Various commands list refs and allow to use a format string for the output that interpolates from the ref as well as the object it points at (for-each-ref; branch and tag in list mode). Currently, the documentation talks about interpolating from the object. This is confusing because a ref points to an object but not vice versa, so the object cannot possible know %(refname), for example. Thus, this is wrong independent of refs being objects (one day, maybe) or not. Change the wording to make this clearer (and distinguish it from formats for the log family). Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-branch.txt | 4 ++-- Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 4 ++-- Documentation/git-tag.txt | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt index 81bd0a7b77..d0b3358771 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt @@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch. Only list branches of the given object. --format <format>:: - A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the object - pointed at by a ref being shown. The format is the same as + A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a branch ref being shown + and the object it points at. The format is the same as that of linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1]. Examples diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index cc42c12832..dac9138fab 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS key. <format>:: - A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the - object pointed at by a ref being shown. If `fieldname` + A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a ref being shown + and the object it points at. If `fieldname` is prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) and the ref points at a tag object, the value for the field in the object tag refers is used. When unspecified, defaults to diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt index d97aad3439..543fb425ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt @@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ This option is only applicable when listing tags without annotation lines. Defaults to HEAD. <format>:: - A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the object - pointed at by a ref being shown. The format is the same as + A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a tag ref being shown + and the object it points at. The format is the same as that of linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1]. When unspecified, defaults to `%(refname:strip=2)`. -- 2.14.1.224.g15ee91971c
