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[PATCH v2 11/16] line-range-format.txt: document -L/RE/ relative search

From
Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Aug 6, 2013, 13:59 UTC
Message-ID
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Option -L/RE/ of blame/log now searches relative to the previous -L range, if any. Document this.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
---
 Documentation/line-range-format.txt | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
index a1b2f4e..42d74f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
+++ b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ absolute line number (lines count from 1).
 - /regex/
 +
 This form will use the first line matching the given
-POSIX regex.  If <end> is a regex, it will search
+POSIX regex. If <start> is a regex, it will search from the end of
+the previous `-L` range, if any, otherwise from the start of file.
+If <end> is a regex, it will search
 starting at the line given by <start>.
 +
 
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Message 17 of 22 in “blame: accept multiple -L ranges”
  1. 00/16 blame: accept multiple -L rangesEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  2. 01/16 git-log.txt: place each -L option variation on its own lineEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  3. 02/16 line-range-format.txt: clarify -L:regex usage formEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  4. 03/16 range-set: publish API for re-use by git-blame -LEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  5. 04/16 blame: inline one-line function into its lone callerEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  6. 05/16 blame: accept multiple -L rangesEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2013
  8. Eric SunshineAug 6, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2013
  10. 06/16 t8001/t8002: blame: add tests of multiple -L optionsEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  11. 07/16 blame: document multiple -L supportEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  12. 08/16 line-range: teach -L/RE/ to search relative to anchor pointEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2013
  14. 09/16 blame: teach -L/RE/ to search from end of previous -L rangeEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2013
  16. 10/16 log: teach -L/RE/ to search from end of previous -L rangeEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  17. 11/16 line-range-format.txt: document -L/RE/ relative searchEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  18. 12/16 line-range: teach -L^/RE/ to search from start of fileEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  19. 13/16 line-range: teach -L:RE to search from end of previous -L rangeEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  20. 14/16 line-range: teach -L^:RE to search from start of fileEric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  21. 15/16 t8001/t8002: blame: add tests of -L line numbers less than 1Eric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013
  22. 16/16 line-range: reject -L line numbers less than 1Eric Sunshine, Aug 6, 2013

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