolic refs, after verifying that
-the current value of the <ref> matches <oldvalue>.
-E.g. `git update-ref refs/heads/master <newvalue> <oldvalue>`
-updates the master branch head to <newvalue> only if its current
-value is <oldvalue>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string
-as <oldvalue> to make sure that the ref you are creating does
+the current value of the <ref> matches <old-oid>.
+E.g. `git update-ref refs/heads/master <new-oid> <old-oid>`
+updates the master branch head to <new-oid> only if its current
+value is <old-oid>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string
+as <old-oid> to make sure that the ref you are creating does
not exist.
It also allows a "ref" file to be a symbolic pointer to another
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ ref symlink to some other tree, if you have copied a whole
archive by creating a symlink tree).
With `-d` flag, it deletes the named <ref> after verifying it
-still contains <oldvalue>.
+still contains <old-oid>.
With `--stdin`, update-ref reads instructions from standard input and
performs all modifications together. Specify commands of the form:
- update SP <ref> SP <newvalue> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
- create SP <ref> SP <newvalue> LF
- delete SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
- verify SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
+ update SP <ref> SP <new-oid> [SP <old-oid>] LF
+ create SP <ref> SP <new-oid> LF
+ delete SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
+ verify SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
option SP <opt> LF
start LF
prepare LF
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ specify a missing value, omit the value and its preceding SP entirely.
Alternatively, use `-z` to specify in NUL-terminated format, without
quoting:
- update SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
- create SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL
- delete SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
- verify SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
+ update SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
+ create SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL
+ delete SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
+ verify SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
option SP <opt> NUL
start NUL
prepare NUL
@@ -100,22 +100,22 @@ recognizes as an object name. Commands in any other format or a
repeated <ref> produce an error. Command meanings are:
update::
- Set <ref> to <newvalue> after verifying <oldvalue>, if given.
- Specify a zero <newvalue> to ensure the ref does not exist
- after the update and/or a zero <oldvalue> to make sure the
+ Set <ref> to <new-oid> after verifying <old-oid>, if given.
+ Specify a zero <new-oid> to ensure the ref does not exist
+ after the update and/or a zero <old-oid> to make sure the
ref does not exist before the update.
create::
- Create <ref> with <newvalue> after verifying it does not
- exist. The given <newvalue> may not be zero.
+ Create <ref> with <new-oid> after verifying it does not
+ exist. The given <new-oid> may not be zero.
delete::
- Delete <ref> after verifying it exists with <oldvalue>, if
- given. If given, <oldvalue> may not be zero.
+ Delete <ref> after verifying it exists with <old-oid>, if
+ given. If given, <old-oid> may not be zero.
verify::
- Verify <ref> against <oldvalue> but do not change it. If
- <oldvalue> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist.
+ Verify <ref> against <old-oid> but do not change it. If
+ <old-oid> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist.
option::
Modify the behavior of the next command naming a <ref>.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ abort::
Abort the transaction, releasing all locks if the transaction is in
prepared state.
-If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <oldvalue>s
+If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <old-oid>s
simultaneously, all modifications are performed. Otherwise, no
modifications are performed. Note that while each individual
<ref> is updated or deleted atomically, a concurrent reader may
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ formatted as:
Where "oldsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value previously
stored in <ref>, "newsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value of
-<newvalue> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address
+<new-oid> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address
and date in the standard Git committer ident format.
Optionally with -m:
diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
index 61338a01ec..e46afbc46d 100644
--- a/builtin/update-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
#include "repository.h"
static const char * const git_update_ref_usage[] = {
- N_("git update-ref [<options>] -d <refname> [<old-val>]"),
- N_("git update-ref [<options>] <refname> <new-val> [<old-val>]"),
+ N_("git update-ref [<options>] -d <refname> [<old-oid>]"),
+ N_("git update-ref [<options>] <refname> <new-oid> [<old-oid>]"),
N_("git update-ref [<options>] --stdin [-z]"),
NULL
};
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ static char *parse_refname(const char **next)
}
/*
- * The value being parsed is <oldvalue> (as opposed to <newvalue>; the
+ * The value being parsed is <old-oid> (as opposed to <new-oid>; the
* difference affects which error messages are generated):
*/
#define PARSE_SHA1_OLD 0x01
/*
* For backwards compatibility, accept an empty string for update's
- * <newvalue> in binary mode to be equivalent to specifying zeros.
+ * <new-oid> in binary mode to be equivalent to specifying zeros.
*/
#define PARSE_SHA1_ALLOW_EMPTY 0x02
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int parse_next_oid(const char **next, const char *end,
goto invalid;
} else if (flags & PARSE_SHA1_ALLOW_EMPTY) {
/* With -z, treat an empty value as all zeros: */
- warning("%s %s: missing <newvalue>, treating as zero",
+ warning("%s %s: missing <new-oid>, treating as zero",
command, refname);
oidclr(oid);
} else {
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ static int parse_next_oid(const char **next, const char *end,
invalid:
die(flags & PARSE_SHA1_OLD ?
- "%s %s: invalid <oldvalue>: %s" :
- "%s %s: invalid <newvalue>: %s",
+ "%s %s: invalid <old-oid>: %s" :
+ "%s %s: invalid <new-oid>: %s",
command, refname, arg.buf);
eof:
die(flags & PARSE_SHA1_OLD ?
- "%s %s: unexpected end of input when reading <oldvalue>" :
- "%s %s: unexpected end of input when reading <newvalue>",
+ "%s %s: unexpected end of input when reading <old-oid>" :
+ "%s %s: unexpected end of input when reading <new-oid>",
command, refname);
}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void parse_cmd_update(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
if (parse_next_oid(&next, end, &new_oid, "update", refname,
PARSE_SHA1_ALLOW_EMPTY))
- die("update %s: missing <newvalue>", refname);
+ die("update %s: missing <new-oid>", refname);
have_old = !parse_next_oid(&next, end, &old_oid, "update", refname,
PARSE_SHA1_OLD);
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ static void parse_cmd_create(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
die("create: missing <ref>");
if (parse_next_oid(&next, end, &new_oid, "create", refname, 0))
- die("create %s: missing <newvalue>", refname);
+ die("create %s: missing <new-oid>", refname);
if (is_null_oid(&new_oid))
- die("create %s: zero <newvalue>", refname);
+ die("create %s: zero <new-oid>", refname);
if (*next != line_termination)
die("create %s: extra input: %s", refname, next);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void parse_cmd_delete(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
have_old = 0;
} else {
if (is_null_oid(&old_oid))
- die("delete %s: zero <oldvalue>", refname);
+ die("delete %s: zero <old-oid>", refname);
have_old = 1;
}
--
2.43.GIT
