add --porcelain option to git-push

If --porcelain is used git-push will produce machine-readable output.  The
output status line for each ref will be tab-separated and sent to stdout instead
of stderr.  The full symbolic names of the refs will be given.  For example

$ git push --dry-run --porcelain master :foobar 2>/dev/null \
  | perl -pe 's/\t/ TAB /g'

= TAB refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master TAB [up to date]
- TAB :refs/heads/foobar TAB [deleted]

Signed-off-by: Larry D'Anna <larry@elder-gods.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index fd53c49fb8..2653388fd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ nor in any Push line of the corresponding remotes file---see below).
 --dry-run::
 	Do everything except actually send the updates.
 
+--porcelain::
+	Produce machine-readable output.  The output status line for each ref
+	will be tab-separated and sent to stdout instead of stderr.  The full
+	symbolic names of the refs will be given.
+
 --tags::
 	All refs under `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are pushed, in
 	addition to refspecs explicitly listed on the command
@@ -148,6 +153,12 @@ representing the status of a single ref. Each line is of the form:
  <flag> <summary> <from> -> <to> (<reason>)
 -------------------------------
 
+If --porcelain is used, then each line of the output is of the form:
+
+-------------------------------
+ <flag> \t <from>:<to> \t <summary> (<reason>)
+-------------------------------
+
 flag::
 	A single character indicating the status of the ref. This is
 	blank for a successfully pushed ref, `!` for a ref that was