5 #include "run-command.h"
8 #define RUN_SETUP (1<<0)
9 #define RUN_SETUP_GENTLY (1<<1)
10 #define USE_PAGER (1<<2)
12 * require working tree to be present -- anything uses this needs
13 * RUN_SETUP for reading from the configuration file.
15 #define NEED_WORK_TREE (1<<3)
16 #define SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX (1<<4)
17 #define DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG (1<<5)
18 #define NO_PARSEOPT (1<<6) /* parse-options is not used */
22 int (*fn)(int, const char **, const char *);
26 const char git_usage_string[] =
27 N_("git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]\n"
28 " [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]\n"
29 " [-p | --paginate | -P | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]\n"
30 " [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]\n"
31 " <command> [<args>]");
33 const char git_more_info_string[] =
34 N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some\n"
35 "concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'\n"
36 "to read about a specific subcommand or concept.");
38 static int use_pager = -1;
40 static void list_builtins(struct string_list *list, unsigned int exclude_option);
42 static void exclude_helpers_from_list(struct string_list *list)
46 while (i < list->nr) {
47 if (strstr(list->items[i].string, "--"))
48 unsorted_string_list_delete_item(list, i, 0);
54 static int match_token(const char *spec, int len, const char *token)
56 int token_len = strlen(token);
58 return len == token_len && !strncmp(spec, token, token_len);
61 static int list_cmds(const char *spec)
63 struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
67 const char *sep = strchrnul(spec, ',');
70 if (match_token(spec, len, "builtins"))
71 list_builtins(&list, 0);
72 else if (match_token(spec, len, "main"))
73 list_all_main_cmds(&list);
74 else if (match_token(spec, len, "others"))
75 list_all_other_cmds(&list);
76 else if (match_token(spec, len, "nohelpers"))
77 exclude_helpers_from_list(&list);
78 else if (match_token(spec, len, "alias"))
80 else if (match_token(spec, len, "config"))
81 list_cmds_by_config(&list);
82 else if (len > 5 && !strncmp(spec, "list-", 5)) {
83 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
85 strbuf_add(&sb, spec + 5, len - 5);
86 list_cmds_by_category(&list, sb.buf);
90 die(_("unsupported command listing type '%s'"), spec);
95 for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
96 puts(list.items[i].string);
97 string_list_clear(&list, 0);
101 static void commit_pager_choice(void) {
104 setenv("GIT_PAGER", "cat", 1);
114 void setup_auto_pager(const char *cmd, int def)
116 if (use_pager != -1 || pager_in_use())
118 use_pager = check_pager_config(cmd);
121 commit_pager_choice();
124 static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
126 const char **orig_argv = *argv;
129 const char *cmd = (*argv)[0];
134 * For legacy reasons, the "version" and "help"
135 * commands can be written with "--" prepended
136 * to make them look like flags.
138 if (!strcmp(cmd, "--help") || !strcmp(cmd, "--version"))
142 * Check remaining flags.
144 if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--exec-path", &cmd)) {
146 git_set_exec_path(cmd + 1);
148 puts(git_exec_path());
151 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--html-path")) {
152 puts(system_path(GIT_HTML_PATH));
154 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--man-path")) {
155 puts(system_path(GIT_MAN_PATH));
157 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--info-path")) {
158 puts(system_path(GIT_INFO_PATH));
160 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-p") || !strcmp(cmd, "--paginate")) {
162 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-P") || !strcmp(cmd, "--no-pager")) {
166 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-replace-objects")) {
167 check_replace_refs = 0;
168 setenv(NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
171 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--git-dir")) {
173 fprintf(stderr, _("no directory given for --git-dir\n" ));
174 usage(git_usage_string);
176 setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
181 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--git-dir=", &cmd)) {
182 setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
185 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--namespace")) {
187 fprintf(stderr, _("no namespace given for --namespace\n" ));
188 usage(git_usage_string);
190 setenv(GIT_NAMESPACE_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
195 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--namespace=", &cmd)) {
196 setenv(GIT_NAMESPACE_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
199 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--work-tree")) {
201 fprintf(stderr, _("no directory given for --work-tree\n" ));
202 usage(git_usage_string);
204 setenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
209 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--work-tree=", &cmd)) {
210 setenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
213 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--super-prefix")) {
215 fprintf(stderr, _("no prefix given for --super-prefix\n" ));
216 usage(git_usage_string);
218 setenv(GIT_SUPER_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT, (*argv)[1], 1);
223 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--super-prefix=", &cmd)) {
224 setenv(GIT_SUPER_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT, cmd, 1);
227 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--bare")) {
228 char *cwd = xgetcwd();
229 is_bare_repository_cfg = 1;
230 setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, cwd, 0);
232 setenv(GIT_IMPLICIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
235 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-c")) {
237 fprintf(stderr, _("-c expects a configuration string\n" ));
238 usage(git_usage_string);
240 git_config_push_parameter((*argv)[1]);
243 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--literal-pathspecs")) {
244 setenv(GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
247 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-literal-pathspecs")) {
248 setenv(GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
251 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--glob-pathspecs")) {
252 setenv(GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
255 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--noglob-pathspecs")) {
256 setenv(GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
259 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--icase-pathspecs")) {
260 setenv(GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS_ENVIRONMENT, "1", 1);
263 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--no-optional-locks")) {
264 setenv(GIT_OPTIONAL_LOCKS_ENVIRONMENT, "0", 1);
267 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--shallow-file")) {
270 set_alternate_shallow_file((*argv)[0], 1);
273 } else if (!strcmp(cmd, "-C")) {
275 fprintf(stderr, _("no directory given for -C\n" ));
276 usage(git_usage_string);
279 if (chdir((*argv)[1]))
280 die_errno("cannot change to '%s'", (*argv)[1]);
286 } else if (skip_prefix(cmd, "--list-cmds=", &cmd)) {
287 if (!strcmp(cmd, "parseopt")) {
288 struct string_list list = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
291 list_builtins(&list, NO_PARSEOPT);
292 for (i = 0; i < list.nr; i++)
293 printf("%s ", list.items[i].string);
294 string_list_clear(&list, 0);
297 exit(list_cmds(cmd));
300 fprintf(stderr, _("unknown option: %s\n"), cmd);
301 usage(git_usage_string);
307 return (*argv) - orig_argv;
310 static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
312 int envchanged = 0, ret = 0, saved_errno = errno;
313 int count, option_count;
314 const char **new_argv;
315 const char *alias_command;
318 alias_command = (*argv)[0];
319 alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
321 if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
322 struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
325 /* Aliases expect GIT_PREFIX, GIT_DIR etc to be set */
326 setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
328 commit_pager_choice();
331 argv_array_push(&child.args, alias_string + 1);
332 argv_array_pushv(&child.args, (*argv) + 1);
334 ret = run_command(&child);
335 if (ret >= 0) /* normal exit */
338 die_errno("while expanding alias '%s': '%s'",
339 alias_command, alias_string + 1);
341 count = split_cmdline(alias_string, &new_argv);
343 die("Bad alias.%s string: %s", alias_command,
344 split_cmdline_strerror(count));
345 option_count = handle_options(&new_argv, &count, &envchanged);
347 die("alias '%s' changes environment variables.\n"
348 "You can use '!git' in the alias to do this",
350 memmove(new_argv - option_count, new_argv,
351 count * sizeof(char *));
352 new_argv -= option_count;
355 die("empty alias for %s", alias_command);
357 if (!strcmp(alias_command, new_argv[0]))
358 die("recursive alias: %s", alias_command);
360 trace_argv_printf(new_argv,
361 "trace: alias expansion: %s =>",
364 REALLOC_ARRAY(new_argv, count + *argcp);
365 /* insert after command name */
366 memcpy(new_argv + count, *argv + 1, sizeof(char *) * *argcp);
379 static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
386 help = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h");
388 if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
389 prefix = setup_git_directory();
390 else if (p->option & RUN_SETUP_GENTLY) {
392 prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
395 if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY) &&
396 !(p->option & DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG))
397 use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
398 if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
401 if ((p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY)) &&
402 startup_info->have_repository) /* get_git_dir() may set up repo, avoid that */
403 trace_repo_setup(prefix);
405 commit_pager_choice();
407 if (!help && get_super_prefix()) {
408 if (!(p->option & SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX))
409 die("%s doesn't support --super-prefix", p->cmd);
412 if (!help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
415 trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: built-in: git");
417 status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
421 /* Somebody closed stdout? */
422 if (fstat(fileno(stdout), &st))
424 /* Ignore write errors for pipes and sockets.. */
425 if (S_ISFIFO(st.st_mode) || S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode))
428 /* Check for ENOSPC and EIO errors.. */
430 die_errno("write failure on standard output");
432 die("unknown write failure on standard output");
434 die_errno("close failed on standard output");
438 static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
439 { "add", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
440 { "am", cmd_am, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
441 { "annotate", cmd_annotate, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
442 { "apply", cmd_apply, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
443 { "archive", cmd_archive, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
444 { "bisect--helper", cmd_bisect__helper, RUN_SETUP },
445 { "blame", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
446 { "branch", cmd_branch, RUN_SETUP | DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG },
447 { "bundle", cmd_bundle, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
448 { "cat-file", cmd_cat_file, RUN_SETUP },
449 { "check-attr", cmd_check_attr, RUN_SETUP },
450 { "check-ignore", cmd_check_ignore, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
451 { "check-mailmap", cmd_check_mailmap, RUN_SETUP },
452 { "check-ref-format", cmd_check_ref_format, NO_PARSEOPT },
453 { "checkout", cmd_checkout, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
454 { "checkout-index", cmd_checkout_index,
455 RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE},
456 { "cherry", cmd_cherry, RUN_SETUP },
457 { "cherry-pick", cmd_cherry_pick, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
458 { "clean", cmd_clean, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
459 { "clone", cmd_clone },
460 { "column", cmd_column, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
461 { "commit", cmd_commit, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
462 { "commit-graph", cmd_commit_graph, RUN_SETUP },
463 { "commit-tree", cmd_commit_tree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
464 { "config", cmd_config, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG },
465 { "count-objects", cmd_count_objects, RUN_SETUP },
466 { "credential", cmd_credential, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
467 { "describe", cmd_describe, RUN_SETUP },
468 { "diff", cmd_diff, NO_PARSEOPT },
469 { "diff-files", cmd_diff_files, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
470 { "diff-index", cmd_diff_index, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
471 { "diff-tree", cmd_diff_tree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
472 { "difftool", cmd_difftool, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
473 { "fast-export", cmd_fast_export, RUN_SETUP },
474 { "fetch", cmd_fetch, RUN_SETUP },
475 { "fetch-pack", cmd_fetch_pack, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
476 { "fmt-merge-msg", cmd_fmt_merge_msg, RUN_SETUP },
477 { "for-each-ref", cmd_for_each_ref, RUN_SETUP },
478 { "format-patch", cmd_format_patch, RUN_SETUP },
479 { "fsck", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
480 { "fsck-objects", cmd_fsck, RUN_SETUP },
481 { "gc", cmd_gc, RUN_SETUP },
482 { "get-tar-commit-id", cmd_get_tar_commit_id, NO_PARSEOPT },
483 { "grep", cmd_grep, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
484 { "hash-object", cmd_hash_object },
485 { "help", cmd_help },
486 { "index-pack", cmd_index_pack, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
487 { "init", cmd_init_db },
488 { "init-db", cmd_init_db },
489 { "interpret-trailers", cmd_interpret_trailers, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
490 { "log", cmd_log, RUN_SETUP },
491 { "ls-files", cmd_ls_files, RUN_SETUP },
492 { "ls-remote", cmd_ls_remote, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
493 { "ls-tree", cmd_ls_tree, RUN_SETUP },
494 { "mailinfo", cmd_mailinfo, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
495 { "mailsplit", cmd_mailsplit, NO_PARSEOPT },
496 { "merge", cmd_merge, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
497 { "merge-base", cmd_merge_base, RUN_SETUP },
498 { "merge-file", cmd_merge_file, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY },
499 { "merge-index", cmd_merge_index, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
500 { "merge-ours", cmd_merge_ours, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
501 { "merge-recursive", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
502 { "merge-recursive-ours", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
503 { "merge-recursive-theirs", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
504 { "merge-subtree", cmd_merge_recursive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE | NO_PARSEOPT },
505 { "merge-tree", cmd_merge_tree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
506 { "mktag", cmd_mktag, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
507 { "mktree", cmd_mktree, RUN_SETUP },
508 { "mv", cmd_mv, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
509 { "name-rev", cmd_name_rev, RUN_SETUP },
510 { "notes", cmd_notes, RUN_SETUP },
511 { "pack-objects", cmd_pack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
512 { "pack-redundant", cmd_pack_redundant, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
513 { "pack-refs", cmd_pack_refs, RUN_SETUP },
514 { "patch-id", cmd_patch_id, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
515 { "pickaxe", cmd_blame, RUN_SETUP },
516 { "prune", cmd_prune, RUN_SETUP },
517 { "prune-packed", cmd_prune_packed, RUN_SETUP },
518 { "pull", cmd_pull, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
519 { "push", cmd_push, RUN_SETUP },
520 { "read-tree", cmd_read_tree, RUN_SETUP | SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX},
521 { "rebase--helper", cmd_rebase__helper, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
522 { "receive-pack", cmd_receive_pack },
523 { "reflog", cmd_reflog, RUN_SETUP },
524 { "remote", cmd_remote, RUN_SETUP },
525 { "remote-ext", cmd_remote_ext, NO_PARSEOPT },
526 { "remote-fd", cmd_remote_fd, NO_PARSEOPT },
527 { "repack", cmd_repack, RUN_SETUP },
528 { "replace", cmd_replace, RUN_SETUP },
529 { "rerere", cmd_rerere, RUN_SETUP },
530 { "reset", cmd_reset, RUN_SETUP },
531 { "rev-list", cmd_rev_list, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
532 { "rev-parse", cmd_rev_parse, NO_PARSEOPT },
533 { "revert", cmd_revert, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
534 { "rm", cmd_rm, RUN_SETUP },
535 { "send-pack", cmd_send_pack, RUN_SETUP },
536 { "serve", cmd_serve, RUN_SETUP },
537 { "shortlog", cmd_shortlog, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | USE_PAGER },
538 { "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP },
539 { "show-branch", cmd_show_branch, RUN_SETUP },
540 { "show-ref", cmd_show_ref, RUN_SETUP },
541 { "stage", cmd_add, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
542 { "status", cmd_status, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
543 { "stripspace", cmd_stripspace },
544 { "submodule--helper", cmd_submodule__helper, RUN_SETUP | SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX | NO_PARSEOPT },
545 { "symbolic-ref", cmd_symbolic_ref, RUN_SETUP },
546 { "tag", cmd_tag, RUN_SETUP | DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG },
547 { "unpack-file", cmd_unpack_file, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
548 { "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
549 { "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
550 { "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },
551 { "update-server-info", cmd_update_server_info, RUN_SETUP },
552 { "upload-archive", cmd_upload_archive, NO_PARSEOPT },
553 { "upload-archive--writer", cmd_upload_archive_writer, NO_PARSEOPT },
554 { "upload-pack", cmd_upload_pack },
555 { "var", cmd_var, RUN_SETUP_GENTLY | NO_PARSEOPT },
556 { "verify-commit", cmd_verify_commit, RUN_SETUP },
557 { "verify-pack", cmd_verify_pack },
558 { "verify-tag", cmd_verify_tag, RUN_SETUP },
559 { "version", cmd_version },
560 { "whatchanged", cmd_whatchanged, RUN_SETUP },
561 { "worktree", cmd_worktree, RUN_SETUP | NO_PARSEOPT },
562 { "write-tree", cmd_write_tree, RUN_SETUP },
565 static struct cmd_struct *get_builtin(const char *s)
568 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
569 struct cmd_struct *p = commands + i;
570 if (!strcmp(s, p->cmd))
576 int is_builtin(const char *s)
578 return !!get_builtin(s);
581 static void list_builtins(struct string_list *out, unsigned int exclude_option)
584 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(commands); i++) {
585 if (exclude_option &&
586 (commands[i].option & exclude_option))
588 string_list_append(out, commands[i].cmd);
592 #ifdef STRIP_EXTENSION
593 static void strip_extension(const char **argv)
597 if (strip_suffix(argv[0], STRIP_EXTENSION, &len))
598 argv[0] = xmemdupz(argv[0], len);
601 #define strip_extension(cmd)
604 static void handle_builtin(int argc, const char **argv)
606 struct argv_array args = ARGV_ARRAY_INIT;
608 struct cmd_struct *builtin;
610 strip_extension(argv);
613 /* Turn "git cmd --help" into "git help --exclude-guides cmd" */
614 if (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) {
618 argv[0] = cmd = "help";
620 for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
621 argv_array_push(&args, argv[i]);
623 argv_array_push(&args, "--exclude-guides");
630 builtin = get_builtin(cmd);
632 exit(run_builtin(builtin, argc, argv));
633 argv_array_clear(&args);
636 static void execv_dashed_external(const char **argv)
638 struct child_process cmd = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
641 if (get_super_prefix())
642 die("%s doesn't support --super-prefix", argv[0]);
644 if (use_pager == -1 && !is_builtin(argv[0]))
645 use_pager = check_pager_config(argv[0]);
646 commit_pager_choice();
648 argv_array_pushf(&cmd.args, "git-%s", argv[0]);
649 argv_array_pushv(&cmd.args, argv + 1);
650 cmd.clean_on_exit = 1;
651 cmd.wait_after_clean = 1;
652 cmd.silent_exec_failure = 1;
654 trace_argv_printf(cmd.args.argv, "trace: exec:");
657 * If we fail because the command is not found, it is
658 * OK to return. Otherwise, we just pass along the status code,
659 * or our usual generic code if we were not even able to exec
662 status = run_command(&cmd);
665 else if (errno != ENOENT)
669 static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
675 * If we tried alias and futzed with our environment,
676 * it no longer is safe to invoke builtins directly in
677 * general. We have to spawn them as dashed externals.
679 * NEEDSWORK: if we can figure out cases
680 * where it is safe to do, we can avoid spawning a new
684 handle_builtin(*argcp, *argv);
686 /* .. then try the external ones */
687 execv_dashed_external(*argv);
689 /* It could be an alias -- this works around the insanity
690 * of overriding "git log" with "git show" by having
695 if (!handle_alias(argcp, argv))
703 int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
712 const char *slash = find_last_dir_sep(cmd);
717 trace_command_performance(argv);
720 * "git-xxxx" is the same as "git xxxx", but we obviously:
722 * - cannot take flags in between the "git" and the "xxxx".
723 * - cannot execute it externally (since it would just do
724 * the same thing over again)
726 * So we just directly call the builtin handler, and die if
727 * that one cannot handle it.
729 if (skip_prefix(cmd, "git-", &cmd)) {
731 handle_builtin(argc, argv);
732 die("cannot handle %s as a builtin", cmd);
735 /* Look for flags.. */
738 handle_options(&argv, &argc, NULL);
740 /* translate --help and --version into commands */
741 skip_prefix(argv[0], "--", &argv[0]);
743 /* The user didn't specify a command; give them help */
744 commit_pager_choice();
745 printf("usage: %s\n\n", git_usage_string);
746 list_common_cmds_help();
747 printf("\n%s\n", _(git_more_info_string));
753 * We use PATH to find git commands, but we prepend some higher
754 * precedence paths: the "--exec-path" option, the GIT_EXEC_PATH
755 * environment, and the $(gitexecdir) from the Makefile at build
761 int was_alias = run_argv(&argc, &argv);
765 fprintf(stderr, _("expansion of alias '%s' failed; "
766 "'%s' is not a git command\n"),
771 cmd = argv[0] = help_unknown_cmd(cmd);
777 fprintf(stderr, _("failed to run command '%s': %s\n"),
778 cmd, strerror(errno));