[PATCH] Improve git-log documentation wrt file filters
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- martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
- Date
- Sep 30, 2008, 19:57 UTC
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- <1222804670-2833-1-git-send-email-madduck@madduck.net>
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- <20080930192553.GI21310@spearce.org>
The need for "--" in the git-log synopsis was previously unclear and confusing. This patch makes it a little clearer.
Thanks to hyy <yiyihu@gmail.com> for his help.
Signed-off-by: martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net> --- Documentation/git-log.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 0446bad..5a3a625 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- -'git log' <option>... +'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. -<path>...:: - Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. +[--] <path>...:: + Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To + prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need to be + prefixed with "-- " to separate them from options or refnames. include::rev-list-options.txt[]
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