ls-tree --format expands %x followed by two hexadecimal digits to the
character indicated by that hexadecimal number, e.g.:
$ git ls-tree --format=%x41 HEAD | head -1
A
It rejects % followed by a hexadecimal digit, e.g.:
$ git ls-tree --format=%41 HEAD | head -1
fatal: bad ls-tree format: element '41' does not start with '('
This functionality is provided by strbuf_expand_literal_cb(), which has
not been changed since it was factored out by fd2015b323 (strbuf:
separate callback for strbuf_expand:ing literals, 2019-01-28).
Adjust the documentation accordingly.
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@xxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
index 0240adb8ee..af06ce14ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ OPTIONS
--format=<format>::
A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from the result
being shown. It also interpolates `%%` to `%`, and
- `%xx` where `xx` are hex digits interpolates to character
- with hex code `xx`; for example `%00` interpolates to
- `\0` (NUL), `%09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%0a` to `\n` (LF).
+ `%xNN` where `NN` are hex digits interpolates to character
+ with hex code `NN`; for example `%x00` interpolates to
+ `\0` (NUL), `%x09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%x0a` to `\n` (LF).
When specified, `--format` cannot be combined with other
format-altering options, including `--long`, `--name-only`
and `--object-only`.
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2.41.0
