t5100: add some more mailinfo tests
[git] / git.c
1 #include "builtin.h"
2 #include "exec_cmd.h"
3 #include "help.h"
4 #include "run-command.h"
5
6 const char git_usage_string[] =
7         "git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c name=value]\n"
8         "           [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]\n"
9         "           [-p | --paginate | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]\n"
10         "           [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]\n"
11         "           <command> [<args>]";
12
13 const char git_more_info_string[] =
14         N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some\n"
15            "concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'\n"
16            "to read about a specific subcommand or concept.");
17
18 static int use_pager = -1;
19 static char *orig_cwd;
20 static const char *env_names[] = {
21         GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT,
22         GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT,
23         GIT_IMPLICIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT,
24         GIT_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT
25 };
26 static char *orig_env[4];
27 static int save_restore_env_balance;
28
29 static void save_env_before_alias(void)
30 {
31         int i;
32
33         assert(save_restore_env_balance == 0);
34         save_restore_env_balance = 1;
35         orig_cwd = xgetcwd();
36         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(env_names); i++) {
37                 orig_env[i] = getenv(env_names[i]);
38                 orig_env[i] = xstrdup_or_null(orig_env[i]);
39         }
40 }
41
42 static void restore_env(int external_alias)
43 {
44         int i;
45
46         assert(save_restore_env_balance == 1);
47         save_restore_env_balance = 0;
48         if (!external_alias && orig_cwd && chdir(orig_cwd))
49                 die_errno("could not move to %s", orig_cwd);
50         free(orig_cwd);
51         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(env_names); i++) {
52                 if (external_alias &&
53                     !strcmp(env_names[i], GIT_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT))
54                         continue;
55                 if (orig_env[i]) {
56                         setenv(env_names[i], orig_env[i], 1);
57                         free(orig_env[i]);
58                 } else {
59                         unsetenv(env_names[i]);
60                 }
61         }
62 }
63
64 static void commit_pager_choice(void) {
65         switch (use_pager) {
66         case 0:
67                 setenv("GIT_PAGER", "cat", 1);
68                 break;
69         case 1:
70                 setup_pager();
71                 break;
72         default:
73                 break;
74         }
75 }
76
77 static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
78 {
79         const char **orig_argv = *argv;
80
81         while (*argc > 0) {
82                 const char *cmd = (*argv)[0];
83                 if (cmd[0] != '-')
84                         break;
85
86                 /*
87                  * For legacy reasons, the "version" and "help"
88                  * commands can be written with "--" prepended
89                  * to make them look like flags.
90                  */
91                 if (!strcmp(cmd, "--help") || !strcmp(cmd, "--version"))
92                         break;
93
94                 /*
95                  * Check remaining flags.
96                  */
97                 if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--exec-path", &cmd)) {
98                         if (*cmd == '=')
99                                 git_set_argv_exec_path(cmd + 1);
100                         else {
101                                 puts(git_exec_path());
102                                 exit(0);
103                         }
104                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--html-path")) {
105                         puts(system_path(GIT_HTML_PATH));
106                         exit(0);
107                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--man-path")) {
108                         puts(system_path(GIT_MAN_PATH));
109                         exit(0);
110                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--info-path")) {
111                         puts(system_path(GIT_INFO_PATH));
112                         exit(0);
113                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-p") || !strcmp(cmd, "--paginate")) {
114                         use_pager = 1;
115                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-pager")) {
116                         use_pager = 0;
117                         if (envchanged)
118                                 *envchanged = 1;
119                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-replace-objects")) {
120                         check_replace_refs = 0;
121                         setenv(NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
122                         if (envchanged)
123                                 *envchanged = 1;
124                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--git-dir")) {
125                         if (*argc < 2) {
126                                 fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --git-dir.\n" );
127                                 usage(git_usage_string);
128                         }
129                         setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
130                         if (envchanged)
131                                 *envchanged = 1;
132                         (*argv)++;
133                         (*argc)--;
134                 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--git-dir=", &cmd)) {
135                         setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
136                         if (envchanged)
137                                 *envchanged = 1;
138                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--namespace")) {
139                         if (*argc < 2) {
140                                 fprintf(stderr, "No namespace given for --namespace.\n" );
141                                 usage(git_usage_string);
142                         }
143                         setenv(GIT_NAMESPACE_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
144                         if (envchanged)
145                                 *envchanged = 1;
146                         (*argv)++;
147                         (*argc)--;
148                 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--namespace=", &cmd)) {
149                         setenv(GIT_NAMESPACE_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
150                         if (envchanged)
151                                 *envchanged = 1;
152                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--work-tree")) {
153                         if (*argc < 2) {
154                                 fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for --work-tree.\n" );
155                                 usage(git_usage_string);
156                         }
157                         setenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
158                         if (envchanged)
159                                 *envchanged = 1;
160                         (*argv)++;
161                         (*argc)--;
162                 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--work-tree=", &cmd)) {
163                         setenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
164                         if (envchanged)
165                                 *envchanged = 1;
166                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--bare")) {
167                         char *cwd = xgetcwd();
168                         is_bare_repository_cfg = 1;
169                         setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cwd, 0);
170                         free(cwd);
171                         setenv(GIT_IMPLICIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
172                         if (envchanged)
173                                 *envchanged = 1;
174                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-c")) {
175                         if (*argc < 2) {
176                                 fprintf(stderr, "-c expects a configuration string\n" );
177                                 usage(git_usage_string);
178                         }
179                         git_config_push_parameter((*argv)[1]);
180                         (*argv)++;
181                         (*argc)--;
182                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--literal-pathspecs")) {
183                         setenv(GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
184                         if (envchanged)
185                                 *envchanged = 1;
186                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-literal-pathspecs")) {
187                         setenv(GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
188                         if (envchanged)
189                                 *envchanged = 1;
190                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--glob-pathspecs")) {
191                         setenv(GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
192                         if (envchanged)
193                                 *envchanged = 1;
194                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--noglob-pathspecs")) {
195                         setenv(GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
196                         if (envchanged)
197                                 *envchanged = 1;
198                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--icase-pathspecs")) {
199                         setenv(GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
200                         if (envchanged)
201                                 *envchanged = 1;
202                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--shallow-file")) {
203                         (*argv)++;
204                         (*argc)--;
205                         set_alternate_shallow_file((*argv)[0], 1);
206                         if (envchanged)
207                                 *envchanged = 1;
208                 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-C")) {
209                         if (*argc < 2) {
210                                 fprintf(stderr, "No directory given for -C.\n" );
211                                 usage(git_usage_string);
212                         }
213                         if ((*argv)[1][0]) {
214                                 if (chdir((*argv)[1]))
215                                         die_errno("Cannot change to '%s'", (*argv)[1]);
216                                 if (envchanged)
217                                         *envchanged = 1;
218                         }
219                         (*argv)++;
220                         (*argc)--;
221                 } else {
222                         fprintf(stderr, "Unknown option: %s\n", cmd);
223                         usage(git_usage_string);
224                 }
225
226                 (*argv)++;
227                 (*argc)--;
228         }
229         return (*argv) - orig_argv;
230 }
231
232 static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
233 {
234         int envchanged = 0, ret = 0, saved_errno = errno;
235         int count, option_count;
236         const char **new_argv;
237         const char *alias_command;
238         char *alias_string;
239         int unused_nongit;
240
241         save_env_before_alias();
242         setup_git_directory_gently(&unused_nongit);
243
244         alias_command = (*argv)[0];
245         alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
246         if (alias_string) {
247                 if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
248                         struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
249
250                         commit_pager_choice();
251                         restore_env(1);
252
253                         child.use_shell = 1;
254                         argv_array_push(&child.args, alias_string + 1);
255                         argv_array_pushv(&child.args, (*argv) + 1);
256
257                         ret = run_command(&child);
258                         if (ret >= 0)   /* normal exit */
259                                 exit(ret);
260
261                         die_errno("While expanding alias '%s': '%s'",
262                             alias_command, alias_string + 1);
263                 }
264                 count = split_cmdline(alias_string, &new_argv);
265                 if (count < 0)
266                         die("Bad alias.%s string: %s", alias_command,
267                             split_cmdline_strerror(count));
268                 option_count = handle_options(&new_argv, &count, &envchanged);
269                 if (envchanged)
270                         die("alias '%s' changes environment variables\n"
271                                  "You can use '!git' in the alias to do this.",
272                                  alias_command);
273                 memmove(new_argv - option_count, new_argv,
274                                 count * sizeof(char *));
275                 new_argv -= option_count;
276
277                 if (count < 1)
278                         die("empty alias for %s", alias_command);
279
280                 if (!strcmp(alias_command, new_argv[0]))
281                         die("recursive alias: %s", alias_command);
282
283                 trace_argv_printf(new_argv,
284                                   "trace: alias expansion: %s =>",
285                                   alias_command);
286
287                 REALLOC_ARRAY(new_argv, count + *argcp);
288                 /* insert after command name */
289                 memcpy(new_argv + count, *argv + 1, sizeof(char *) * *argcp);
290
291                 *argv = new_argv;
292                 *argcp += count - 1;
293
294                 ret = 1;
295         }
296
297         restore_env(0);
298
299         errno = saved_errno;
300
301         return ret;
302 }
303
304 #define RUN_SETUP               (1<<0)
305 #define RUN_SETUP_GENTLY        (1<<1)
306 #define USE_PAGER               (1<<2)
307 /*
308  * require working tree to be present -- anything uses this needs
309  * RUN_SETUP for reading from the configuration file.
310  */
311 #define NEED_WORK_TREE          (1<<3)
312
313 struct cmd_struct {
314         const char *cmd;
315         int (*fn)(int, const char **, const char *);
316         int option;
317 };
318
319 static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
320 {
321         int status, help;
322         struct stat st;
323         const char *prefix;
324
325         prefix = NULL;
326         help = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h");
327         if (!help) {
328                 if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
329                         prefix = setup_git_directory();
330                 else if (p->option & RUN_SETUP_GENTLY) {
331                         int nongit_ok;
332                         prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
333                 }
334
335                 if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY))
336                         use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
337                 if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
338                         use_pager = 1;
339
340                 if ((p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY)) &&
341                     startup_info->have_repository) /* get_git_dir() may set up repo, avoid that */
342                         trace_repo_setup(prefix);
343         }
344         commit_pager_choice();
345
346         if (!help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
347                 setup_work_tree();
348
349         trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: built-in: git");
350
351         status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
352         if (status)
353                 return status;
354
355         /* Somebody closed stdout? */
356         if (fstat(fileno(stdout), &st))
357                 return 0;
358         /* Ignore write errors for pipes and sockets.. */
359         if (S_ISFIFO(st.st_mode) || S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode))
360                 return 0;
361
362         /* Check for ENOSPC and EIO errors.. */
363         if (fflush(stdout))
364                 die_errno("write failure on standard output");
365         if (ferror(stdout))
366                 die("unknown write failure on standard output");
367         if (fclose(stdout))
368                 die_errno("close failed on standard output");
369         return 0;
370 }
371
372 static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
373         { "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
374         { "am", cmd_am, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
375         { "annotate", cmd_annotate, RUN_SETUP },
376         { "apply", cmd_apply, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
377         { "archive", cmd_archive },
378         { "bisect--helper", cmd_bisect__helper, RUN_SETUP },
379         { "blame", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
380         { "branch", cmd_branch, RUN_SETUP },
381         { "bundle", cmd_bundle, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
382         { "cat-file", cmd_cat_file, RUN_SETUP },
383         { "check-attr", cmd_check_attr, RUN_SETUP },
384         { "check-ignore", cmd_check_ignore, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
385         { "check-mailmap", cmd_check_mailmap, RUN_SETUP },
386         { "check-ref-format", cmd_check_ref_format },
387         { "checkout", cmd_checkout, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
388         { "checkout-index", cmd_checkout_index,
389                 RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE},
390         { "cherry", cmd_cherry, RUN_SETUP },
391         { "cherry-pick", cmd_cherry_pick, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
392         { "clean", cmd_clean, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
393         { "clone", cmd_clone },
394         { "column", cmd_column, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
395         { "commit", cmd_commit, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
396         { "commit-tree", cmd_commit_tree, RUN_SETUP },
397         { "config", cmd_config, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
398         { "count-objects", cmd_count_objects, RUN_SETUP },
399         { "credential", cmd_credential, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
400         { "describe", cmd_describe, RUN_SETUP },
401         { "diff", cmd_diff },
402         { "diff-files", cmd_diff_files, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
403         { "diff-index", cmd_diff_index, RUN_SETUP },
404         { "diff-tree", cmd_diff_tree, RUN_SETUP },
405         { "fast-export", cmd_fast_export, RUN_SETUP },
406         { "fetch", cmd_fetch, RUN_SETUP },
407         { "fetch-pack", cmd_fetch_pack, RUN_SETUP },
408         { "fmt-merge-msg", cmd_fmt_merge_msg, RUN_SETUP },
409         { "for-each-ref", cmd_for_each_ref, RUN_SETUP },
410         { "format-patch", cmd_format_patch, RUN_SETUP },
411         { "fsck", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
412         { "fsck-objects", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
413         { "gc", cmd_gc, RUN_SETUP },
414         { "get-tar-commit-id", cmd_get_tar_commit_id },
415         { "grep", cmd_grep, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
416         { "hash-object", cmd_hash_object },
417         { "help", cmd_help },
418         { "index-pack", cmd_index_pack, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
419         { "init", cmd_init_db },
420         { "init-db", cmd_init_db },
421         { "interpret-trailers", cmd_interpret_trailers, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
422         { "log", cmd_log, RUN_SETUP },
423         { "ls-files", cmd_ls_files, RUN_SETUP },
424         { "ls-remote", cmd_ls_remote, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
425         { "ls-tree", cmd_ls_tree, RUN_SETUP },
426         { "mailinfo", cmd_mailinfo },
427         { "mailsplit", cmd_mailsplit },
428         { "merge", cmd_merge, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
429         { "merge-base", cmd_merge_base, RUN_SETUP },
430         { "merge-file", cmd_merge_file, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
431         { "merge-index", cmd_merge_index, RUN_SETUP },
432         { "merge-ours", cmd_merge_ours, RUN_SETUP },
433         { "merge-recursive", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
434         { "merge-recursive-ours", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
435         { "merge-recursive-theirs", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
436         { "merge-subtree", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
437         { "merge-tree", cmd_merge_tree, RUN_SETUP },
438         { "mktag", cmd_mktag, RUN_SETUP },
439         { "mktree", cmd_mktree, RUN_SETUP },
440         { "mv", cmd_mv, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
441         { "name-rev", cmd_name_rev, RUN_SETUP },
442         { "notes", cmd_notes, RUN_SETUP },
443         { "pack-objects", cmd_pack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
444         { "pack-redundant", cmd_pack_redundant, RUN_SETUP },
445         { "pack-refs", cmd_pack_refs, RUN_SETUP },
446         { "patch-id", cmd_patch_id },
447         { "pickaxe", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
448         { "prune", cmd_prune, RUN_SETUP },
449         { "prune-packed", cmd_prune_packed, RUN_SETUP },
450         { "pull", cmd_pull, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
451         { "push", cmd_push, RUN_SETUP },
452         { "read-tree", cmd_read_tree, RUN_SETUP },
453         { "receive-pack", cmd_receive_pack },
454         { "reflog", cmd_reflog, RUN_SETUP },
455         { "remote", cmd_remote, RUN_SETUP },
456         { "remote-ext", cmd_remote_ext },
457         { "remote-fd", cmd_remote_fd },
458         { "repack", cmd_repack, RUN_SETUP },
459         { "replace", cmd_replace, RUN_SETUP },
460         { "rerere", cmd_rerere, RUN_SETUP },
461         { "reset", cmd_reset, RUN_SETUP },
462         { "rev-list", cmd_rev_list, RUN_SETUP },
463         { "rev-parse", cmd_rev_parse },
464         { "revert", cmd_revert, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
465         { "rm", cmd_rm, RUN_SETUP },
466         { "send-pack", cmd_send_pack, RUN_SETUP },
467         { "shortlog", cmd_shortlog, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | USE_PAGER },
468         { "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP },
469         { "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
470         { "show-ref", cmd_show_ref, RUN_SETUP },
471         { "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
472         { "status", cmd_status, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
473         { "stripspace", cmd_stripspace },
474         { "submodule--helper", cmd_submodule__helper, RUN_SETUP },
475         { "symbolic-ref", cmd_symbolic_ref, RUN_SETUP },
476         { "tag", cmd_tag, RUN_SETUP },
477         { "unpack-file", cmd_unpack_file, RUN_SETUP },
478         { "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
479         { "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
480         { "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },
481         { "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
482         { "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive },
483         { "upload-archive--writer", cmd_upload_archive_writer },
484         { "var", cmd_var, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
485         { "verify-commit", cmd_verify_commit, RUN_SETUP },
486         { "verify-pack", cmd_verify_pack },
487         { "verify-tag", cmd_verify_tag, RUN_SETUP },
488         { "version", cmd_version },
489         { "whatchanged", cmd_whatchanged, RUN_SETUP },
490         { "worktree", cmd_worktree, RUN_SETUP },
491         { "write-tree", cmd_write_tree, RUN_SETUP },
492 };
493
494 static struct cmd_struct *get_builtin(const char *s)
495 {
496         int i;
497         for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
498                 struct cmd_struct *p = commands + i;
499                 if (!strcmp(s, p->cmd))
500                         return p;
501         }
502         return NULL;
503 }
504
505 int is_builtin(const char *s)
506 {
507         return !!get_builtin(s);
508 }
509
510 #ifdef STRIP_EXTENSION
511 static void strip_extension(const char **argv)
512 {
513         size_t len;
514
515         if (strip_suffix(argv[0], STRIP_EXTENSION, &len))
516                 argv[0] = xmemdupz(argv[0], len);
517 }
518 #else
519 #define strip_extension(cmd)
520 #endif
521
522 static void handle_builtin(int argc, const char **argv)
523 {
524         const char *cmd;
525         struct cmd_struct *builtin;
526
527         strip_extension(argv);
528         cmd = argv[0];
529
530         /* Turn "git cmd --help" into "git help cmd" */
531         if (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) {
532                 argv[1] = argv[0];
533                 argv[0] = cmd = "help";
534         }
535
536         builtin = get_builtin(cmd);
537         if (builtin)
538                 exit(run_builtin(builtin, argc, argv));
539 }
540
541 static void execv_dashed_external(const char **argv)
542 {
543         struct strbuf cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
544         const char *tmp;
545         int status;
546
547         if (use_pager == -1)
548                 use_pager = check_pager_config(argv[0]);
549         commit_pager_choice();
550
551         strbuf_addf(&cmd, "git-%s", argv[0]);
552
553         /*
554          * argv[0] must be the git command, but the argv array
555          * belongs to the caller, and may be reused in
556          * subsequent loop iterations. Save argv[0] and
557          * restore it on error.
558          */
559         tmp = argv[0];
560         argv[0] = cmd.buf;
561
562         trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: exec:");
563
564         /*
565          * if we fail because the command is not found, it is
566          * OK to return. Otherwise, we just pass along the status code.
567          */
568         status = run_command_v_opt(argv, RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE | RUN_CLEAN_ON_EXIT);
569         if (status >= 0 || errno != ENOENT)
570                 exit(status);
571
572         argv[0] = tmp;
573
574         strbuf_release(&cmd);
575 }
576
577 static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
578 {
579         int done_alias = 0;
580
581         while (1) {
582                 /*
583                  * If we tried alias and futzed with our environment,
584                  * it no longer is safe to invoke builtins directly in
585                  * general.  We have to spawn them as dashed externals.
586                  *
587                  * NEEDSWORK: if we can figure out cases
588                  * where it is safe to do, we can avoid spawning a new
589                  * process.
590                  */
591                 if (!done_alias)
592                         handle_builtin(*argcp, *argv);
593
594                 /* .. then try the external ones */
595                 execv_dashed_external(*argv);
596
597                 /* It could be an alias -- this works around the insanity
598                  * of overriding "git log" with "git show" by having
599                  * alias.log = show
600                  */
601                 if (done_alias)
602                         break;
603                 if (!handle_alias(argcp, argv))
604                         break;
605                 done_alias = 1;
606         }
607
608         return done_alias;
609 }
610
611 int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
612 {
613         const char *cmd;
614         int done_help = 0;
615
616         cmd = argv[0];
617         if (!cmd)
618                 cmd = "git-help";
619         else {
620                 const char *slash = find_last_dir_sep(cmd);
621                 if (slash)
622                         cmd = slash + 1;
623         }
624
625         trace_command_performance(argv);
626
627         /*
628          * "git-xxxx" is the same as "git xxxx", but we obviously:
629          *
630          *  - cannot take flags in between the "git" and the "xxxx".
631          *  - cannot execute it externally (since it would just do
632          *    the same thing over again)
633          *
634          * So we just directly call the builtin handler, and die if
635          * that one cannot handle it.
636          */
637         if (skip_prefix(cmd, "git-", &cmd)) {
638                 argv[0] = cmd;
639                 handle_builtin(argc, argv);
640                 die("cannot handle %s as a builtin", cmd);
641         }
642
643         /* Look for flags.. */
644         argv++;
645         argc--;
646         handle_options(&argv, &argc, NULL);
647         if (argc > 0) {
648                 /* translate --help and --version into commands */
649                 skip_prefix(argv[0], "--", &argv[0]);
650         } else {
651                 /* The user didn't specify a command; give them help */
652                 commit_pager_choice();
653                 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
654                 list_common_cmds_help();
655                 printf("\n%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
656                 exit(1);
657         }
658         cmd = argv[0];
659
660         /*
661          * We use PATH to find git commands, but we prepend some higher
662          * precedence paths: the "--exec-path" option, the GIT_EXEC_PATH
663          * environment, and the $(gitexecdir) from the Makefile at build
664          * time.
665          */
666         setup_path();
667
668         while (1) {
669                 int was_alias = run_argv(&argc, &argv);
670                 if (errno != ENOENT)
671                         break;
672                 if (was_alias) {
673                         fprintf(stderr, "Expansion of alias '%s' failed; "
674                                 "'%s' is not a git command\n",
675                                 cmd, argv[0]);
676                         exit(1);
677                 }
678                 if (!done_help) {
679                         cmd = argv[0] = help_unknown_cmd(cmd);
680                         done_help = 1;
681                 } else
682                         break;
683         }
684
685         fprintf(stderr, "Failed to run command '%s': %s\n",
686                 cmd, strerror(errno));
687
688         return 1;
689 }