The revision specification syntax (sometimes referred to as SHA1-expressions) is accepted almost everywhere in Git by almost every tool. Unfortunately it is only documented in git-rev-parse.txt, and most users don't know to look there. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt | 2 ++ Documentation/git-diff.txt | 3 +++ Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 4 +++- Documentation/git-log.txt | 3 +++ Documentation/git-revert.txt | 2 ++ Documentation/git-show.txt | 2 ++ Documentation/gitk.txt | 2 ++ 7 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt index 875edb6..3149d08 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <commit>:: Commit to cherry-pick. + For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -e|--edit:: With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-diff.txt index 8977877..6a098df 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff.txt @@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Just in case if you are doing something exotic, it should be noted that all of the <commit> in the above description can be any <tree-ish>. +For a more complete list of ways to spell <commit>, see +"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. + OPTIONS ------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 23acb47..574cf76 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ DESCRIPTION Prepare each commit between <since> and <until> with its patch in one file per commit, formatted to resemble UNIX mailbox format. If ..<until> is not specified, the head of the current working -tree is implied. +tree is implied. For a more complete list of ways to spell +<since> and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in +gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or for use with gitlink:git-am[1]. diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 60610f9..b802946 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ include::pretty-formats.txt[] Show only commits between the named two commits. When either <since> or <until> is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`, i.e. the tip of the current branch. + For a more complete list of ways to spell <since> + and <until>, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in + gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -p:: Show the change the commit introduces in a patch form. diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt index 71f7815..8081bba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <commit>:: Commit to revert. + For a more complete list of ways to spell commit names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. -e|--edit:: With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit diff --git a/Documentation/git-show.txt b/Documentation/git-show.txt index c210b9a..9051951 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show.txt @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ OPTIONS ------- <object>:: The name of the object to show. + For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. include::pretty-formats.txt[] diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt index f1aeb07..6e2a878 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitk.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ frequently used options. meaning show from the given revision and back, or it can be a range in the form "'<from>'..'<to>'" to show all revisions between '<from>' and back to '<to>'. Note, more advanced revision selection can be applied. + For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see + "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. <path>:: -- 1.5.0.rc1.g556b - 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