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[PATCH 1/2] Documentation: --no-walk is no-op if range is specified

From
Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
Date
Jun 15, 2012, 14:33 UTC
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The existing description can be misleading and cause the reader to think that --no-walk will do something if they specify a range in the command line instead of a set of revs.

Signed-off-by: Carlos Martín Nieto <cmn@elego.de>
---
 Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 1ae3c89..84e34b1 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ These options are mostly targeted for packing of git repositories.
 --no-walk::
 
 	Only show the given revs, but do not traverse their ancestors.
+	This has no effect if a range is specified.
 
 --do-walk::
 
-- 
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