[PATCH] git-show-ref.txt: clarify the pattern matching

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git-show-ref really does not do what one would expect under the name
pattern matching, so describe it.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/git-show-ref.txt |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
index 4696af7..be0ec18 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ OPTIONS
 
 <pattern>...::
 
-	Show references matching one or more patterns.
+	Show references matching one or more patterns. Patterns are matched from
+	the end of the full name, and only complete parts are matched, e.g.
+	'master' matches 'refs/heads/master', 'refs/remotes/origin/master',
+	'refs/tags/jedi/master' but not 'refs/heads/mymaster' nor
+	'refs/remotes/master/jedi'.
 
 OUTPUT
 ------
-- 
1.7.3.1.208.g53ea2

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