troubleshooting

debug opt

git debug options

[!TIP]
commit 14e2411, commit 81590bf, commit 4527aa1, commit 4eee6c6 (07 Sep 2016)
Use the new GIT_TRACE_CURL environment variable instead of the deprecated GIT_CURL_VERBOSE.
GIT_TRACE_CURL=1 or GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=1
GIT_TRACE2_PERF_BRIEF=1 and GIT_TRACE2_PERF=~/log.perf
GIT_TRACE or GIT_TR2
How can I debug git/git-shell related problems?

OPTION

DESCRIPTION

GIT_TRACE

Enable general trace messages

GIT_CURL_VERBOSE

DEPRECATED: Print HTTP headers (similar to curl -v)

GIT_TRACE_CURL

Print HTTP headers (similar to curl -v)

GIT_TRACE_CURL_NO_DATA

GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -vvv"

Print SSH debug messages (similar to ssh -vvv)

GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS

Enable trace messages for all accesses to any packs

GIT_TRACE_PACKET

Enable trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a given program

GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE

Enable tracing of packfiles sent or received by a given program

GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE

Enable performance related trace messages

GIT_TRACE_SETUP

Enable trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current working directory after Git has completed its setup phase

GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW

Enable trace messages that can help debugging fetching/cloning of shallow repositories

Linux

$ GIT_TRACE=true             \
  GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=true      \
  GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -vvv" \
  GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS=true \
  GIT_TRACE_PACKET=true      \
  GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=true    \
  GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=true \
  GIT_TRACE_SETUP=true       \
  GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW=true     \
  <git command here>

$ GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -vvT' <git command here>

$ set -x;
$ GIT_TRACE=2             \
  GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=2      \
  GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=2 \
  GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS=2 \
  GIT_TRACE_PACKET=2      \
  GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=2    \
  GIT_TRACE_SETUP=2       \
  GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW=2     \
 git pull origin master -v -v;
$ set +x

example

GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS

$ GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS=true git status
17:25:02.292444 packfile.c:1656         .git/objects/pack/pack-2c56c1344ec68590771337aac300d34d4419b7a8.pack 182822
17:25:02.292570 packfile.c:1656         .git/objects/pack/pack-2c56c1344ec68590771337aac300d34d4419b7a8.pack 251298
On branch marslo
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/marslo'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
        modified:   devops/git/config.md
        modified:   devops/git/troubleshooting.md

17:25:03.107800 packfile.c:1656         .git/objects/pack/pack-2c56c1344ec68590771337aac300d34d4419b7a8.pack 182822
17:25:03.115308 packfile.c:1656         .git/objects/pack/pack-2c56c1344ec68590771337aac300d34d4419b7a8.pack 251298
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

GIT_TRACE_PACKET

$ GIT_TRACE_PACKET=true git ls-remote origin
17:26:07.252939 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< version 2
17:26:07.253054 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< agent=git/github-cbc05ce31956
17:26:07.253061 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< ls-refs=unborn
17:26:07.253065 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< fetch=shallow wait-for-done filter
17:26:07.253068 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< server-option
17:26:07.253072 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< object-format=sha1
17:26:07.253075 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 0000
17:26:07.253080 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> command=ls-refs
17:26:07.253120 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> agent=git/2.42.0.325.g3a06386e31
17:26:07.253141 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> object-format=sha1
17:26:07.253145 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> 0001
17:26:07.253149 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> peel
17:26:07.253152 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> symrefs
17:26:07.253190 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> unborn
17:26:07.253194 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> 0000
17:26:07.442198 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 57cc656c9ba9c0acc8e154e2f90ed71db38d9f9d HEAD symref-target:refs/heads/gh-pages
17:26:07.442296 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 27a6c1fecf9884b1b0d29f2f1a49855f071900b1 refs/heads/archive/gitbook
17:26:07.442309 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 57cc656c9ba9c0acc8e154e2f90ed71db38d9f9d refs/heads/gh-pages
17:26:07.442316 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< cc85933d8668be4b27ec6d4e3acfc4a63fb29e91 refs/heads/gitbook
17:26:07.442322 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 724d0b8d74cad6ccdb9cb2a57aede7dac74210bc refs/heads/marslo
17:26:07.442328 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 5ba1e42dd5cca96e01632f5c72de5ce71710a827 refs/heads/sample
17:26:07.442335 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 7b9e77ce7fd9bb3d2af98e3c0769e8d54f197fe2 refs/heads/sandbox/marslo/2f8293596-issue-fix
17:26:07.442341 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 7315e94fd4f71492a0b50dc799bde189eb2ad895 refs/pull/1/head
17:26:07.442348 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 2fa1e6a8628b628bc46298eb13a68423c9fe0f83 refs/remotes/origin/gh-pages
17:26:07.442354 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< d16adaeaf61d2f25add763691b1a7c832db12de3 refs/remotes/origin/marslo
17:26:07.442360 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote< 0000
57cc656c9ba9c0acc8e154e2f90ed71db38d9f9d        HEAD
27a6c1fecf9884b1b0d29f2f1a49855f071900b1        refs/heads/archive/gitbook
57cc656c9ba9c0acc8e154e2f90ed71db38d9f9d        refs/heads/gh-pages
cc85933d8668be4b27ec6d4e3acfc4a63fb29e91        refs/heads/gitbook
724d0b8d74cad6ccdb9cb2a57aede7dac74210bc        refs/heads/marslo
5ba1e42dd5cca96e01632f5c72de5ce71710a827        refs/heads/sample
7b9e77ce7fd9bb3d2af98e3c0769e8d54f197fe2        refs/heads/sandbox/marslo/2f8293596-issue-fix
7315e94fd4f71492a0b50dc799bde189eb2ad895        refs/pull/1/head
2fa1e6a8628b628bc46298eb13a68423c9fe0f83        refs/remotes/origin/gh-pages
d16adaeaf61d2f25add763691b1a7c832db12de3        refs/remotes/origin/marslo
17:26:07.442965 pkt-line.c:85           packet:    ls-remote> 0000

GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE

$ GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=true git gc
17:26:40.366194 trace.c:414             performance: 0.647718530 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git pack-refs --all --prune
17:26:41.773137 trace.c:414             performance: 1.370108227 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git reflog expire --all
17:26:42.948989 read-cache.c:2388       performance: 0.005399312 s:  read cache .git/index
Enumerating objects: 147825, done.
Counting objects: 100% (147825/147825), done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (29746/29746), done.
Writing objects: 100% (147825/147825), done.
Total 147825 (delta 116636), reused 147130 (delta 115980), pack-reused 0
17:27:22.708361 trace.c:414             performance: 40.753740844 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git pack-objects --local --delta-base-offset .git/objects/pack/.tmp-26505-pack --keep-true-parents --honor-pack-keep --non-empty --all --reflog --indexed-objects
17:27:24.196894 trace.c:414             performance: 1.380585771 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git pack-objects --local --delta-base-offset .git/objects/pack/.tmp-26505-pack --cruft --cruft-expiration=2.weeks.ago --honor-pack-keep --non-empty
Removing duplicate objects: 100% (256/256), done.
17:27:28.456295 trace.c:414             performance: 46.624001391 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git repack -d -l --cruft --cruft-expiration=2.weeks.ago
17:27:28.540513 read-cache.c:2388       performance: 0.014518135 s:  read cache .git/index
Checking connectivity: 147825, done.
17:27:35.103105 trace.c:414             performance: 6.640800087 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git prune --expire 2.weeks.ago
17:27:35.176525 trace.c:414             performance: 0.052737824 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git worktree prune --expire 3.months.ago
17:27:35.246068 trace.c:414             performance: 0.067587160 s: git command: /usr/local/libexec/git-core/git rerere gc
17:27:35.502502 trace.c:414             performance: 55.861145774 s: git command: git gc

GIT_TRACE_SETUP

$ GIT_TRACE_SETUP=true git status
17:28:21.186201 trace.c:314             setup: git_dir: .git
17:28:21.186281 trace.c:315             setup: git_common_dir: .git
17:28:21.186288 trace.c:316             setup: worktree: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:21.186290 trace.c:317             setup: cwd: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:21.186292 trace.c:318             setup: prefix: docs/
17:28:21.186300 chdir-notify.c:68       setup: chdir from '/mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook' to '/mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook'
On branch marslo
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/marslo'.

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
        modified:   devops/git/config.md
        modified:   devops/git/troubleshooting.md

17:28:25.320340 trace.c:314             setup: git_dir: .git
17:28:25.320399 trace.c:315             setup: git_common_dir: .git
17:28:25.320404 trace.c:316             setup: worktree: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:25.320405 trace.c:317             setup: cwd: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:25.320407 trace.c:318             setup: prefix: (null)
17:28:25.630382 trace.c:314             setup: git_dir: .git
17:28:25.630449 trace.c:315             setup: git_common_dir: .git
17:28:25.630454 trace.c:316             setup: worktree: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:25.630456 trace.c:317             setup: cwd: /mnt/c/iMarslo/tools/git/marslo/ibook
17:28:25.630458 trace.c:318             setup: prefix: (null)
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")

windows

C:\> set GIT_TRACE=true
C:\> set GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=true
C:\> set GIT_SSH_COMMAND=ssh -vvv
C:\> <git command here>

plugins/components

diff-highlight: command not found

ubuntu
```
$ dpkg -L git | grep diff-highlight
```
centos/rhel
```
$ rpm -ql git | grep diff-highlight
```
arch
```
$ pacman -Ql git | grep diff-highlight
```

$ sudo ln -sf /path/to/diff-highlight /usr/bin/diff-highlight

error: RPC failed

[!TIP] error: RPC failed; curl 92 LibreSSL SSL_read: error:02FFF03C:system library:func(4095):Operation timed out
references:
Git push getting failed. error: RPC failed; curl 56 LibreSSL SSL_read: SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL, errno 60

$ git config [--global] http.postBuffer 524288000
$ git config [--global] http.sslVerify false

installation

Ubuntu

`no refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.`

error

$ git push
No refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.
Perhaps you should specify a branch such as 'master'.
Everything up-to-date

solution: git push -u origin master

$ git push -u origin master
Counting objects: 40, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (40/40), done.
Writing objects: 100% (40/40), 133.46 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 40 (delta 6), reused 0 (delta 0)
To git@github.com:Marslo/LaunchySkins.git
\* [new branch]      master -> master
\* Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.

CentOS

/bin/sh: cc

error:

$ make prefix=/usr/local/myprograms/git
GIT_VERSION = 2.1.0
    * new build flags
    CC credential-store.o
/bin/sh: cc: command not found
make: *** [credential-store.o] Error 127

solution:
```
$ yum install gcc gcc-g++ g++ make
```

openssl/ssl.h

error:

$ make prefix=/usr/local/myprograms/git
    CC credential-store.o
In file included from cache.h:4,
                 from credential-store.c:1:
git-compat-util.h:213:25: warning: openssl/ssl.h: No such file or directory
git-compat-util.h:214:25: warning: openssl/err.h: No such file or directory
git-compat-util.h:326:25: warning: openssl/evp.h: No such file or directory
git-compat-util.h:327:26: warning: openssl/hmac.h: No such file or directory
git-compat-util.h:329:28: warning: openssl/x509v3.h: No such file or directory
In file included from credential-store.c:1:
cache.h:12:21: warning: openssl/sha.h: No such file or directory
cache.h:20:18: warning: zlib.h: No such file or directory
In file included from credential-store.c:1:
cache.h:22: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘z_stream’
make: *** [credential-store.o] Error 1

solution:

$ yum install openssl openssl-devel zlib-devel libcurl libcurl-devel

expat.h

error:

$ make prefix=/usr/local/myprograms/git
http-push.c:17:19: warning: expat.h: No such file or directory
http-push.c:832: warning: type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘XML_Char’
http-push.c:832: error: expected ‘;’, ‘,’ or ‘)’ before ‘*’ token

solution:

# centos/rhel
$ sudo yum install -y expat-devel
# ubuntu
$ sudo apt install -y libexpat1-dev

asciidoc

error:

/bin/sh: line 1: asciidoc: command not found

make[1]: *** [git-add.html] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Software/git-master/Documentation'
make: *** [doc] Error 2

solution:

$ sudo yum install docbook-style-xsl
$ sudo rpm -ivh http://pkgs.repoforge.org/asciidoc/asciidoc-8.6.9-1.el6.rfx.noarch.rpm

# or
$ wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/asciidoc/asciidoc/8.6.9/asciidoc-8.6.9.tar.gz
$ tar xf asciidoc-8.6.9.tar.gz
$ autoconf
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

docbook2x-texi

error:

DB2TEXI user-manual.texi
/bin/sh: 2: docbook2x-texi: not found
make[1]: *** [user-manual.texi] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/marslo/Tools/Software/Programming/Git/git-master/Documentation'
make: *** [info] Error 2

solution:

$ sudo yum -y --enablerepo=*epel* install docbook2X
$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/db2x_docbook2texi /usr/bin/docbook2x-texi

xmlto

error:

/bin/sh: line 1: xmlto: command not found
make[1]: *** [git-add.1] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/Software/git-master/Documentation'
make: *** [doc] Error 2

solution:
```
$ sudo yum install xmlto
```

gnu/stubs-64.h

error:

In file included from /usr/include/features.h:399:0,
                 from /usr/include/unistd.h:25,
                 from git-compat-util.h:158,
                 from cache.h:4,
                 from credential-store.c:1:
/usr/include/gnu/stubs.h:10:27: fatal error: gnu/stubs-64.h: No such file or directory
 # include <gnu/stubs-64.h>
                           ^
compilation terminated.
make: *** [credential-store.o] Error 1

solution:
```
$ sudo yum install glibc-devel
```

`git diff` extreamly slow

[!NOTE|label:references:]
* AMD was contacted but no response...
diagram from Windows 10 2018
microsoft/terminal issue 9744
#1071 : 2.11.1 slow enough to make it unusable in Windows 10 x64 - upgraded from 2.9 lighting fast
I solved the Radeon/MinTTy issue (for me at least!).
After blaming AMD - and updating their driver (twice) hoping for a fix, i checked for an update to my onboard intel driver - and - indeed there was! I updated to the latest for my Intel 530 HD graphics and i'm back to normal!
__git_ps1 extremely slow in kernel tree
Git is extremely slow on Windows
Git Bash (mintty) is extremely slow on Windows 10 OS
git-prompt.sh
bash-git-prompt
#4197 : [wsl2] filesystem performance is much slower than wsl1 in /mnt
Git is really slow for 100,000 objects. Any fixes?
way to improve git status performance
The performance of git status should improve with Git 2.13 (Q2 2017)
* Understanding the performance bottlenecks
GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE: 58 milliseconds.
GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES: 106 milliseconds.
GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE: 8.7 milliseconds.
GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM: 10.6 milliseconds.
Improving performance

way to debug

[!NOTE|label:references:]
__git_ps1 extremely slow in kernel tree
Diagnosing performance issues

$ bash -x
$ time __git_ps1

$ bash --debugger
$ PS4='+ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} '
$ set -x ; __git_ps1 ; set +x

solution

[!WARN|label:not been fixed yet]
index : git.git

check status

[!NOTE|label:references:]
#1070 : Git commands have a 2-3 second delay before returning to the promp

$ git --version --build-options
git version 2.42.0
cpu: x86_64
no commit associated with this build
sizeof-long: 8
sizeof-size_t: 8
shell-path: /bin/sh

> cmd.exe /c ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19044.3448]

$ cat '/mnt/c/Program Files/Git/etc/install-options.txt'
Editor Option: VIM
Custom Editor Path:
Default Branch Option:
Path Option: Cmd
SSH Option: OpenSSH
Tortoise Option: false
CURL Option: OpenSSL
CRLF Option: LFOnly
Bash Terminal Option: MinTTY
Git Pull Behavior Option: Rebase
Use Credential Manager: Enabled
Performance Tweaks FSCache: Enabled
Enable Symlinks: Enabled
Enable Pseudo Console Support: Disabled
Enable FSMonitor: Disabled

modify configures

[!NOTE|label:references:]
remove options for unusable on a tree the size of the kernel
Git Bash is extremely slow on Windows 7 x64

GIT_PS1
```
$ export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
$ export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true

# or
export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=
export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=
```
- more on GIT_PS1 env
  - GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
  - GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE=true
  - GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true
  - GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM="auto"
  - GIT_PS1_HIDE_IF_PWD_IGNORED=true
  - GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=true

bash.showDirtyState

$ git config --global bash.showDirtyState true

# and override this for the kernel tree only
$ git config bash.showDirtyState false

more:
core.fscache

git config --global core.preloadindex true
git config --global core.fscache true
git config --global gc.auto 256

enable parallel index preload

$ git config --global core.preloadindex true

submodule

$ git config --global status.submoduleSummary false

# or
$ git config --global submodule.fetchJobs 8

AMD Radeon graphics driver
[!NOTE|label:references:]
- * AMD was contacted but no response...
  diagram from Windows 10 2018
  microsoft/terminal issue 9744
- Git Bash (mintty) is extremely slow on Windows 10 OS
- #1071 : 2.11.1 slow enough to make it unusable in Windows 10 x64 - upgraded from 2.9 lighting fast
- #1070 : Git commands have a 2-3 second delay before returning to the promp
- #1129 : git commands running slow as hell
  I had the similar issue as yours on my Lenovo e450c laptop. And found the performance turned back to normal when I disabled AMD Radeon graphics driver in Windows device manager and switched to integrated Intel HD graphics.
AMD Radeon graphics driver

fast_git_ps1

fast_git_ps1 () {
    printf -- "$(git branch 2>/dev/null | grep -e '\* ' | sed 's/^..\(.*\)/ {\1} /')"
}

PS1='\[\033]0;$MSYSTEM:\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w$(fast_git_ps1)\033[0m\]
$ '

(git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD || git rev-parse --short HEAD) 2> /dev/null

no refresh index

$ git config core.checkStat minimal
$ git config core.trustctime false

# or
$ git config --global core.checkStat minimal
$ git config --global core.trustctime false

core.preloadIndex

$ git config --global core.preloadIndex true

commands
- repack
  $ git repack -ad
- gc
  $ git gc --aggressive

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debug opt

git debug options

Linux

example

windows

plugins/components

diff-highlight: command not found

error: RPC failed

installation

Ubuntu

no refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.

CentOS

/bin/sh: cc

openssl/ssl.h

expat.h

asciidoc

docbook2x-texi

xmlto

gnu/stubs-64.h

git diff extreamly slow

way to debug

solution

`no refs in common and none specified; doing nothing.`

`git diff` extreamly slow