Signed-off-by: Jonh Wendell <jonh.wendell@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-describe.txt | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index d20ca40..e291770 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ OPTIONS abbreviated object name, use <n> digits, or as many digits as needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0 will suppress long format, only showing the closest tag. + + + + + A special case of <n> equals to "\+" (without quotes) will print + just a "+" sign instead of the whole suffix. This is useful if you + only need to know if the supplied <commit-ish> points to an exact + match or if there are commits between the tag found and the <commit-ish>. --candidates=<n>:: Instead of considering only the 10 most recent tags as -- 1.9.3 -- 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