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[PATCH 5/8] grep docs: grep accepts a <tree-ish>, not a <tree>

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Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 18, 2010, 05:38 UTC
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Also document that -p accepts a <commit> in the usage message.
Signed-off-by: Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-grep.txt |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index dab0a78..54ea24a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	   [-A <post-context>] [-B <pre-context>] [-C <context>]
 	   [-f <file>] [-e] <pattern>
 	   [--and|--or|--not|(|)|-e <pattern>...]
-	   [--cached | --no-index | <tree>...]
+	   [--cached | --no-index | <tree-ish>...]
 	   [--] [<pathspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	Do not output matched lines; instead, exit with status 0 when
 	there is a match and with non-zero status when there isn't.
 
-<tree>...::
+<tree-ish>...::
 	Instead of searching tracked files in the working tree, search
 	blobs in the given trees.
 

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Message 11 of 19 in “[PATCHv2 0/8] docs: use metavariables consistently”
  1. Mark LodatoDec 18, 2010
  2. 1/8 fsck docs: remove outdated and useless diagnosticMark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  3. 2/8 docs: use `...' instead of `*' for multiplicityMark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  4. Jakub NarebskiDec 18, 2010
  5. Mark LodatoDec 18, 2010
  6. 3/8 docs: use <sha1> to mean unabbreviated IDMark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  7. Jonathan NiederDec 18, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2010
  9. 4/8 http-fetch docs: use <commit-id> consistentlyMark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  10. Jonathan NiederDec 18, 2010
  11. 5/8 grep docs: grep accepts a <tree-ish>, not a <tree>Mark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  12. 6/8 docs: use <tree> instead of <tree-ish>Mark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  13. Jonathan NiederDec 18, 2010
  14. 7/8 docs: use <commit> instead of <commit-ish>Mark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  15. Jonathan NiederDec 18, 2010
  16. 8/8 describe docs: note that <commit> is optionalMark Lodato, Dec 18, 2010
  17. Jonathan NiederDec 18, 2010
  18. Mark LodatoDec 18, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2010

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