# [PATCH] Document that rev-list --graph triggers parent rewriting.

1 messages from 2010-11-12 to 2010-11-12. Participants: Yann Dirson.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/25722

## Yann Dirson, 2010-11-12 08:48

Subject: [PATCH] Document that rev-list --graph triggers parent rewriting.
Message-ID: <1289551738-5498-1-git-send-email-ydirson@altern.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1289551738-5498-1-git-send-email-ydirson%40altern.org

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This may help to understand why --graph causes more comments to
be selected.

Signed-off-by: Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org>
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 Documentation/rev-list-options.txt |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 7a42567..f4f105f 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ you would get an output like this:
 	to be printed in between commits, in order for the graph history
 	to be drawn properly.
 +
+This enables parent rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below.
++
 This implies the '--topo-order' option by default, but the
 '--date-order' option may also be specified.
 
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1.7.2.3

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