From: Shawn Pearce Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 02:03:14 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate on why ':' is a bad idea in a ref name. Message-ID: <20060521020314.GC7605@spearce.org> With the new cat-file syntax of 'v1.3.3:refs.c' we should mention it as part of the reason why ':' is not permitted in a ref name. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce --- 0b552e48ed1d1ce01e0c2850e90caad8150c199c Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) 0b552e48ed1d1ce01e0c2850e90caad8150c199c diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt index 7dc1bdb..3ea720d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ refname expressions (see gitlink:git-rev . colon `:` is used as in `srcref:dstref` to mean "use srcref\'s value and store it in dstref" in fetch and push operations. + It may also be used to select a specific object such as with + gitlink:git-cat-file[1] "git-cat-file blob v1.3.3:refs.c". GIT -- 1.3.3.gfad60