Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] contrib: add convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh

[Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>]

On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Christian Couder
<chriscool@tuxfamily.org> wrote:
> This patch adds into contrib/ an example script to convert
> grafts from an existing grafts file into replace refs using
> the new --graft option of "git replace".
>
> While at it let's mention this new script in the
> "git replace" documentation for the --graft option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
> ---
> diff --git a/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh b/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 0000000..7718a53
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/contrib/convert-grafts-to-replace-refs.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +
> +# You should execute this script in the repository where you
> +# want to convert grafts to replace refs.
> +
> +die () {
> +       echo >&2 "$@"
> +       exit 1
> +}
> +
> +GRAFTS_FILE="${GIT_DIR:-.git}/info/grafts"
> +
> +test -f "$GRAFTS_FILE" || die "Could not find graft file: '$GRAFTS_FILE'"
> +
> +grep '^[^# ]' "$GRAFTS_FILE" | while read definition
> +do
> +       test -n "$definition" && {
> +               echo "Converting: $definition"
> +               git replace --graft $definition ||
> +                       die "Convertion failed for: $definition"

s/Convertion/Conversion/  [1]

[1]: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Re-PATCH-contrib-add-convert-grafts-to-replace-refs-sh-tp7611822.html

> +       }
> +done
> +
> +mv "$GRAFTS_FILE" "$GRAFTS_FILE.bak" ||
> +       die "Could not mv '$GRAFTS_FILE' to '$GRAFTS_FILE.bak'"

"Could not rename..." might be a bit more friendly to non-Unixy folk.

> +echo "Success!"
> +echo "All the grafts in '$GRAFTS_FILE' have been converted to replace refs!"
> +echo "The grafts file '$GRAFTS_FILE' has been renamed: '$GRAFTS_FILE.bak'"
> --
> 2.0.0.rc0.40.gd30ccc4