# Supported Features
Here is a non-comprehensive table of git commands and features and their
compatibility status with go-git.
## Getting and creating repositories
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `init` | | ✅ | | |
| `init` | `--bare` | ✅ | | |
| `init` | `--template`
`--separate-git-dir`
`--shared` | ❌ | | |
| `clone` | | ✅ | | - [PlainClone](_examples/clone/main.go) |
| `clone` | Authentication:
- none
- access token
- username + password
- ssh | ✅ | | - [clone ssh (private_key)](_examples/clone/auth/ssh/private_key/main.go)
- [clone ssh (ssh_agent)](_examples/clone/auth/ssh/ssh_agent/main.go)
- [clone access token](_examples/clone/auth/basic/access_token/main.go)
- [clone user + password](_examples/clone/auth/basic/username_password/main.go) |
| `clone` | `--progress`
`--single-branch`
`--depth`
`--origin`
`--recurse-submodules`
`--shared` | ✅ | | - [recurse submodules](_examples/clone/main.go)
- [progress](_examples/progress/main.go) |
## Basic snapshotting
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `add` | | ✅ | Plain add is supported. Any other flags aren't supported | |
| `status` | | ✅ | | |
| `commit` | | ✅ | | - [commit](_examples/commit/main.go) |
| `reset` | | ✅ | | |
| `rm` | | ✅ | | |
| `mv` | | ✅ | | |
## Branching and merging
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `branch` | | ✅ | | - [branch](_examples/branch/main.go) |
| `checkout` | | ✅ | Basic usages of checkout are supported. | - [checkout](_examples/checkout/main.go) |
| `merge` | | ⚠️ (partial) | Fast-forward only | |
| `mergetool` | | ❌ | | |
| `stash` | | ❌ | | |
| `tag` | | ✅ | | - [tag](_examples/tag/main.go)
- [tag create and push](_examples/tag-create-push/main.go) |
## Sharing and updating projects
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `fetch` | | ✅ | | |
| `pull` | | ✅ | Only supports merges where the merge can be resolved as a fast-forward. | - [pull](_examples/pull/main.go) |
| `push` | | ✅ | | - [push](_examples/push/main.go) |
| `remote` | | ✅ | | - [remotes](_examples/remotes/main.go) |
| `submodule` | | ✅ | | - [submodule](_examples/submodule/main.go) |
| `submodule` | deinit | ❌ | | |
## Inspection and comparison
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ---------- | ----------- | --------- | ----- | ------------------------------ |
| `show` | | ✅ | | |
| `log` | | ✅ | | - [log](_examples/log/main.go) |
| `shortlog` | | (see log) | | |
| `describe` | | ❌ | | |
## Patching
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ------------- | ----------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `apply` | | ❌ | | |
| `cherry-pick` | | ❌ | | |
| `diff` | | ✅ | Patch object with UnifiedDiff output representation. | |
| `rebase` | | ❌ | | |
| `revert` | | ❌ | | |
## Debugging
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | ---------------------------------- |
| `bisect` | | ❌ | | |
| `blame` | | ✅ | | - [blame](_examples/blame/main.go) |
| `grep` | | ✅ | | |
## Email
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | -------- |
| `am` | | ❌ | | |
| `apply` | | ❌ | | |
| `format-patch` | | ❌ | | |
| `send-email` | | ❌ | | |
| `request-pull` | | ❌ | | |
## External systems
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ------------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | -------- |
| `svn` | | ❌ | | |
| `fast-import` | | ❌ | | |
| `lfs` | | ❌ | | |
## Administration
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| --------------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | -------- |
| `clean` | | ✅ | | |
| `gc` | | ❌ | | |
| `fsck` | | ❌ | | |
| `reflog` | | ❌ | | |
| `filter-branch` | | ❌ | | |
| `instaweb` | | ❌ | | |
| `archive` | | ❌ | | |
| `bundle` | | ❌ | | |
| `prune` | | ❌ | | |
| `repack` | | ❌ | | |
## Server admin
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `daemon` | | ❌ | | |
| `update-server-info` | | ✅ | | [cli](./cli/go-git/update_server_info.go) |
## Advanced
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----- | -------- |
| `notes` | | ❌ | | |
| `replace` | | ❌ | | |
| `worktree` | | ❌ | | |
| `annotate` | | (see blame) | | |
## GPG
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| ------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ----- | -------- |
| `git-verify-commit` | | ✅ | | |
| `git-verify-tag` | | ✅ | | |
## Plumbing commands
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| `cat-file` | | ✅ | | |
| `check-ignore` | | ❌ | | |
| `commit-tree` | | ❌ | | |
| `count-objects` | | ❌ | | |
| `diff-index` | | ❌ | | |
| `for-each-ref` | | ✅ | | |
| `hash-object` | | ✅ | | |
| `ls-files` | | ✅ | | |
| `ls-remote` | | ✅ | | - [ls-remote](_examples/ls-remote/main.go) |
| `merge-base` | `--independent`
`--is-ancestor` | ⚠️ (partial) | Calculates the merge-base only between two commits. | - [merge-base](_examples/merge_base/main.go) |
| `merge-base` | `--fork-point`
`--octopus` | ❌ | | |
| `read-tree` | | ❌ | | |
| `rev-list` | | ✅ | | |
| `rev-parse` | | ❌ | | |
| `show-ref` | | ✅ | | |
| `symbolic-ref` | | ✅ | | |
| `update-index` | | ❌ | | |
| `update-ref` | | ❌ | | |
| `verify-pack` | | ❌ | | |
| `write-tree` | | ❌ | | |
## Indexes and Git Protocols
| Feature | Version | Status | Notes |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----- |
| index | [v1](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-index.txt) | ❌ | |
| index | [v2](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-index.txt) | ✅ | |
| index | [v3](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-index.txt) | ❌ | |
| pack-protocol | [v1](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitprotocol-pack.txt) | ✅ | |
| pack-protocol | [v2](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitprotocol-v2.txt) | ❌ | |
| multi-pack-index | [v1](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt) | ❌ | |
| pack-\*.rev files | [v1](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt) | ❌ | |
| pack-\*.mtimes files | [v1](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/gitformat-pack.txt) | ❌ | |
| cruft packs | | ❌ | |
## Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Notes |
| ------------------------------ | ------------ | ----- |
| `multi_ack` | ❌ | |
| `multi_ack_detailed` | ❌ | |
| `no-done` | ❌ | |
| `thin-pack` | ❌ | |
| `side-band` | ⚠️ (partial) | |
| `side-band-64k` | ⚠️ (partial) | |
| `ofs-delta` | ✅ | |
| `agent` | ✅ | |
| `object-format` | ❌ | |
| `symref` | ✅ | |
| `shallow` | ✅ | |
| `deepen-since` | ✅ | |
| `deepen-not` | ❌ | |
| `deepen-relative` | ❌ | |
| `no-progress` | ✅ | |
| `include-tag` | ✅ | |
| `report-status` | ✅ | |
| `report-status-v2` | ❌ | |
| `delete-refs` | ✅ | |
| `quiet` | ❌ | |
| `atomic` | ✅ | |
| `push-options` | ✅ | |
| `allow-tip-sha1-in-want` | ✅ | |
| `allow-reachable-sha1-in-want` | ❌ | |
| `push-cert=` | ❌ | |
| `filter` | ❌ | |
| `session-id=` | ❌ | |
## Transport Schemes
| Scheme | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `http(s)://` (dumb) | ❌ | | |
| `http(s)://` (smart) | ✅ | | |
| `git://` | ✅ | | |
| `ssh://` | ✅ | | |
| `file://` | ⚠️ (partial) | Warning: this is not pure Golang. This shells out to the `git` binary. | |
| Custom | ✅ | All existing schemes can be replaced by custom implementations. | - [custom_http](_examples/custom_http/main.go) |
## SHA256
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| -------- | ----------- | ------ | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `init` | | ✅ | Requires building with tag sha256. | - [init](_examples/sha256/main.go) |
| `commit` | | ✅ | Requires building with tag sha256. | - [commit](_examples/sha256/main.go) |
| `pull` | | ❌ | | |
| `fetch` | | ❌ | | |
| `push` | | ❌ | | |
## Other features
| Feature | Sub-feature | Status | Notes | Examples |
| --------------- | --------------------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `config` | `--local` | ✅ | Read and write per-repository (`.git/config`). | |
| `config` | `--global`
`--system` | ✅ | Read-only. | |
| `gitignore` | | ✅ | | |
| `gitattributes` | | ✅ | | |
| `git-worktree` | | ❌ | Multiple worktrees are not supported. | |