Re: [PATCH] revisions(7): clarify that most commands take a single revision range
On 18/05/21 18.17, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> +Commands that are specifically designed to take two distinct ranges
> +(e.g. "git range-diff R1 R2" to compare two ranges) do exist, but
> +they are exceptions. Unless otherwise noted, all "git" commands
> +that operate on a set of commits work on a single revision range.
> +In other words, writing two "two-dot range notation" next to each
> +other, e.g.
> +
> + $ git log A..B C..D
> +
> +does *not* specify two revision ranges for most commands. Instead
> +it will name a single connected set of commits, i.e. those that are
> +reachable from either B or D but are reachable from neither A or C.
> +In a linear history like this:
> +
> + ---A---B---o---o---C---D
> +
So "git log A..B C..D" is same as "A..D", right?
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