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[PATCH v2] rev-list-options: clarify the usage of --reverse

From
Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 27, 2016, 20:44 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Specify even more clearly that --reverse works only with the commits which are chosen to be shown so as to eliminate the confusion as to whether the first n or the last n commits with be shown when used with `-n --reverse`.

Reported-by: Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Pranit Bauva <pranit.bauva@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 7e462d3..5da7cf5 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -657,8 +657,9 @@ avoid showing the commits from two parallel development track mixed
 together.
 
 --reverse::
-	Output the commits in reverse order.
-	Cannot be combined with `--walk-reflogs`.
+	Output the commits chosen to be shown (see Commit Limiting
+	section above) in reverse order. Cannot be combined with
+	`--walk-reflogs`.
 
 Object Traversal
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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https://github.com/git/git/pull/296
Previous: Pranit BauvaNext: Philip Oakley
Message 5 of 9 in “question about git rev-list --max-count=n”
  1. Ruediger MeierSep 27, 2016
  2. rev-list-options: clarify the usage of -n/--max-numberPranit Bauva, Sep 27, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2016
  4. Pranit BauvaSep 27, 2016
  5. rev-list-options: clarify the usage of --reversePranit Bauva, Sep 27, 2016
  6. Philip OakleySep 27, 2016
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2016
  8. Philip OakleySep 27, 2016
  9. Pranit BauvaSep 28, 2016

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