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Re: [PATCH] git-rev-list.txt: rev stands for revision, not reverse.

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 2, 2007, 20:12 UTC
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Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de> writes:
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> Hello Junio,
>
> * Junio C Hamano wrote on Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:51:11PM CET:
>> Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de> writes:
>> 
>> > Yes, believe it or not, but I stumbled over the synopsis
>> >
>> > | git-rev-list - Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order
>> >
>> > asking myself whether rev could possibly mean "reverse".
>> > I hope this helps avoid this pitfall for others.
>> 
>> In addition to your patch,
>> 
>> 	git-rev-list - List commits from most recent to older
>> 
>> might be a good rewording?
>
> Is the reverse chronological order the primary sorting key at all?

It is mostly chrono but there is a topo element as well. You would never see a parent none of whose child is shown.

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  1. git-rev-list.txt: rev stands for revision, not reverse.Ralf Wildenhues, Nov 1, 2007
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  3. Ralf WildenhuesNov 2, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoNov 2, 2007
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