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[PATCH 3/3] git-bundle.txt: Clarify rev-list-args restrictions

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Aug 23, 2010, 09:02 UTC
Message-ID
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Currently, one could think that 'git bundle create' groks any 'git rev-list' expression. But in fact it requires a named reference to be present. Try and make this clearer.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
---
 Documentation/git-bundle.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
index 3cdbc72..38e59af 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ unbundle <file>::
 
 <git-rev-list-args>::
 	A list of arguments, acceptable to 'git rev-parse' and
-	'git rev-list', that specifies the specific objects and references
+	'git rev-list' (and containg a named ref, see SPECIFYING REFERENCES
+	below), that specifies the specific objects and references
 	to transport.  For example, `master{tilde}10..master` causes the
 	current master reference to be packaged along with all objects
 	added since its 10th ancestor commit.  There is no explicit
-- 
1.7.2.1.52.g7f7860
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  2. 1/3 git-bundle.txt: CleanupMichael J Gruber, Aug 23, 2010
  3. Thomas RastAug 23, 2010
  4. Michael J GruberAug 23, 2010
  5. 2/3 git-bundle.txt: whitespace cleanupMichael J Gruber, Aug 23, 2010
  6. 3/3 git-bundle.txt: Clarify rev-list-args restrictionsMichael J Gruber, Aug 23, 2010
  7. Thomas RastAug 23, 2010

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