Although `--notes=` accepts and handles a tree-ish just fine, it isn't a common use-case for users to pass in bare trees. By having "treeish", it makes it harder to click in users' minds that the argument here is the same type as the `notes.displayRef` configuration variable, for example. Change `treeish` to `ref` so that it will be easier for users to make this connection. Note that we don't completely lose the notion that `--notes=` can accept a tree-ish. In git-notes.txt, we have It is also permitted for a notes ref to point directly to a tree object, in which case the history of the notes can be read with `git log -p -g <refname>`. which means that a hardcore user who wants to take advantage of this obscure use-case will be able to infer the connection and not be completely left in the dark. Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/pretty-options.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt index e44fc8f738..6893a4a7ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ message by 4 spaces (i.e. 'medium', which is the default, 'full', and 'fuller'). ifndef::git-rev-list[] ---notes[=<treeish>]:: +--notes[=<ref>]:: Show the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) that annotate the commit, when showing the commit log message. This is the default for `git log`, `git show` and `git whatchanged` commands when @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ By default, the notes shown are from the notes refs listed in the `core.notesRef` and `notes.displayRef` variables (or corresponding environment overrides). See linkgit:git-config[1] for more details. + -With an optional '<treeish>' argument, use the treeish to find the notes -to display. The treeish can specify the full refname when it begins +With an optional '<ref>' argument, use the ref to find the notes +to display. The ref can specify the full refname when it begins with `refs/notes/`; when it begins with `notes/`, `refs/` and otherwise `refs/notes/` is prefixed to form a full name of the ref. + @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ being displayed. Examples: "--notes=foo" will show only notes from "--notes --notes=foo --no-notes --notes=bar" will only show notes from "refs/notes/bar". ---show-notes[=<treeish>]:: +--show-notes[=<ref>]:: --[no-]standard-notes:: These options are deprecated. Use the above --notes/--no-notes options instead. -- 2.24.0.450.g7a9a4598a9
