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[PATCH] doc: Add missing "-n" (dry-run) option to reflog man page

From
Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
Date
Nov 21, 2017, 11:28 UTC
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<alpine.LFD.2.21.1711210626030.8039@DESKTOP-1GPMCEJ>

While the "git reflog" man page supports both "--dry-run" and "-n" for a dry run, the man page mentions only the former, not the latter.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
---
--- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ depending on the subcommand:
 'git reflog' ['show'] [log-options] [<ref>]
 'git reflog expire' [--expire=<time>] [--expire-unreachable=<time>]
 	[--rewrite] [--updateref] [--stale-fix]
-	[--dry-run] [--verbose] [--all | <refs>...]
+	[--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] [--all | <refs>...]
 'git reflog delete' [--rewrite] [--updateref]
-	[--dry-run] [--verbose] ref@\{specifier\}...
+	[--dry-run | -n] [--verbose] ref@\{specifier\}...
 'git reflog exists' <ref>

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