# [PATCH] Clarify git-cherry documentation. 1 messages from 2006-05-05 to 2006-05-05. Participants: sean. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4074 ## sean, 2006-05-05 19:06 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify git-cherry documentation. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/BAYC1-PASMTP025E7E0DC9041B161452AAAEB50%40CEZ.ICE ``` Signed-off-by: Sean Estabrooks --- Documentation/git-cherry.txt | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) 6978ad8b3935b8ce2c55da65b099c67a32ff94d0 diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt index 9a5e371..893baaa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt @@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Each commit between the fork-point and is examined, and compared against -the change each commit between the fork-point and introduces. -Commits already included in upstream are prefixed with '-' (meaning "drop from -my local pull"), while commits missing from upstream are prefixed with '+' -(meaning "add to the updated upstream"). +The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and +is compared against each commit between the fork-point and . + +Every commit with a changeset that doesn't exist in the other branch +has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. Those existing only +in the branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those +that only exist in the branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol. + +Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id +(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally +has been applied under a different commit id. For example, +this will happen if you're feeding patches via email rather +than pushing or pulling commits directly. + OPTIONS ------- -- 1.3.1.g9c203 ```