A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

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Post by sonicrocketman » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:38 AM UTC

A Hidden Git Feature: Notes
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Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

#2

Post by ayumukasuga » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 11:06 AM UTC

actually i think it would be nice also push it to remote repository..

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

#3

Post by polygot » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 2:21 PM UTC

Are the notes tied to a specific commit, or is it per object?

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

#4

Post by htgb » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 2:34 PM UTC

ayumukasuga wrote: post #2

actually i think it would be nice also push it to remote repository..

Seems possible, just not straightforward: https://gist.github.com/topheman/ec8cde7c54e24a785e52

Hadn't heard about this feature, but as I understand it, the notes are stored as commits, just not in the same namespace/on the same branch as you are working on.

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

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Post by orivej » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 2:58 PM UTC

SubGit (an application to mirror subversion to git) is using git notes to attribute git commits to svn revisions: https://subgit.com/book.html#client_config

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

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Post by anonuser123456 » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 3:25 PM UTC

polygot wrote: post #3

Are the notes tied to a specific commit, or is it per object?

A note on a commit is stored as a text file, named with the commit id (git sha). The file is revision controlled by git, usually under refs/notes/commits.

You can 'git checkout refs/notes/commits' and see the structure.

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

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Post by Shoothe » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 6:35 PM UTC

Git Appraise uses notes to store code review data: https://github.com/google/git-appraise

Re: A Hidden Git Feature: Notes

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Post by misakko » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 9:41 PM UTC

If it's just an experimental branch, what is the reason not to commit?