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Re: [PATCH v2] rev-list-options.txt: start a list for `show-pulls`

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
May 26, 2020, 12:24 UTC
Message-ID
<4a3797f8-5169-b016-b1c4-ce544f00b34b@gmail.com>
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<20200525170607.8000-1-martin.agren@gmail.com>
On 5/25/2020 1:06 PM, Martin Ågren wrote:
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> On Mon, 18 May 2020 at 22:22, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> @@ -671,10 +671,13 @@ important branch. Instead, the merge `N` was used to merge `R` and `X`
>  into the important branch. This commit may have information about why
>  the change `X` came to override the changes from `A` and `B` in its
>  commit message.
> +
> +--show-pulls::
> +	In addition to the commits shown in the default history, show
> +	each merge commit that is not TREESAME to its first parent but
> +	is TREESAME to a later parent.
>  +
> -The `--show-pulls` option helps with both of these issues by adding more

I like how you found a way to add the list item without needing to make a huge shift in the surrounding prose. LGTM.

Thanks, -Stolee

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Message 20 of 24 in “Documentation fixes for v2.27.0-rc0”
  1. 0/7 Documentation fixes for v2.27.0-rc0Martin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  2. 1/7 date-formats.txt: fix list continuationMartin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  3. 2/7 git-bugreport.txt: fix reference to strftime(3)Martin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  4. Eric SunshineMay 17, 2020
  5. Martin ÅgrenMay 17, 2020
  6. Jean-Noël AvilaMay 18, 2020
  7. Martin ÅgrenMay 18, 2020
  8. 3/7 git-commit-graph.txt: fix grammoMartin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  9. Derrick StoleeMay 18, 2020
  10. 4/7 git-commit-graph.txt: fix list renderingMartin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  11. 5/7 git-credential.txt: use list continuationMartin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  12. Carlo Marcelo Arenas BelónMay 18, 2020
  13. 6/7 git-sparse-checkout.txt: add missing 'Martin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  14. Derrick StoleeMay 18, 2020
  15. 7/7 rev-list-options.txtMartin Ågren, May 17, 2020
  16. Derrick StoleeMay 18, 2020
  17. Martin ÅgrenMay 18, 2020
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 18, 2020
  19. rev-list-options.txt: start a list for `show-pulls`Martin Ågren, May 25, 2020
  20. Derrick StoleeMay 26, 2020
  21. Martin ÅgrenMay 26, 2020
  22. Junio C HamanoMay 26, 2020
  23. Derrick StoleeMay 26, 2020
  24. Martin ÅgrenMay 26, 2020

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