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[PATCH] filter-branch docs: remove brackets so not to imply revision arg is optional

From
Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date
Jan 31, 2008, 00:41 UTC
Message-ID
<47A11935.6000707@nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To
<47A109A7.1070502@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Signed-off-by: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
---
 Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt |    2 +-
 git-filter-branch.sh                |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index e22dfa5..6145322 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[--msg-filter <command>] [--commit-filter <command>]
 	[--tag-name-filter <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>]
 	[--original <namespace>] [-d <directory>] [-f | --force]
-	[<rev-list options>...]
+	<rev-list options>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/git-filter-branch.sh b/git-filter-branch.sh
index 25f18f8..7f71523 100755
--- a/git-filter-branch.sh
+++ b/git-filter-branch.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ USAGE="[--env-filter <command>] [--tree-filter <command>] \
 [--msg-filter <command>] [--commit-filter <command>] \
 [--tag-name-filter <command>] [--subdirectory-filter <directory>] \
 [--original <namespace>] [-d <directory>] [-f | --force] \
-[<rev-list options>...]"
+<rev-list options>"
 
 OPTIONS_SPEC=
 . git-sh-setup

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Previous: Brandon CaseyNext: Junio C Hamano
Message 11 of 21 in “filter-branch: assume HEAD if no revision supplied”
  1. filter-branch: assume HEAD if no revision suppliedBrandon Casey, Jan 30, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinJan 30, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2008
  4. Brandon CaseyJan 30, 2008
  5. 1/2 filter-branch: only print usage information when no arguments suppliedBrandon Casey, Jan 31, 2008
  6. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2008
  7. Brandon CaseyJan 31, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2008
  9. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2008
  10. Brandon CaseyJan 31, 2008
  11. filter-branch docs: remove brackets so not to imply revision arg is optionalBrandon Casey, Jan 31, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2008
  14. Brandon CaseyJan 31, 2008
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2008
  16. 2/2 git-filter-branch.sh: don't use --default when calling rev-listBrandon Casey, Jan 31, 2008
  17. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2008
  18. Brandon CaseyJan 31, 2008
  19. Andreas EricssonJan 31, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2008
  21. Johannes SchindelinJan 31, 2008

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