From: "Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>,
Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>,
Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:01:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2264.v3.git.git.1775714492944.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2264.v2.git.git.1775668134796.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Jayesh Daga <jayeshdaga99@gmail.com>
repo info currently does not expose the repository's
working tree root, even though this information is
available via `repo_get_work_tree()` and
`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.
Add a new field `paths.toplevel` to expose this value.
While doing so, document the correspondence between
`git rev-parse` options and `repo info` fields to make
it easier to identify missing or future additions.
For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent
with other non-applicable fields.
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com
---
repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
repo info currently does not expose the repository's working tree root,
even though this information is available via repo_get_work_tree().
This makes it harder for scripts to retrieve the repository root through
a structured interface, often requiring the use of git rev-parse
--show-toplevel.
Add a new field paths.toplevel to git repo info that returns the working
tree root. For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent with
other non-applicable fields.
This provides a consistent and script-friendly way to query repository
paths without invoking additional commands.
Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-2264%2Fjayesh0104%2Frepo-toplevel-v3
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-2264/jayesh0104/repo-toplevel-v3
Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/2264
Range-diff vs v2:
1: 05e34bfe2c ! 1: 8a58b6ce03 repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info
@@ Commit message
For bare repositories, this value is empty, consistent
with other non-applicable fields.
- Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga [jayeshdaga99@gmail.com](mailto:jayeshdaga99@gmail.com)
+ Signed-off-by: Jayesh Daga jayeshdaga99@gmail.com
## builtin/repo.c ##
@@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
@@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struc
+static int get_paths_toplevel(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+{
-+ const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
++ const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
+
-+ if (!wt)
-+ return -1; /* match existing error style */
++ if (!wt)
++ return -1; /* match existing error style */
+
-+ strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
-+ return 0;
++ strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
++ return 0;
+}
+
static int get_layout_shallow(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
{
strbuf_addstr(buf,
-@@ builtin/repo.c: static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
+@@ builtin/repo.c: static int get_references_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+ return 0;
+ }
+
++/*
++ * rev-parse --<opt> repo info <field>
++ *
++ * is-bare-repository layout.bare
++ * is-shallow-repository layout.shallow
++ * show-object-format object.format
++ * show-ref-format references.format
++ * show-toplevel paths.toplevel
++ *
++ * show-cdup <missing>
++ * show-prefix <missing>
++ *
++ * Some <missing> entries may be candidates for future
++ * implementation, while others may not be needed.
++ */
++
+ /* repo_info_field keys must be in lexicographical order */
+ static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
{ "object.format", get_object_format },
builtin/repo.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
t/t1900-repo-info.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
index 71a5c1c29c..8c9afc1150 100644
--- a/builtin/repo.c
+++ b/builtin/repo.c
@@ -62,6 +62,17 @@ static int get_layout_bare(struct repository *repo UNUSED, struct strbuf *buf)
return 0;
}
+static int get_paths_toplevel(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
+{
+ const char *wt = repo_get_work_tree(repo);
+
+ if (!wt)
+ return -1; /* match existing error style */
+
+ strbuf_addstr(buf, wt);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int get_layout_shallow(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
{
strbuf_addstr(buf,
@@ -82,11 +93,28 @@ static int get_references_format(struct repository *repo, struct strbuf *buf)
return 0;
}
+/*
+ * rev-parse --<opt> repo info <field>
+ *
+ * is-bare-repository layout.bare
+ * is-shallow-repository layout.shallow
+ * show-object-format object.format
+ * show-ref-format references.format
+ * show-toplevel paths.toplevel
+ *
+ * show-cdup <missing>
+ * show-prefix <missing>
+ *
+ * Some <missing> entries may be candidates for future
+ * implementation, while others may not be needed.
+ */
+
/* repo_info_field keys must be in lexicographical order */
static const struct repo_info_field repo_info_field[] = {
{ "layout.bare", get_layout_bare },
{ "layout.shallow", get_layout_shallow },
{ "object.format", get_object_format },
+ { "paths.toplevel", get_paths_toplevel },
{ "references.format", get_references_format },
};
diff --git a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
index 39bb77dda0..470e06e8c2 100755
--- a/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
+++ b/t/t1900-repo-info.sh
@@ -155,4 +155,20 @@ test_expect_success 'git repo info -h shows only repo info usage' '
test_grep ! "git repo structure" actual
'
+test_expect_success 'repo info paths.toplevel' '
+ git repo info paths.toplevel >actual &&
+ echo "paths.toplevel=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" >expected &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'repo info paths.toplevel (bare repo)' '
+ git init --bare bare.git &&
+ (
+ cd bare.git &&
+ git repo info paths.toplevel >actual &&
+ echo "paths.toplevel=" >expected &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+ )
+'
+
test_done
base-commit: 256554692df0685b45e60778b08802b720880c50
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-09 6:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-02 17:14 [PATCH] repo: add paths.toplevel to repo info Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget
2026-04-02 17:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-08 17:08 ` [PATCH v2] " Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget
2026-04-09 6:01 ` Jayesh Daga via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-04-09 13:13 ` [PATCH v3] " Karthik Nayak
2026-04-09 14:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-04-09 16:01 ` Karthik Nayak
2026-04-09 14:42 ` Junio C Hamano
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