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[PATCH] git-tar-tree: small doc update

From
Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
May 27, 2005, 21:20 UTC
Message-ID
<20050527212032.GB17478@lsrfire.ath.cx>

Update git-tar-tree documenation a teensy bit: document where the file times come from and correct author section. I'll take the blame for that contraption, if you don't mind. ;)

Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Index: Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt
===================================================================
--- fa5c736eeabbead4a4c024051d104930d836092a/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt  (mode:100644)
+++ ff1cce79554723d915cb45315fda2d56a1c5ea04/Documentation/git-tar-tree.txt  (mode:100644)
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 When <base> is specified it is added as a leading path as the files in the
 generated tar archive.
 
+When the given ID is a tree ID then all the files in the archive get
+their mtime set to the current time.  When called with the ID of a commit
+object the commit time recorded therein is used instead.
+
 
 Author
 ------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
+Written by Rene Scharfe.
 
 Documentation
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  1. git-tar-tree: small doc updateRene Scharfe, May 27, 2005
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