git-export-help.txt: update to match man page
authorKyle J. McKay <[email protected]>
Fri, 8 May 2015 02:15:31 +0000 (7 19:15 -0700)
committerKyle J. McKay <[email protected]>
Fri, 8 May 2015 02:15:31 +0000 (7 19:15 -0700)
git-export-help.txt

index 0402c2e..7143b94 100644 (file)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
                          [--authors-file=<authors_file> [--require-authors]]
                          [--branches-file=<branches_file>] [--trunk-is-master]
                          [--convert-tagger=<email>] [--strip-at-suffix]
-                         [--expand-renames] [--]
+                         [--expand-renames] [--names] [--]
                          [<input_file>] > <output_file>
 
 
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@ OPTIONS
            filerename 'R' are replaced with a filecopy 'C' followed by a
            filedelete 'D' instead.
 
+       --names
+           This option may not be combined with any of the others. Instead of
+           outputting a modified fast-import stream, output only the author,
+           committer and tagger names as they are encountered one per line
+           without any timestamp information. This can be used to help build
+           an initial authors file.
+
+           Do note that the names are output as-is from the input stream
+           whereas this utility expects to match only the email portion when
+           given an authors file with the --authors-file option. This means
+           the name, non-email portion and surrounding < and > characters will
+           have to be removed from the output provided by this option.
+           Additionally, of course, duplicate names need to be removed as
+           well.
+
        <input_file>
            The fast-export stream to read. If <input_file> is omitted, then
            standard input will be read.