Re: [PATCH 2/2] Document rev^! and rev^@ as revision specifiers

> Max Horn <max@quendi.de> writes:
> 
>>>> +'<rev>{caret}!', e.g. 'HEAD{caret}!'::
>>>> +  A suffix '{caret}' followed by an exclamation mark
>>>> +  means commit '<rev>' but forces all of its parents to be excluded. For
>>>> +  commands that deal with a single revision, this is the same as '<rev>".
>>> 
>>> Is this sentence correct?  "git commit -C 'HEAD^!'" might be a
>>> command that expects a single revision, but I do not think it is the
>>> same as "git commit -C HEAD".
>> 
>> Ignoring the exact words I used for the moment, what I meant is that these two commands should be functionally equivalent. Aren't they?
> 
> No.  When a single commit is wanted HEAD^! shouldn't be used, and
> they cannot be functionally equivalent.  I haven't tried but I think
> "commit -C HEAD^!"  would give you a syntax error.
>