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[PATCH] Documentation: git-filter-branch honors replacement refs

From
Peter Collingbourne <peter@pcc.me.uk>
Date
Jul 21, 2011, 15:10 UTC
Message-ID
<1311261052-16178-1-git-send-email-peter@pcc.me.uk>

Make it clear that git-filter-branch will honor and make permanent replacement refs as well as grafts.

Signed-off-by: Peter Collingbourne <peter@pcc.me.uk>
---
 Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index 9dc1f2a..0f2f117 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ changes, which would normally have no effect.  Nevertheless, this may be
 useful in the future for compensating for some git bugs or such,
 therefore such a usage is permitted.
 
-*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts`. If you have any grafts
-defined, running this command will make them permanent.
+*NOTE*: This command honors `.git/info/grafts` and `.git/refs/replace/`.
+If you have any grafts or replacement refs defined, running this command
+will make them permanent.
 
 *WARNING*! The rewritten history will have different object names for all
 the objects and will not converge with the original branch.  You will not
-- 
1.7.5.3
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