Under normal circumstances, and like other git commands, git checkout will write progress info to stderr if attached to a terminal. This option allows progress to be forced even if not using a terminal. Also, progress can be skipped if using option --no-progress.
Signed-off-by: Edmundo Carmona Antoranz <eantor...@gmail.com> --- Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 6 ++++++ builtin/checkout.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index e269fb1..93ba35a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ OPTIONS --quiet:: Quiet, suppress feedback messages. +--progress:: + Progress status is reported on the standard error stream + by default when it is attached to a terminal, unless -q + is specified. This flag forces progress status even if the + standard error stream is not directed to a terminal. + -f:: --force:: When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c index bc703c0..e28c36b 100644 --- a/builtin/checkout.c +++ b/builtin/checkout.c @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ static const char * const checkout_usage[] = { NULL, }; +static int option_progress = -1; + struct checkout_opts { int patch_mode; int quiet; @@ -417,7 +419,19 @@ static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, const struct checkout_opts *o, opts.reset = 1; opts.merge = 1; opts.fn = oneway_merge; - opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet && isatty(2); + /** + * Rules to display progress: + * -q is selected + * no verbiage + * -q is _not_ selected and --no-progress _is_ selected, + * progress will be skipped + * -q is _not_ selected and --progress _is_ selected, + * progress will be printed to stderr + * -q is _not_ selected and --progress is 'undefined' + * progress will be printed to stderr _if_ working on a terminal + */ + opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet && (option_progress > 0 || + (option_progress < 0 && isatty(2))); opts.src_index = &the_index; opts.dst_index = &the_index; parse_tree(tree); @@ -1156,6 +1170,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) N_("second guess 'git checkout <no-such-branch>'")), OPT_BOOL(0, "ignore-other-worktrees", &opts.ignore_other_worktrees, N_("do not check if another worktree is holding the given ref")), + OPT_BOOL(0, "progress", &option_progress, N_("force progress reporting")), OPT_END(), }; -- 2.6.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html