From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65C5F1F4B4 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 13:10:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729498AbhAENJQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jan 2021 08:09:16 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:44206 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1729176AbhAENJO (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Jan 2021 08:09:14 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-x42b.google.com (mail-wr1-x42b.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::42b]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D8467C061795 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 2021 05:08:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wr1-x42b.google.com with SMTP id t16so36130341wra.3 for ; Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:08:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date:subject:fcc :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=gtvdyGfTmRDfT1qs0ZCAbuyHuiIlM022mJ22jXXFyKo=; b=JWsFbt0D3BmnlP+luXS5F63pV6nhtIrLrJvY7940lR/g/XotHPjceFiPFOrhY90noK GPds+oVokLWfvgF6jfPP7nL+VU9YByoXlyWhn41FIFly92/mYj1a4YtR/cdg87EvJtKp no6r+qWPLz+TO02o3HeRkPQJS1W6oClT7e17U0qfvSeOlp2HtwTIzC9+mNh1OMdE3onu YW/mtwUv8h7/+iiPSr4V/FRC0VKaiNYXCZGtOmeBqBRQSMPJumnpSFRHoe+XxB5n5+Oj Mo+H/gvcaOuFhrFTpdniK2MLPt3SDgCLDl7BwAjEoIzROA2uUSwaRPHLDWICKSR01vID M9NA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:in-reply-to:references:from:date :subject:fcc:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:to:cc; bh=gtvdyGfTmRDfT1qs0ZCAbuyHuiIlM022mJ22jXXFyKo=; b=X3/Oaj1wV8seuB4KxRhB7du1crQFhBhqPfz0SPh5j+thQeiFNTi0XXZ65uBR1iXvbA 5yzQQvQuWOL+0tFNsTiXpqysj05hSR1nJPr3rZ91TkMNuwyhWjGKP4rLW4hg7dSeojrV KroXmcXuf+mWt+iriOdsIZqU+tQqNlkOqwPwz/fmdGLuMZ0103MtarrpWutMPBf9ZURd SMf6oWrsM8OVdAHkU+mQfj6z5BQJkwIhrJjg9OGDucRWgijl/gPmAPdQF+JItXXXOUkr tcLgGB3er/q6wIKKPauGWtWAG4Jy6vMC9qlskYlPwlaDrYg++YIEBdsNW8pTtK1vy7NN 9qvg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531WA/aNUlBbSJQdr4RGyfIqJjAu7omh6zjQMLMekJlcq+Qy3tjZ 6qbavucctTt2fql2wUBmg37adIfs3e0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxNzB2sjn3rkbpGsRxnSqa0SLDPK2KSuiAMO0zircyPCvu2DXmMZyi3ngUNlv2CnnuWY4MQoA== X-Received: by 2002:adf:f707:: with SMTP id r7mr87713775wrp.113.1609852112478; Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:08:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([13.74.141.28]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id y7sm3873600wmb.37.2021.01.05.05.08.31 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 05 Jan 2021 05:08:31 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <7cc70a8fe7bad92179961b31520147af39d5353c.1609852109.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: From: "Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget" Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:08:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v7 2/4] maintenance: include 'cron' details in docs Fcc: Sent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Eric Sunshine , Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee , Derrick Stolee Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: Derrick Stolee Advanced and expert users may want to know how 'git maintenance start' schedules background maintenance in order to customize their own schedules beyond what the maintenance.* config values allow. Start a new set of sections in git-maintenance.txt that describe how 'cron' is used to run these tasks. This is particularly valuable for users who want to inspect what Git is doing or for users who want to customize the schedule further. Having a baseline can provide a way forward for users who have never worked with cron schedules. Helped-by: Eric Sunshine Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee --- Documentation/git-maintenance.txt | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt index 6fec1eb8dc2..1aa11124186 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-maintenance.txt @@ -218,6 +218,60 @@ Further, the `git gc` command should not be combined with but does not take the lock in the same way as `git maintenance run`. If possible, use `git maintenance run --task=gc` instead of `git gc`. +The following sections describe the mechanisms put in place to run +background maintenance by `git maintenance start` and how to customize +them. + +BACKGROUND MAINTENANCE ON POSIX SYSTEMS +--------------------------------------- + +The standard mechanism for scheduling background tasks on POSIX systems +is cron(8). This tool executes commands based on a given schedule. The +current list of user-scheduled tasks can be found by running `crontab -l`. +The schedule written by `git maintenance start` is similar to this: + +----------------------------------------------------------------------- +# BEGIN GIT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE +# The following schedule was created by Git +# Any edits made in this region might be +# replaced in the future by a Git command. + +0 1-23 * * * "//git" --exec-path="/" for-each-repo --config=maintenance.repo maintenance run --schedule=hourly +0 0 * * 1-6 "//git" --exec-path="/" for-each-repo --config=maintenance.repo maintenance run --schedule=daily +0 0 * * 0 "//git" --exec-path="/" for-each-repo --config=maintenance.repo maintenance run --schedule=weekly + +# END GIT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE +----------------------------------------------------------------------- + +The comments are used as a region to mark the schedule as written by Git. +Any modifications within this region will be completely deleted by +`git maintenance stop` or overwritten by `git maintenance start`. + +The `crontab` entry specifies the full path of the `git` executable to +ensure that the executed `git` command is the same one with which +`git maintenance start` was issued independent of `PATH`. If the same user +runs `git maintenance start` with multiple Git executables, then only the +latest executable is used. + +These commands use `git for-each-repo --config=maintenance.repo` to run +`git maintenance run --schedule=` on each repository listed in +the multi-valued `maintenance.repo` config option. These are typically +loaded from the user-specific global config. The `git maintenance` process +then determines which maintenance tasks are configured to run on each +repository with each `` using the `maintenance..schedule` +config options. These values are loaded from the global or repository +config values. + +If the config values are insufficient to achieve your desired background +maintenance schedule, then you can create your own schedule. If you run +`crontab -e`, then an editor will load with your user-specific `cron` +schedule. In that editor, you can add your own schedule lines. You could +start by adapting the default schedule listed earlier, or you could read +the crontab(5) documentation for advanced scheduling techniques. Please +do use the full path and `--exec-path` techniques from the default +schedule to ensure you are executing the correct binaries in your +schedule. + GIT --- -- gitgitgadget