# [PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.

1 messages from 2007-03-05 to 2007-03-05. Participants: Theodore Ts'o.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7096

## Theodore Ts'o, 2007-03-05 19:46

Subject: [PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.
Message-ID: <E1HOJ8H-0000G9-6Y@candygram.thunk.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/E1HOJ8H-0000G9-6Y%40candygram.thunk.org

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Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
---
 Documentation/git.txt |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 0577ad0..e875e83 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ Identifier Terminology
 	operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
 	<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
 
+<commit-ish>::
+	Indicates a commit or tag object name.  A
+	command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+	operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+	<tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
 <type>::
 	Indicates that an object type is required.
 	Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
-- 
1.5.0.1.74.g2470

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