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[PATCH v4 01/11] SubmittingPatches: use generic terms for hash

From
Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 19, 2019, 00:21 UTC
Message-ID
<3b9b72feec82ecce2bd279219957c22393e18408.1574122784.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1574122784.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>

Since Git is planning on upgrading from SHA-1 to be more hash-agnostic, replace specific references to SHA-1 with more generic terminology.

Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 1a60cc1329..bb7e33ce15 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion.
 
 [[commit-reference]]
 If you want to reference a previous commit in the history of a stable
-branch, use the format "abbreviated sha1 (subject, date)",
+branch, use the format "abbreviated hash (subject, date)",
 with the subject enclosed in a pair of double-quotes, like this:
 
 ....
-- 
2.24.0.420.g9ac4901264
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Message 57 of 81 in “learn the "summary" pretty format”
  1. 0/8 learn the "summary" pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  2. 1/8 pretty-formats.txt: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  3. 2/8 revision: make get_revision_mark() return const pointerDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  4. 3/8 revision: change abbrev_commit_given to abbrev_commit_explicitDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  5. 4/8 pretty.c: inline initalize format_contextDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  6. 5/8 pretty.c: extract functionality to repo_format_commit_generic()Denton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  7. 6/8 reflog-walk.c: don't print last newline with onelineDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2019
  9. Denton LiuNov 8, 2019
  10. 7/8 pretty: implement 'summary' formatDenton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  11. Eric SunshineNov 4, 2019
  12. Denton LiuNov 4, 2019
  13. Eric SunshineNov 4, 2019
  14. Denton LiuNov 4, 2019
  15. 8/8 SubmittingPatches: use `--pretty=summary`Denton Liu, Nov 4, 2019
  16. 00/10 learn the "summary" pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  17. 01/10 SubmittingPatches: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  18. 02/10 pretty-formats.txt: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  19. 03/10 revision: make get_revision_mark() return const pointerDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  20. 04/10 revision: change abbrev_commit_given to abbrev_commit_explicitDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  21. 06/10 pretty.c: extract functionality to repo_format_commit_generic()Denton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  22. 05/10 pretty.c: inline initalize format_contextDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  23. 07/10 t4205: cover `git log --reflog -z` blindspotDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  24. Eric SunshineNov 8, 2019
  25. Denton LiuNov 8, 2019
  26. Eric SunshineNov 8, 2019
  27. 08/10 reflog-walk.c: move where the newline is addedDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  28. 09/10 pretty: implement 'summary' formatDenton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  29. Eric SunshineNov 8, 2019
  30. René ScharfeNov 9, 2019
  31. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2019
  32. Denton LiuNov 11, 2019
  33. SZEDER GáborNov 14, 2019
  34. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2019
  35. René ScharfeNov 9, 2019
  36. SZEDER GáborNov 14, 2019
  37. 10/10 SubmittingPatches: use `--pretty=summary`Denton Liu, Nov 8, 2019
  38. 00/10 learn the "reference" pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  39. 01/10 SubmittingPatches: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  40. 02/10 pretty-formats.txt: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  41. 03/10 SubmittingPatches: remove dq from commit referenceDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  42. 04/10 completion: complete `tformat:` pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  43. 05/10 revision: make get_revision_mark() return const pointerDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  44. 06/10 pretty.c: inline initalize format_contextDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  45. 07/10 t4205: cover `git log --reflog -z` blindspotDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  46. 08/10 pretty: provide short date formatDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  47. 10/10 SubmittingPatches: use `--pretty=reference`Denton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  48. 09/10 pretty: implement 'reference' formatDenton Liu, Nov 14, 2019
  49. Todd ZullingerNov 15, 2019
  50. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2019
  51. SZEDER GáborNov 15, 2019
  52. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2019
  53. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2019
  54. Junio C HamanoNov 18, 2019
  55. Eric SunshineNov 15, 2019
  56. 00/11 learn the "reference" pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  57. 01/11 SubmittingPatches: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  58. 02/11 pretty-formats.txt: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  59. 03/11 SubmittingPatches: remove dq from commit referenceDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  60. 04/11 completion: complete `tformat:` pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  61. 05/11 revision: make get_revision_mark() return const pointerDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  62. 06/11 pretty.c: inline initalize format_contextDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  63. 07/11 t4205: cover `git log --reflog -z` blindspotDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  64. 08/11 pretty: provide short date formatDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  65. 09/11 pretty: implement 'reference' formatDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  66. 10/11 SubmittingPatches: use `--pretty=reference`Denton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  67. 11/11 squash! pretty: implement 'reference' formatDenton Liu, Nov 19, 2019
  68. Junio C HamanoNov 19, 2019
  69. 00/11 learn the "reference" pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  70. 01/11 SubmittingPatches: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  71. 02/11 pretty-formats.txt: use generic terms for hashDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  72. 03/11 SubmittingPatches: remove dq from commit referenceDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  73. 04/11 completion: complete `tformat:` pretty formatDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  74. 05/11 revision: make get_revision_mark() return const pointerDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  75. 06/11 pretty.c: inline initalize format_contextDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  76. 07/11 t4205: cover `git log --reflog -z` blindspotDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  77. 08/11 pretty: provide short date formatDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  78. 09/11 pretty: add struct cmt_fmt_map::default_date_mode_typeDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  79. Junio C HamanoNov 20, 2019
  80. 10/11 pretty: implement 'reference' formatDenton Liu, Nov 20, 2019
  81. 11/11 SubmittingPatches: use `--pretty=reference`Denton Liu, Nov 20, 2019

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