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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       For example if commit foo has been replaced by commit bar: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 <chriscool@tuxfamily.org[1]> and Junio C
       Hamano <gitster@pobox.com[2]>, based on git tag by Kristian Hogsberg
       <krh@redhat.com[3]> and Carlos Rica <jasampler@gmail.com[4]>.

DOCUMENTATION
       Documentation by Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org[1]> and the
       git-list <git@vger.kernel.org[5]>, based on git tag documentation.

GIT
       Part of the git(1) suite

NOTES
	1. chriscool@tuxfamily.org
	   mailto:chriscool@tuxfamily.org

	2. gitster@pobox.com
	   mailto:gitster@pobox.com

	3. krh@redhat.com
	   mailto:krh@redhat.com

	4. jasampler@gmail.com
	   mailto:jasampler@gmail.com

	5. git@vger.kernel.org
	   mailto:git@vger.kernel.org

Git 1.7.0.4			  12/18/2010			GIT-REPLACE(1)
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