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Re: [PATCH] More precise description of 'git describe --abbrev'

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 30, 2009, 21:53 UTC
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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> writes:
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> Gisle Aas <gisle@aas.no> writes:
>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
>> index b231dbb..743eb95 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt
>> @@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ OPTIONS
>>
>>  --abbrev=<n>::
>>  	Instead of using the default 7 hexadecimal digits as the
>> -	abbreviated object name, use <n> digits.
>> +	abbreviated object name, use <n> digits or as many digits
>> +	are needed to form a unique object name.  An <n> of 0
>
> "as many digits as needed"?
Thanks; queued with this fix-up.
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  1. More precise description of 'git describe --abbrev'Gisle Aas, Oct 29, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2009
  3. Gisle AasOct 30, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2009
  5. Gisle AasOct 30, 2009
  6. Andreas SchwabOct 30, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2009
  8. Gisle AasNov 4, 2009

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