[PATCH 2/2] describe: Add documentation for "--abbrev=+"
Signed-off-by: Jonh Wendell <jonh.wendell@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-describe.txt | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
index d20ca40..e291770 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ OPTIONS
abbreviated object name, use <n> digits, or as many digits
as needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0
will suppress long format, only showing the closest tag.
+ +
+ +
+ A special case of <n> equals to "\+" (without quotes) will print
+ just a "+" sign instead of the whole suffix. This is useful if you
+ only need to know if the supplied <commit-ish> points to an exact
+ match or if there are commits between the tag found and the <commit-ish>.
--candidates=<n>::
Instead of considering only the 10 most recent tags as
--
1.9.3
Jonh Wendell <jonh.wendell@gmail.com>