[PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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Documentation/git.txt | 6 ++++++
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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
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@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ Identifier Terminology
operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
+<commit-ish>::
+ Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
+ command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+ operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+ <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
<type>::
Indicates that an object type is required.
Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
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1.5.0.1.74.g2470
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>