[PATCH] fetch doc: src side of refspec could be full SHA-1

From

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Date

Oct 17, 2017, 03:56 UTC

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<xmqqinfepguv.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
index 1ebbf1d738..733f932479 100644
--- a/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pull-fetch-param.txt
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ ifdef::git-pull[]
 endif::git-pull[]
 +
 The format of a <refspec> parameter is an optional plus
-`+`, followed by the source ref <src>, followed
+`+`, followed by the source <src>, followed
 by a colon `:`, followed by the destination ref <dst>.
-The colon can be omitted when <dst> is empty.
+The colon can be omitted when <dst> is empty.  <src> is most
+typically a ref, but it can also be an fully spelled hex object
+name.
 +
 `tag <tag>` means the same as `refs/tags/<tag>:refs/tags/<tag>`;
 it requests fetching everything up to the given tag.

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