Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
>> @@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ serve four related but different purposes:
>> +When combining multiple `--contains` and `--no-contains` filters,
>> +`git branch` shows branches containing at least one of the named
>> +`--contains` commits and none of the named `--no-contains` commits.
>
> This is repeated nearly verbatim in the other two documentation pages.
> It makes one wonder if it can be generalized and placed in its own
> file which is included in the other documents via
> `include::contains.txt[]`. Perhaps like this:
>
> When combining multiple `--contains` and `--no-contains` filters,
> `git branch` shows references containing at least one of the named
> `--contains` commits and none of the named `--no-contains`
> commits.
>
> But perhaps that's too generic?
Replace `git branch` with "this command" and make it even more generic?
Or eliminate the subject by going passive, e.g.
Only references that contain at least one of the '--contains'
commits but contain none of the '--no-contains' commits are
shown
or somesuch?
