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Documentation: bisect: add some titles to some paragraphs.

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Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ This command uses 'git-rev-list --bisect' option to help drive the
binary search process to find which change introduced a bug, given an binary search process to find which change introduced a bug, given an
old "good" commit object name and a later "bad" commit object name. old "good" commit object name and a later "bad" commit object name.
Basic bisect commands: start, bad, good
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The way you use it is: The way you use it is:
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@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ bad", and ask for the next bisection.
Until you have no more left, and you'll have been left with the first Until you have no more left, and you'll have been left with the first
bad kernel rev in "refs/bisect/bad". bad kernel rev in "refs/bisect/bad".
Bisect reset
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh, and then after you want to reset to the original head, do a Oh, and then after you want to reset to the original head, do a
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@ -76,6 +82,9 @@ bisection branches ("git bisect start" will do that for you too,
actually: it will reset the bisection state, and before it does that actually: it will reset the bisection state, and before it does that
it checks that you're not using some old bisection branch). it checks that you're not using some old bisection branch).
Bisect visualize
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
During the bisection process, you can say During the bisection process, you can say
------------ ------------
@ -84,6 +93,9 @@ $ git bisect visualize
to see the currently remaining suspects in `gitk`. to see the currently remaining suspects in `gitk`.
Bisect log and bisect replay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The good/bad input is logged, and The good/bad input is logged, and
------------ ------------
@ -100,6 +112,9 @@ $ git bisect replay that-file
if you find later you made a mistake telling good/bad about a if you find later you made a mistake telling good/bad about a
revision. revision.
Avoiding to test a commit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If in a middle of bisect session, you know what the bisect suggested If in a middle of bisect session, you know what the bisect suggested
to try next is not a good one to test (e.g. the change the commit to try next is not a good one to test (e.g. the change the commit
introduces is known not to work in your environment and you know it introduces is known not to work in your environment and you know it
@ -119,6 +134,9 @@ $ git reset --hard HEAD~3 # try 3 revs before what
Then compile and test the one you chose to try. After that, tell Then compile and test the one you chose to try. After that, tell
bisect what the result was as usual. bisect what the result was as usual.
Cutting down bisection by giving path parameter to bisect start
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can further cut down the number of trials if you know what part of You can further cut down the number of trials if you know what part of
the tree is involved in the problem you are tracking down, by giving the tree is involved in the problem you are tracking down, by giving
paths parameters when you say `bisect start`, like this: paths parameters when you say `bisect start`, like this:
@ -127,6 +145,9 @@ paths parameters when you say `bisect start`, like this:
$ git bisect start arch/i386 include/asm-i386 $ git bisect start arch/i386 include/asm-i386
------------ ------------
Bisect run
~~~~~~~~~~
If you have a script that can tell if the current source code is good If you have a script that can tell if the current source code is good
or bad, you can automatically bisect using: or bad, you can automatically bisect using: