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+git-sh-setup(1)
+===============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-sh-setup - Common Git shell script setup code
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'. "$(git --exec-path)/git-sh-setup"'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+This is not a command the end user would want to run. Ever.
+This documentation is meant for people who are studying the
+Porcelain-ish scripts and/or are writing new ones.
+
+The 'git sh-setup' scriptlet is designed to be sourced (using
+`.`) by other shell scripts to set up some variables pointing at
+the normal Git directories and a few helper shell functions.
+
+Before sourcing it, your script should set up a few variables;
+`USAGE` (and `LONG_USAGE`, if any) is used to define message
+given by `usage()` shell function. `SUBDIRECTORY_OK` can be set
+if the script can run from a subdirectory of the working tree
+(some commands do not).
+
+The scriptlet sets `GIT_DIR` and `GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY` shell
+variables, but does *not* export them to the environment.
+
+FUNCTIONS
+---------
+
+die::
+ exit after emitting the supplied error message to the
+ standard error stream.
+
+usage::
+ die with the usage message.
+
+set_reflog_action::
+ Set `GIT_REFLOG_ACTION` environment to a given string (typically
+ the name of the program) unless it is already set. Whenever
+ the script runs a `git` command that updates refs, a reflog
+ entry is created using the value of this string to leave the
+ record of what command updated the ref.
+
+git_editor::
+ runs an editor of user's choice (GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, VISUAL or
+ EDITOR) on a given file, but error out if no editor is specified
+ and the terminal is dumb.
+
+is_bare_repository::
+ outputs `true` or `false` to the standard output stream
+ to indicate if the repository is a bare repository
+ (i.e. without an associated working tree).
+
+cd_to_toplevel::
+ runs chdir to the toplevel of the working tree.
+
+require_work_tree::
+ checks if the current directory is within the working tree
+ of the repository, and otherwise dies.
+
+require_work_tree_exists::
+ checks if the working tree associated with the repository
+ exists, and otherwise dies. Often done before calling
+ cd_to_toplevel, which is impossible to do if there is no
+ working tree.
+
+require_clean_work_tree <action> [<hint>]::
+ checks that the working tree and index associated with the
+ repository have no uncommitted changes to tracked files.
+ Otherwise it emits an error message of the form `Cannot
+ <action>: <reason>. <hint>`, and dies. Example:
++
+----------------
+require_clean_work_tree rebase "Please commit or stash them."
+----------------
+
+get_author_ident_from_commit::
+ outputs code for use with eval to set the GIT_AUTHOR_NAME,
+ GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL and GIT_AUTHOR_DATE variables for a given commit.
+
+create_virtual_base::
+ modifies the first file so only lines in common with the
+ second file remain. If there is insufficient common material,
+ then the first file is left empty. The result is suitable
+ as a virtual base input for a 3-way merge.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite