> and additional git-path based locations.

This statement is too vague. Each one of the covered key-value pairs
needs to be mentioned and discussed about why they are being added.

> Extend git repo structure with deeper repository metrics inspired by
> git-sizer, including per-type maximum inflated and on-disk object sizes,
> maximum commit parent count, maximum tree entry count, longest/deepest
> blob path, and deepest annotated tag chain.

This patch is doing too much. It needs to be broken, at least, into 20
smaller patches, one per git-repo-info and git-repo-structure key.

On 26/02/22 06:28PM, eslam-reda-div via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: eslam-reda-div <eslam.reda.div@gmail.com>
> 
> Improve git repo info by adding path-oriented keys that match values
> users currently obtain from git rev-parse, including common directory,
> git directory, top-level, superproject working tree, and additional
> git-path based locations.
> 
> Teach git repo info to accept category keys like layout and path,
> and add --path-format=(absolute|relative) so scripts can request the
> desired path style explicitly. The command now uses repository context
> passed to the command path instead of relying on global state.
> 
> Extend git repo structure with deeper repository metrics inspired by
> git-sizer, including per-type maximum inflated and on-disk object sizes,
> maximum commit parent count, maximum tree entry count, longest/deepest
> blob path, and deepest annotated tag chain.

Hello,

Just FYI, there is already a series on the list I'm currently working on
that is extending the "structure" output for git-repo [1] similar to
what is being done here. This series collects largest inflated object
info, max commit parents, and max tree entries. It does look like this
series is collecting a couple of other data points too, but maybe we
could do so it a separate followup series to the one I'm working on? :)

Thanks,
-Justin

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20260203221758.1164434-1-jltobler@gmail.com/

Hi Eslam

On 27/02/2026 19:30, Eslam reda ragheb via GitGitGadget wrote:
> From: Eslam reda ragheb <eslam.reda.div@gmail.com>
> > Rename path.git-prefix to path.prefix, add path.work-tree as an alias
> for path.toplevel, and drop reflog/ref-file-oriented path keys.
> > This narrows the path surface to keys that are less tied to direct
> file access while keeping tests and documentation in sync.
> > Also normalize prefix handling in repo_info context so path.prefix has
> a stable empty-string behavior.

When you change a patch series based on a reviewer's feedback, you should use "git rebase -i" to edit or fixup the existing commits rather than adding new changes on top. That keeps the history cleaner as we don't need to know "I implemented it like this and than changed it to that". It also makes the patch series easier to review as reviewers don't waste their time commenting on changes in one patch that are then deleted in a later patch.

Thanks

Phillip

> Signed-off-by: Eslam reda ragheb <eslam.reda.div@gmail.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/git-repo.adoc | 14 ++++-------
>   builtin/repo.c              | 45 ++++++++--------------------------
>   t/t1900-repo.sh             | 48 +++++++++++++++++--------------------
>   3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)
> > diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> index b575977a4b..3d34c6edca 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
> @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Here's a list of the available keys and the values that they return:
>   `path.git-dir`::
>   	The path to the git directory.
>   > -`path.git-prefix`::
> +`path.prefix`::
>   	The path of the current working directory relative to the top-level
>   	directory.
>   > @@ -127,18 +127,9 @@ Here's a list of the available keys and the values that they return:
>   `path.index-file`::
>   	The path to the index file.
>   > -`path.logs-directory`::
> -	The path to the `logs` directory.
> -
>   `path.objects-directory`::
>   	The path to the objects directory.
>   > -`path.packed-refs-file`::
> -	The path to the `packed-refs` file.
> -
> -`path.refs-directory`::
> -	The path to the `refs` directory.
> -
>   `path.shallow-file`::
>   	The path to the `shallow` file.
>   > @@ -150,6 +141,9 @@ Here's a list of the available keys and the values that they return:
>   	The path to the top-level working tree directory, or an empty string
>   	for bare repositories.
>   > +`path.work-tree`::
> +	Alias for `path.toplevel`.
> +
>   `references.format`::
>   	The reference storage format. The valid values are:
>   +
> diff --git a/builtin/repo.c b/builtin/repo.c
> index ecd9d3aee5..9fbd13a358 100644
> --- a/builtin/repo.c
> +++ b/builtin/repo.c
> @@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ static int get_path_git_dir(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   > -static int get_path_git_prefix(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
> +static int get_path_prefix(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   {
> -	if (info->prefix)
> -		strbuf_addstr(buf, info->prefix);
> +	strbuf_addstr(buf, info->prefix);
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   > @@ -137,39 +136,12 @@ static int get_path_index_file(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   > -static int get_path_logs_directory(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
> -{
> -	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
> -
> -	repo_info_add_path(info, buf, repo_git_path_replace(info->repo, &path, "logs"));
> -	strbuf_release(&path);
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
>   static int get_path_objects_directory(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   {
>   	repo_info_add_path(info, buf, repo_get_object_directory(info->repo));
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   > -static int get_path_packed_refs_file(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
> -{
> -	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
> -
> -	repo_info_add_path(info, buf, repo_git_path_replace(info->repo, &path, "packed-refs"));
> -	strbuf_release(&path);
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -static int get_path_refs_directory(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
> -{
> -	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
> -
> -	repo_info_add_path(info, buf, repo_git_path_replace(info->repo, &path, "refs"));
> -	strbuf_release(&path);
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
>   static int get_path_shallow_file(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   {
>   	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
> @@ -201,6 +173,11 @@ static int get_path_toplevel(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   > +static int get_path_work_tree(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
> +{
> +	return get_path_toplevel(info, buf);
> +}
> +
>   static int get_references_format(struct repo_info *info, struct strbuf *buf)
>   {
>   	struct repository *repo = info->repo;
> @@ -217,17 +194,15 @@ static const struct field repo_info_fields[] = {
>   	{ "path.common-dir", get_path_common_dir },
>   	{ "path.config-file", get_path_config_file },
>   	{ "path.git-dir", get_path_git_dir },
> -	{ "path.git-prefix", get_path_git_prefix },
>   	{ "path.grafts-file", get_path_grafts_file },
>   	{ "path.hooks-directory", get_path_hooks_directory },
>   	{ "path.index-file", get_path_index_file },
> -	{ "path.logs-directory", get_path_logs_directory },
>   	{ "path.objects-directory", get_path_objects_directory },
> -	{ "path.packed-refs-file", get_path_packed_refs_file },
> -	{ "path.refs-directory", get_path_refs_directory },
> +	{ "path.prefix", get_path_prefix },
>   	{ "path.shallow-file", get_path_shallow_file },
>   	{ "path.superproject-working-tree", get_path_superproject_working_tree },
>   	{ "path.toplevel", get_path_toplevel },
> +	{ "path.work-tree", get_path_work_tree },
>   	{ "references.format", get_references_format },
>   };
>   > @@ -378,7 +353,7 @@ static int cmd_repo_info(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
>   	enum output_format format = FORMAT_KEYVALUE;
>   	struct repo_info info = {
>   		.repo = repo,
> -		.prefix = prefix,
> +		.prefix = prefix ? prefix : "",
>   		.path_format = PATH_FORMAT_ABSOLUTE,
>   	};
>   	int all_keys = 0;
> diff --git a/t/t1900-repo.sh b/t/t1900-repo.sh
> index dcacf84cc3..2351b772b2 100755
> --- a/t/t1900-repo.sh
> +++ b/t/t1900-repo.sh
> @@ -13,17 +13,15 @@ REPO_INFO_KEYS='
>   	path.common-dir
>   	path.config-file
>   	path.git-dir
> -	path.git-prefix
>   	path.grafts-file
>   	path.hooks-directory
>   	path.index-file
> -	path.logs-directory
>   	path.objects-directory
> -	path.packed-refs-file
> -	path.refs-directory
> +	path.prefix
>   	path.shallow-file
>   	path.superproject-working-tree
>   	path.toplevel
> +	path.work-tree
>   	references.format
>   '
>   > @@ -31,17 +29,15 @@ REPO_INFO_PATH_KEYS='
>   	path.common-dir
>   	path.config-file
>   	path.git-dir
> -	path.git-prefix
>   	path.grafts-file
>   	path.hooks-directory
>   	path.index-file
> -	path.logs-directory
>   	path.objects-directory
> -	path.packed-refs-file
> -	path.refs-directory
> +	path.prefix
>   	path.shallow-file
>   	path.superproject-working-tree
>   	path.toplevel
> +	path.work-tree
>   '
>   >   # Test whether a key-value pair is correctly returned
> @@ -172,12 +168,12 @@ test_expect_success 'path.toplevel is empty in bare repository' '
>   	test_cmp expect actual
>   '
>   > -test_expect_success 'path.git-prefix matches rev-parse --show-prefix' '
> +test_expect_success 'path.prefix matches rev-parse --show-prefix' '
>   	git init path-prefix &&
>   	mkdir -p path-prefix/a/b &&
>   	expected_value=$(git -C path-prefix/a/b rev-parse --show-prefix) &&
> -	echo "path.git-prefix=$expected_value" >expect &&
> -	git -C path-prefix/a/b repo info path.git-prefix >actual &&
> +	echo "path.prefix=$expected_value" >expect &&
> +	git -C path-prefix/a/b repo info path.prefix >actual &&
>   	test_cmp expect actual
>   '
>   > @@ -209,27 +205,27 @@ test_expect_success 'git-path style keys match rev-parse --git-path' '
>   	git -C path-git-path repo info path.config-file >actual &&
>   	test_cmp expect actual &&
>   > -	expected_value=$(git -C path-git-path rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-path logs) &&
> -	echo "path.logs-directory=$expected_value" >expect &&
> -	git -C path-git-path repo info path.logs-directory >actual &&
> -	test_cmp expect actual &&
> -
> -	expected_value=$(git -C path-git-path rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-path packed-refs) &&
> -	echo "path.packed-refs-file=$expected_value" >expect &&
> -	git -C path-git-path repo info path.packed-refs-file >actual &&
> -	test_cmp expect actual &&
> -
> -	expected_value=$(git -C path-git-path rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-path refs) &&
> -	echo "path.refs-directory=$expected_value" >expect &&
> -	git -C path-git-path repo info path.refs-directory >actual &&
> -	test_cmp expect actual &&
> -
>   	expected_value=$(git -C path-git-path rev-parse --path-format=absolute --git-path shallow) &&
>   	echo "path.shallow-file=$expected_value" >expect &&
>   	git -C path-git-path repo info path.shallow-file >actual &&
>   	test_cmp expect actual
>   '
>   > +test_expect_success 'path.work-tree matches path.toplevel' '
> +	git init path-work-tree &&
> +	expected_value=$(git -C path-work-tree rev-parse --show-toplevel) &&
> +	echo "path.work-tree=$expected_value" >expect &&
> +	git -C path-work-tree repo info path.work-tree >actual &&
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'path.work-tree is empty in bare repository' '
> +	git init --bare bare-path-work-tree &&
> +	echo "path.work-tree=" >expect &&
> +	git -C bare-path-work-tree repo info path.work-tree >actual &&
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'
> +
>   test_expect_success 'path.superproject-working-tree is empty when not a submodule' '
>   	git init path-superproject &&
>   	echo "path.superproject-working-tree=" >expect &&