Gisle Aas <gisle@xxxxxx> writes: > diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt > index b231dbb..743eb95 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt > @@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ OPTIONS > > --abbrev=<n>:: > Instead of using the default 7 hexadecimal digits as the > - abbreviated object name, use <n> digits. > + abbreviated object name, use <n> digits or as many digits > + are needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0 "as many digits as needed"? Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different." -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html