In Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt let's clarify what we mean by "complete message". Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index 2db9779d54..788258c3ad 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ Fields that have name-email-date tuple as its value (`author`, `committer`, and `tagger`) can be suffixed with `name`, `email`, and `date` to extract the named component. -The complete message of a commit or tag object is `contents`. This -field can also be used in the following ways: +The complete message (subject, body, trailers and signature) of a +commit or tag object is `contents`. This field can also be used in the +following ways: contents:subject:: The "subject" of the commit or tag message. It's actually the -- 2.27.0.460.g66f3a24dd5