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Re: [PATCH 4/5] git-log.txt: rewrite note on why "--" may be required

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Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 21, 2013, 09:46 UTC
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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> For the record, 'git rev-parse master:README..HEAD@{3}~2' works just
> fine.  I don't know whether you want to consider it "sensible" or not,
> but the current revisions.txt is consistent with this.
rev-list errors out though:
  error: Object 15bfea is a blob, not a commit
  fatal: Invalid revision range master:README..HEAD@{3}~2

Hence my suggestion to change the meaning of what a valid "revision range" is (using rev-list as the guideline) , and be done with it.

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Message 22 of 35 in “Documentation/shortlog improvements”
  1. 0/5 Documentation/shortlog improvementsRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  2. 1/5 git-shortlog.txt: remove (-h|--help) from OPTIONSRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  3. 2/5 builtin/shortlog.c: make usage string consistent with logRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  4. 3/5 git-log.txt: fix description of <since>..<until>Ramkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  5. Jonathan NiederApr 20, 2013
  6. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  7. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  10. 4/5 git-log.txt: rewrite note on why "--" may be requiredRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  12. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  14. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  16. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  17. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  18. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  19. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  21. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  22. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  23. Jonathan NiederApr 21, 2013
  24. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  25. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  26. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  27. Thomas RastApr 22, 2013
  28. Thomas RastApr 22, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoApr 22, 2013
  30. 5/5 git-shortlog.txt: make SYNOPSIS match log, update OPTIONSRamkumar Ramachandra, Apr 20, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013
  32. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  33. Ramkumar RamachandraApr 21, 2013
  34. glossary: a revision is just a commitJonathan Nieder, Apr 21, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoApr 21, 2013

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