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[PATCH 4/5] git-log.txt: rewrite note on why "--" may be required

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 20, 2013, 11:45 UTC
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In its current form, the note talks about separating options from "branch names" and "refnames" in the same sentence. This is entirely inaccurate, as the rev spec need not be a set of branch names or ref names. Rewrite it to use the word "revisions".

Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-log.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index f03ae74..1a9c3ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ produced by --stat etc.
 	Simplification" below for details and other simplification
 	modes.
 +
-To prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need to
-be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or refnames.
+Paths may need to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from
+options or revisions, when confusion arises.
 
 include::rev-list-options.txt[]
 
-- 
1.8.2.1.506.gbce9ff0
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Message 10 of 35 in “Documentation/shortlog improvements”
  1. 0/5 Documentation/shortlog improvementsRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  2. 1/5 git-shortlog.txt: remove (-h|--help) from OPTIONSRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  3. 2/5 builtin/shortlog.c: make usage string consistent with logRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  4. 3/5 git-log.txt: fix description of <since>..<until>Ramkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  5. Jonathan NiederApr 20, 2013
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  7. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  10. 4/5 git-log.txt: rewrite note on why "--" may be requiredRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  12. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  14. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  17. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  18. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  19. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  21. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  22. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  23. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  26. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  27. Thomas RastApr 22, 2013
  28. Thomas RastApr 22, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  30. 5/5 git-shortlog.txt: make SYNOPSIS match log, update OPTIONSRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  32. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  33. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  34. glossary: a revision is just a commitJonathan Nieder, Apr 21, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013

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