X-Git-Url: https://git.madduck.net/code/vcsh.git/blobdiff_plain/af34387542dd1524498adba5d8850fbfa15aa02f..cf88f08e584bbbbe61f2ee98f3436144eb4edeaf:/doc/vcsh.1.ronn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn index 0fbead9..7ebf9f5 100644 --- a/doc/vcsh.1.ronn +++ b/doc/vcsh.1.ronn @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ vcsh(1) - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories ## SYNOPSIS +`vcsh` [] + `vcsh` clone [] `vcsh` delete @@ -21,15 +23,17 @@ vcsh(1) - manage config files in $HOME via fake bare git repositories `vcsh` rename -`vcsh` run +`vcsh` run + +`vcsh` upgrade -`vcsh` setup +`vcsh` version `vcsh` which `vcsh` write-gitignore -`vcsh` +`vcsh` `vcsh` @@ -59,6 +63,17 @@ an interactive user. ## OPTIONS +* -c: + Source prior to other configuration files + +* -d: + Enable debug mode + +* -v: + Enable verbose mode + +## COMMANDS + * clone: Clone an existing repository. @@ -97,8 +112,11 @@ an interactive user. This is needed to support mr and other scripts properly and of no concern to an interactive user. -* setup: - Set up repository with recommended settings. +* upgrade: + Upgrade repository to currently recommended settings. + +* version: + Print version information. * which : Find in name of any tracked file. @@ -117,6 +135,61 @@ an interactive user. As noted earlier, `vcsh` will set <$GIT_DIR> and <$GIT_WORK_TREE> to the appropriate values for fake bare git repositories. +## CONFIG + +There are several ways to turn the various knobs on `vcsh`. In order of +ascending precedence, they are: + +* `VARIABLE=foo vcsh` +* +* <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/config> +* `vcsh -c ` + +Please note that those files are sourced. Any and all commands will be +executed in the context of your shell. + +Interesting knobs you can turn: + +* <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>: + Can be , , or . + + will seed the repo-specific ignore file with all file and directory + names which `git ls-files` returns. + + will descend through all directories recursively additionally to + the above. + + will not write any ignore file. + + Defaults to . + +Less interesting knobs you could turn: + +* <$VCSH_DEBUG>: + Enter debug mode. + +* <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME>: + As specified in the 'XDG Base Directory Specification', see + + + Defaults to <$HOME/.config>. + +* <$VCSH_REPO_D>: + The directory where repositories are read from and stored. + + Defaults to <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/repo.d>. + +* <$VCSH_HOOK_D>: + The directory where hooks are read from. + + Defaults to <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/hooks-enabled>. + +* <$VCSH_BASE>: + The directory where repositories are checked out to. + + Defaults to <$HOME>. + + ## HOOK SYSTEM `vcsh` provides a hook system. Hook scripts must be executable and should be @@ -136,35 +209,39 @@ same rules as above apply. The dot between the repository's name and the hook is mandatory, though. Available hooks are , , , , -, and . If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, +, and . If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, but please let upstream know so we can ship them by default. ## DETAILED HOWTO AND FURTHER READING -Man pages are intended to be short and thus often useless to glean best -practices from. This software comes with a file called . It contains -various approaches to setting up and using vcsh. You can view the file it as +Manpages are often short and sometimes useless to glean best practices from. +While the author tried to avoid this in this case, manpages can not cover +detailed howtos. + +This software also comes with a file called . It contains various +approaches to setting up and using vcsh. You can view the file it as plain text or render it into various other formats via Markdown. On Debian-based systems, this file can be found in . ## SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS -`vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh` run. For example, +`vcsh` allows you to execute arbitrary commands via `vcsh run`. For example, adding a `sudo`(8) rule for `vcsh` would be pretty stupid. -Additionally, vcsh will source, i.e. execute, <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/config>. -You can put any and all commands into this config file and they will be executed. +Additionally, vcsh will source, i.e. execute, all files listed in . +You can put any and all commands into these config files and they will be +executed. ## BUGS None are known at this time, but reports and/or patches are more than welcome. -## KNOWN ISSUES +## INTEROPERABILITY -As of this writing (June 2012), `vcsh` does not work with `git submodule` due -to limitations within `git`. Depending on when you are reading this, you might -want to consider upgrading. +If you rely on `git submodule` use `git` 1.7.12 or later. Earlier versions +do not clean internal variables properly before descending into submodules, +resulting in unhappy end users. ## HISTORY