{"thread":{"id":"17651","subject":"[PATCH] git-rev-parse.txt: In @{date} spec mention that spaces can be substituted with dots","startedAt":"2009-02-08T13:01:44Z","lastAt":"2009-02-08T13:01:44Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Jari Aalto"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"103743","messageId":"87iqnlxetj.fsf@jondo.cante.net","threadId":"17651","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] git-rev-parse.txt: In @{date} spec mention that spaces can be substituted with dots","fromName":"Jari Aalto","fromEmail":"jari.aalto@cante.net","sentAt":"2009-02-08T13:01:44Z","receivedAt":"2009-02-08T13:01:44Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"jari.aalto@cante.net","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34601?v=4"},"body":"Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>\n---\n Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt |    4 +++-\n 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt\nindex 3ccef2f..7a081b3 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt\n@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ when you run 'git-merge'.\n   enclosed in a brace\n   pair (e.g. '\\{yesterday\\}', '\\{1 month 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour 1\n   second ago\\}' or '\\{1979-02-26 18:30:00\\}') to specify the value\n-  of the ref at a prior point in time.  This suffix may only be\n+  of the ref at a prior point in time. At shell prompt, enclose the\n+  value in quotes due to embedded spaces. Alternatively the spaces can\n+  be substituted with dots like in '\\{1.hour.ago}\\'. This suffix may only be\n   used immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an\n   existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>). Note that this looks up the state\n   of your *local* ref at a given time; e.g., what was in your local\n-- \n1.5.6.5\n"}]}