Thomas Rast <trast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Maybe the --branches, --tags and --remotes could be consolidated a
> bit, as in the draft patch below.
Looks sensible.
> diff --git i/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt w/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
> index 2bbb566..6fce919 100644
> --- i/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
> +++ w/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
> @@ -104,29 +104,26 @@ OPTIONS
> Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
>
> --branches[=pattern]::
> - Show branch refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`. If `pattern`
> - is given, only branches matching given shell glob are shown.
> - If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
> -
> --tags[=pattern]::
> - Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`. If `pattern`
> - is given, only tags matching given shell glob are shown.
> - If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
> -
> --remotes[=pattern]::
> - Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`. If `pattern`
> - is given, only remote tracking branches matching given shell glob
> - are shown. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is
> - impiled.
> + Show all branches, tags, or remote-tracking branches,
> + respectively (i.e., refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`,
> + `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`, or `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`,
> + respectively).
> ++
> +If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
> +shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
> +`\*`, or `[`), it is anchored by appending `/\*`.
> +
> +--glob=pattern::
> + Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
> + the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
> + prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
> + character (`?`, `\*`, or `[`), it is anchored by appending `/\*`.
>
> --show-toplevel::
> Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.
>
> ---glob=glob-pattern::
> - Show refs matching shell glob pattern `glob-pattern`. If pattern
> - specified lacks leading 'refs/', it is automatically prepended.
> - If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
> -
> --show-prefix::
> When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
> path of the current directory relative to the top-level
>
>
> --
> Thomas Rast
> trast@{inf,student}.ethz.ch
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