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[PATCH] Docs gitk: Explicitly mention -d, --date-order option

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CCClifford Caoile <piyo@users.sourceforge.net>
Date
Apr 12, 2008, 09:49 UTC
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<1f748ec60804120249u8d790e0t814f2c675fc4a464@mail.gmail.com>

gitk can show the commits in --date-order which is commits sorted by Committer Date. -d is a gitk feature, which in turn converts to --date-order, which is a git-log feature. It is useful to mention.

git-branch, a Javascript based git repo viewer, displays in --date-order.

Signed-off-by: Clifford Caoile <piyo@users.sourceforge.net>
---
 Documentation/gitk.txt |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index 29edafc..d247d63 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ frequently used options.

 	Show all branches.

+-d, --date-order::
+
+	Shows commits by Committer Date order. Note that the date column is
+	Author Date, so it may appear to be out of order. If this option is
+	not set, gitk displays in --topo-order. See linkgit:git-log[1].
+
 <revs>::

 	Limit the revisions to show. This can be either a single revision
-- 
1.5.4.2.1161.g1a6f0
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  1. Docs gitk: Explicitly mention -d, --date-order optionClifford Caoile, Apr 12, 2008

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