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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt index 6ac774d5f6..c73e72de0e 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt @@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ protocol-common.txt. When the grammar indicate `PKT-LINE(...)`, unless otherwise noted the usual pkt-line LF rules apply: the sender SHOULD include a LF, but the receiver MUST NOT complain if it is not present. +An error packet is a special pkt-line that contains an error string. + +---- + error-line = PKT-LINE("ERR" SP explanation-text) +---- + +Throughout the protocol, where `PKT-LINE(...)` is expected, an error packet MAY +be sent. Once this packet is sent by a client or a server, the data transfer +process defined in this protocol is terminated. + Transports ---------- There are three transports over which the packfile protocol is @@ -89,13 +99,6 @@ process on the server side over the Git protocol is this: "0039git-upload-pack /schacon/gitbook.git\0host=example.com\0" | nc -v example.com 9418 -If the server refuses the request for some reasons, it could abort -gracefully with an error message. - ----- - error-line = PKT-LINE("ERR" SP explanation-text) ----- - SSH Transport ------------- @@ -398,12 +401,11 @@ from the client). Then the server will start sending its packfile data. ---- - server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak / error-line + server-response = *ack_multi ack / nak ack_multi = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id ack_status) ack_status = "continue" / "common" / "ready" ack = PKT-LINE("ACK" SP obj-id) nak = PKT-LINE("NAK") - error-line = PKT-LINE("ERR" SP explanation-text) ---- A simple clone may look like this (with no 'have' lines): @@ -655,14 +657,14 @@ can be rejected. An example client/server communication might look like this: ---- - S: 007c74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/local\0report-status delete-refs ofs-delta\n + S: 006274730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/local\0report-status delete-refs ofs-delta\n S: 003e7d1665144a3a975c05f1f43902ddaf084e784dbe refs/heads/debug\n S: 003f74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/master\n - S: 003f74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/team\n + S: 003d74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/team\n S: 0000 - C: 003e7d1665144a3a975c05f1f43902ddaf084e784dbe 74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/debug\n - C: 003e74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d 5a3f6be755bbb7deae50065988cbfa1ffa9ab68a refs/heads/master\n + C: 00677d1665144a3a975c05f1f43902ddaf084e784dbe 74730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d refs/heads/debug\n + C: 006874730d410fcb6603ace96f1dc55ea6196122532d 5a3f6be755bbb7deae50065988cbfa1ffa9ab68a refs/heads/master\n C: 0000 C: [PACKDATA] |