git-notes(1) ============ NAME ---- git-notes - Add/inspect object notes SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git notes' [list []] 'git notes' add [-f] [-F | -m | (-c | -C) ] [] 'git notes' copy [-f] 'git notes' append [-F | -m | (-c | -C) ] [] 'git notes' edit [] 'git notes' show [] 'git notes' remove [] 'git notes' prune DESCRIPTION ----------- This command allows you to add/remove notes to/from objects, without changing the objects themselves. A typical use of notes is to extend a commit message without having to change the commit itself. Such commit notes can be shown by `git log` along with the original commit message. To discern these notes from the message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the message, after an unindented line saying "Notes:". To disable notes, you have to set the config variable core.notesRef to the empty string. Alternatively, you can set it to a different ref, something like "refs/notes/bugzilla". This setting can be overridden by the environment variable "GIT_NOTES_REF". SUBCOMMANDS ----------- list:: List the notes object for a given object. If no object is given, show a list of all note objects and the objects they annotate (in the format " "). This is the default subcommand if no subcommand is given. add:: Add notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). Abort if the object already has notes, abort. (use `-f` to overwrite an existing note). copy:: Copy the notes for the first object onto the second object. Abort if the second object already has notes, or if the first objects has none. (use -f to overwrite existing notes to the second object). This subcommand is equivalent to: `git notes add [-f] -C $(git notes list ) ` append:: Append to the notes of an existing object (defaults to HEAD). Creates a new notes object if needed. edit:: Edit the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). show:: Show the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). remove:: Remove the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). This is equivalent to specifying an empty note message to the `edit` subcommand. prune:: Remove all notes for non-existing/unreachable objects. OPTIONS ------- -f:: --force:: When adding notes to an object that already has notes, overwrite the existing notes (instead of aborting). -m :: --message=:: Use the given note message (instead of prompting). If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are concatenated as separate paragraphs. -F :: --file=:: Take the note message from the given file. Use '-' to read the note message from the standard input. -C :: --reuse-message=:: Reuse the note message from the given note object. -c :: --reedit-message=:: Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that the user can further edit the note message. Author ------ Written by Johannes Schindelin and Johan Herland Documentation ------------- Documentation by Johannes Schindelin and Johan Herland GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite