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[PATCH v7 1/3] rev-parse: update Documentation of --flags

From
Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 26, 2010, 14:44 UTC
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<1285512247-15600-2-git-send-email-jon.seymour@gmail.com>
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This change updates the documentation of git rev-parse --flags so that the documentation accurately matches the current implementation.

Signed-off-by: Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 341ca90..27d15b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	'git rev-list' command.
 
 --flags::
-	Do not output non-flag parameters.
+	Output any flag and revision-like values in the remaining parameters.
++
+Note that any parameter which is also a valid 'git rev-parse' option
+will be interpreted as an option to 'git rev-parse' and thus will not be output.
 
 --no-flags::
 	Do not output flag parameters.
-- 
1.7.3.3.g9129b6
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  26. 2/3 rev-parse: add tests for git rev-parse --flags.Jon Seymour, Sep 26, 2010
  27. 3/3 rev-parse: stop interpreting flags as options to rev-parse once --flags is specifiedJon Seymour, Sep 26, 2010

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