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[PATCH 5/5] git-shortlog.txt: make SYNOPSIS match log, update OPTIONS

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 20, 2013, 11:45 UTC
Message-ID
<1366458313-7186-6-git-send-email-artagnon@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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There are broadly two problems with the current SYNOPSIS. First, it completely omits the detail that paths can be specified. Second, it attempts to list all the options: this is futile as, in addition to the options unique to it, it accepts all the options that git-rev-list accepts. In fixing these problems, make the SYNOPSIS consistent with that in git-log.txt. Also add the corresponding sections to OPTIONS.

Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-shortlog.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
index c7f7f51..d02ac03 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [-h] [-n] [-s] [-e] [-w]
-'git shortlog' [-n|--numbered] [-s|--summary] [-e|--email] [-w[<width>[,<indent1>[,<indent2>]]]] <commit>...
+git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>]
+'git shortlog' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ reference to the current repository.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
+<since>..<until>::
+	Consider only commits between the named two revisions.  When
+	either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`,
+	i.e. the tip of the current branch.  For a more complete list
+	of ways to spell <since>..<until>, see
+	linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
+
 -n::
 --numbered::
 	Sort output according to the number of commits per author instead
@@ -56,6 +63,16 @@ OPTIONS
 If width is `0` (zero) then indent the lines of the output without wrapping
 them.
 
+[\--] <path>...::
+	Consider only commits that are enough to explain how the files
+	that match the specified paths came to be.  See "History
+	Simplification" below for details and other simplification
+	modes.
++
+Paths may need to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from
+options or revisions, when confusion arises.
+
+include::rev-list-options.txt[]
 
 MAPPING AUTHORS
 ---------------
-- 
1.8.2.1.506.gbce9ff0
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Message 30 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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