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[PATCH 4/8] reflog: fix documentation

From
Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Feb 9, 2015, 09:12 UTC
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Update the "git reflog" usage documentation in the manpage and the command help to match the current reality.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 Documentation/git-reflog.txt | 6 ++++--
 builtin/reflog.c             | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
index 70791b9..b410ee6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ The command takes various subcommands, and different options
 depending on the subcommand:
 
 [verse]
-'git reflog expire' [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--verbose]
+'git reflog expire' [--dry-run] [--verbose]
+	[--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix]
 	[--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...
-'git reflog delete' ref@\{specifier\}...
+'git reflog delete' [--dry-run] [--verbose]
+	[--rewrite] [--updateref] ref@\{specifier\}...
 'git reflog' ['show'] [log-options] [<ref>]
 
 Reflog is a mechanism to record when the tip of branches are
diff --git a/builtin/reflog.c b/builtin/reflog.c
index 49c64f9..d89a6dd 100644
--- a/builtin/reflog.c
+++ b/builtin/reflog.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 static const char reflog_expire_usage[] =
-"git reflog expire [--verbose] [--dry-run] [--stale-fix] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...";
+"git reflog expire [--verbose] [--dry-run] [--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix] [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>] [--all] <refs>...";
 static const char reflog_delete_usage[] =
 "git reflog delete [--verbose] [--dry-run] [--rewrite] [--updateref] <refs>...";
 
-- 
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Message 12 of 46 in “Fix some problems with reflog expiration”
  1. 0/8 Fix some problems with reflog expirationMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  2. 1/8 write_ref_sha1(): remove check for lock == NULLMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  3. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  4. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2015
  5. 2/8 write_ref_sha1(): Move write elision test to callersMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  6. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  7. 3/8 lock_ref_sha1_basic(): do not set force_write for missing referencesMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  8. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  9. Jeff KingFeb 11, 2015
  10. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  11. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  12. 4/8 reflog: fix documentationMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  13. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  14. 5/8 reflog: rearrange the manpageMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  15. Stefan BellerFeb 10, 2015
  16. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  18. 6/8 reflog_expire(): ignore --updateref for symbolic referencesMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  19. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  20. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  21. Stefan BellerFeb 12, 2015
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2015
  23. Jeff KingFeb 12, 2015
  24. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  25. 7/8 reflog_expire(): never update a reference to null_sha1Michael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  26. Eric SunshineFeb 9, 2015
  27. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  28. 8/8 reflog_expire(): lock symbolic refs themselves, not their referentMichael Haggerty, Feb 9, 2015
  29. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 11, 2015
  31. Stefan BellerFeb 11, 2015
  32. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015
  33. Stefan BellerFeb 12, 2015
  34. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  35. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  37. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  39. Stefan BellerFeb 13, 2015
  40. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  41. Michael HaggertyFeb 13, 2015
  42. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2015
  43. Michael HaggertyFeb 14, 2015
  44. Stefan BellerFeb 9, 2015
  45. refs.c: get rid of force_write flagStefan Beller, Feb 10, 2015
  46. Michael HaggertyFeb 12, 2015

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