libgit2

git_commit_create

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Create a new commit in the repository using git_object instances as parameters.

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int git_commit_create(git_oid *oid, git_repository *repo, const char *update_ref, const git_signature *author, const git_signature *committer, const char *message, const git_tree *tree, int parent_count, const git_commit **parents);

Parameters

git_oid *
In
oid

Pointer where to store the OID of the newly created commit

git_repository *
In
repo

Repository where to store the commit

const char *
In
update_ref

If not NULL, name of the reference that will be updated to point to this commit. If the reference is not direct, it will be resolved to a direct reference. Use "HEAD" to update the HEAD of the current branch and make it point to this commit

const git_signature *
In
author

Signature representing the author and the authory time of this commit

const git_signature *
In
committer

Signature representing the committer and the commit time of this commit

const char *
In
message

Full message for this commit

const git_tree *
In
tree

An instance of a git_tree object that will be used as the tree for the commit. This tree object must also be owned by the given repo.

int
In
parent_count

Number of parents for this commit

const git_commit **
In
parents

Returns

int

0 on success; error code otherwise The created commit will be written to the Object Database and the given reference will be updated to point to it

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