{"thread":{"id":"7096","subject":"[PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.","startedAt":"2007-03-05T19:46:05Z","lastAt":"2007-03-05T19:46:05Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Theodore Ts'o"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"36357","messageId":"E1HOJ8H-0000G9-6Y@candygram.thunk.org","threadId":"7096","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.","fromName":"Theodore Ts'o","fromEmail":"tytso@mit.edu","sentAt":"2007-03-05T19:46:05Z","receivedAt":"2007-03-05T19:46:05Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"tytso@mit.edu","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/51416?v=4"},"body":"\nSigned-off-by: \"Theodore Ts'o\" <tytso@mit.edu>\n---\n Documentation/git.txt |    6 ++++++\n 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt\nindex 0577ad0..e875e83 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git.txt\n@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ Identifier Terminology\n \toperate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences\n \t<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.\n \n+<commit-ish>::\n+\tIndicates a commit or tag object name.  A\n+\tcommand that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to\n+\toperate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences\n+\t<tag> objects that point at a <commit>.\n+\n <type>::\n \tIndicates that an object type is required.\n \tCurrently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.\n-- \n1.5.0.1.74.g2470\n"}]}