[PATCH v2 2/2] Documentation/log: clarify sha1 non-abbreviation in log --raw
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
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This patch is new.
Documentation/pretty-formats.txt | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index dcf7429..c434ecc 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ stored in the commit object. Notably, the SHA-1s are
displayed in full, regardless of whether --abbrev or
--no-abbrev are used, and 'parents' information show the
true parent commits, without taking grafts or history
-simplification into account.
+simplification into account. Note that this format affects the way
+commits are displayed, but not the way the diff is shown e.g. with
+`git log --raw`. To get unabbreviated commits in a raw diff format,
+use `--no-abbrev`.
* 'format:<string>'
+
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2.3.5.2.ge515092.dirty
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>