Merge branch 'lo/repo-info'

A new subcommand "git repo" gives users a way to grab various
repository characteristics.

* lo/repo-info:
  repo: add the --format flag
  repo: add the field layout.shallow
  repo: add the field layout.bare
  repo: add the field references.format
  repo: declare the repo command

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diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc
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+git-repo(1)
+===========
+
+NAME
+----
+git-repo - Retrieve information about the repository
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[synopsis]
+git repo info [--format=(keyvalue|nul)] [<key>...]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Retrieve information about the repository.
+
+THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE.
+
+COMMANDS
+--------
+`info [--format=(keyvalue|nul)] [<key>...]`::
+	Retrieve metadata-related information about the current repository. Only
+	the requested data will be returned based on their keys (see "INFO KEYS"
+	section below).
++
+The values are returned in the same order in which their respective keys were
+requested.
++
+The output format can be chosen through the flag `--format`. Two formats are
+supported:
++
+`keyvalue`:::
+	output key-value pairs one per line using the `=` character as
+	the delimiter between the key and the value. Values containing "unusual"
+	characters are quoted as explained for the configuration variable
+	`core.quotePath` (see linkgit:git-config[1]). This is the default.
+
+`nul`:::
+	similar to `keyvalue`, but using a newline character as the delimiter
+	between the key and the value and using a NUL character after each value.
+	This format is better suited for being parsed by another applications than
+	`keyvalue`. Unlike in the `keyvalue` format, the values are never quoted.
+
+INFO KEYS
+---------
+In order to obtain a set of values from `git repo info`, you should provide
+the keys that identify them. Here's a list of the available keys and the
+values that they return:
+
+`layout.bare`::
+	`true` if this is a bare repository, otherwise `false`.
+
+`layout.shallow`::
+	`true` if this is a shallow repository, otherwise `false`.
+
+`references.format`::
+	The reference storage format. The valid values are:
++
+include::ref-storage-format.adoc[]
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+* Retrieves the reference format of the current repository:
++
+------------
+git repo info references.format
+------------
++
+
+* Retrieves whether the current repository is bare and whether it is shallow
+using the `nul` format:
++
+------------
+git repo info --format=nul layout.bare layout.shallow
+------------
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/meson.build b/Documentation/meson.build
index 4404c623f0..41f43e0336 100644
--- a/Documentation/meson.build
+++ b/Documentation/meson.build
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ manpages = {
   'git-repack.adoc' : 1,
   'git-replace.adoc' : 1,
   'git-replay.adoc' : 1,
+  'git-repo.adoc' : 1,
   'git-request-pull.adoc' : 1,
   'git-rerere.adoc' : 1,
   'git-reset.adoc' : 1,