GIT-REPLACE(1)                                             Git Manual                                             GIT-REPLACE(1)



NAME
       git-replace - Create, list, delete refs to replace objects

SYNOPSIS
       git replace [-f] <object> <replacement>
       git replace -d <object>...
       git replace -l [<pattern>]


DESCRIPTION
       Adds a replace reference in .git/refs/replace/

       The name of the replace reference is the SHA1 of the object that is replaced. The content of the replace reference is the
       SHA1 of the replacement object.

       Unless -f is given, the replace reference must not yet exist in .git/refs/replace/ directory.

       Replacement references will be used by default by all git commands except those doing reachability traversal (prune, pack
       transfer and fsck).

       It is possible to disable use of replacement references for any command using the --no-replace-objects option just after
       git.

       For example if commit foo has been replaced by commit bar:

           $ git --no-replace-objects cat-file commit foo


       shows information about commit foo, while:

           $ git cat-file commit foo


       shows information about commit bar.

       The GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS environment variable can be set to achieve the same effect as the --no-replace-objects option.

OPTIONS
       -f
           If an existing replace ref for the same object exists, it will be overwritten (instead of failing).

       -d
           Delete existing replace refs for the given objects.

       -l <pattern>
           List replace refs for objects that match the given pattern (or all if no pattern is given). Typing "git replace"
           without arguments, also lists all replace refs.

BUGS
       Comparing blobs or trees that have been replaced with those that replace them will not work properly. And using git reset
       --hard to go back to a replaced commit will move the branch to the replacement commit instead of the replaced commit.

       There may be other problems when using git rev-list related to pending objects. And of course things may break if an
       object of one type is replaced by an object of another type (for example a blob replaced by a commit).

SEE ALSO
       git-tag(1) git-branch(1) git(1)

AUTHOR
       Written by Christian Couder <chriscoolATtuxfamily.org[1]> and Junio C Hamano <gitsterATpobox.com[2]>, based on git tag by
       Kristian Hogsberg <krhATredhat.com[3]> and Carlos Rica <jasamplerATgmail.com[4]>.

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by Christian Couder <chriscoolATtuxfamily.org[1]> and the git-list <gitATvger.org[5]>, based on git
       tag documentation.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES
        1. chriscoolATtuxfamily.org
           mailto:chriscoolATtuxfamily.org

        2. gitsterATpobox.com
           mailto:gitsterATpobox.com

        3. krhATredhat.com
           mailto:krhATredhat.com

        4. jasamplerATgmail.com
           mailto:jasamplerATgmail.com

        5. gitATvger.org
           mailto:gitATvger.org



Git 1.7.4.4                                                04/11/2011                                             GIT-REPLACE(1)