[PATCH] Clarify git-cherry documentation.
Signed-off-by: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>
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Documentation/git-cherry.txt | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
index 9a5e371..893baaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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-Each commit between the fork-point and <head> is examined, and compared against
-the change each commit between the fork-point and <upstream> introduces.
-Commits already included in upstream are prefixed with '-' (meaning "drop from
-my local pull"), while commits missing from upstream are prefixed with '+'
-(meaning "add to the updated upstream").
+The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head>
+is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>.
+
+Every commit with a changeset that doesn't exist in the other branch
+has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. Those existing only
+in the <upstream> branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those
+that only exist in the <head> branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol.
+
+Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id
+(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally
+has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example,
+this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather
+than pushing or pulling commits directly.
+
OPTIONS
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1.3.1.g9c203
sean <seanlkml@sympatico.ca>