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[PATCH] git-for-each-ref.txt: fix description of <pattern>

From
LWLea Wiemann <lewiemann@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 5, 2008, 11:19 UTC
Message-ID
<1212664752-12160-1-git-send-email-LeWiemann@gmail.com>

git-for-each-ref supports not only glob patterns but also prefixes like "refs/heads" as patterns. This documents it.

Signed-off-by: Lea Wiemann <LeWiemann@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
index f1f90cc..a9633c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	`%09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%0a` to `\n` (LF).
 
 <pattern>::
-	If given, the name of the ref is matched against this
-	using fnmatch(3).  Refs that do not match the pattern
-	are not shown.
+	If given, only refs are shown that match againt the pattern
+	either using fnmatch(3) or literally, in the latter case up to
+	a slash or entirely.
 
 --shell, --perl, --python, --tcl::
 	If given, strings that substitute `%(fieldname)`
-- 
1.5.6.rc1.9.g69bbf.dirty
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  4. Junio C HamanoJun 5, 2008
  5. git-for-each-ref.txt: minor fixesLea Wiemann, Jun 5, 2008
  6. git-for-each-ref.txt: minor improvementsLea Wiemann, Jun 5, 2008

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