# [PATCH] rev-list-options: clarify --parents and --children 2 messages from 2010-09-30 to 2010-09-30. Participants: Michael J Gruber, Jonathan Nieder. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/25300 ## Michael J Gruber, 2010-09-30 15:31 Subject: [PATCH] rev-list-options: clarify --parents and --children Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e7f6a7b7bdd9b0c4b425b04cf536d64c7ed8265f.1285860651.git.git%40drmicha.warpmail.net ``` Make it clearer that --parents resp. --children list the parent resp. child commits next to each commit, so that I understand next time. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber --- Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index e2237ae..ebc0108 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ endif::git-rev-list[] --parents:: - Print the parents of the commit. Also enables parent - rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below. + Print also the parents of the commit (in the form "commit parent..."). + Also enables parent rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below. --children:: - Print the children of the commit. Also enables parent - rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below. + Print also the children of the commit (in the form "commit child..."). + Also enables parent rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below. ifdef::git-rev-list[] --timestamp:: -- 1.7.3.98.g5ad7d ``` ## Jonathan Nieder, 2010-09-30 15:53 Subject: Re: [PATCH] rev-list-options: clarify --parents and --children Message-ID: <20100930155352.GJ4850@burratino> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100930155352.GJ4850%40burratino In-Reply-To: ``` Michael J Gruber wrote: > Make it clearer that --parents resp. --children list the parent resp. > child commits next to each commit, so that I understand next time. Nice, thanks. ```