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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Refer to git-commit-tree in git-filter-branch help

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 26, 2010, 02:04 UTC
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On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net> wrote:
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> On Monday, September 13, 2010 08:59:54 Wesley J. Landaker wrote:
>> Currently, the help for git filter-branch refers users of --env-filter
>> to git-commit for information about environment variables affecting
>> commits. However, this information is not contained in the git-commit
>> help, but is very explicitly detailed in git-commit-tree.
>
> Was there something disagreeable about this patch, or did it just get lost?
>
> I'd like to help make it easier for others who might find themselves on a
> hunt for the right environment variables for --env-filter like I was.

I'm guessing it just got lost; the patch looks good to me, and I think it makes for a nice improvement for folks trying to find the information they need.

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  1. Documentation: Refer to git-commit-tree in git-filter-branch helpWesley J. Landaker, Sep 13, 2010
  2. Wesley J. LandakerSep 24, 2010
  3. Elijah NewrenSep 26, 2010
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 27, 2010

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