From: Victoria Dye <vdye@xxxxxxxxxx> Move the description of the `*` prefix from the --format option documentation to the part of the command documentation that deals with other object type-specific modifiers. Also reorganize and reword the remaining --format documentation so that the explanation of the default format doesn't interrupt the details on format string interpolation. Signed-off-by: Victoria Dye <vdye@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index e86d5700ddf..b136c9fa908 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -51,17 +51,14 @@ OPTIONS key. --format=<format>:: - 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, use the value for the field in the object - which the tag object refers to (instead of the field in the tag object). - When unspecified, `<format>` defaults to - `%(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) TAB %(refname)`. - 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). + A string that interpolates `%(fieldname)` from a ref being shown and + the object it points at. In addition, the string literal `%%` + renders as `%` and `%xx` - where `xx` are hex digits - renders as + the character with hex code `xx`. For example, `%00` interpolates to + `\0` (NUL), `%09` to `\t` (TAB), and `%0a` to `\n` (LF). ++ +When unspecified, `<format>` defaults to `%(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) +TAB %(refname)`. --color[=<when>]:: Respect any colors specified in the `--format` option. The @@ -298,6 +295,10 @@ fields will correspond to the appropriate date or name-email-date tuple from the `committer` or `tagger` fields depending on the object type. These are intended for working on a mix of annotated and lightweight tags. +For tag objects, a `fieldname` prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) expands to +the `fieldname` value of object the tag points at, rather than that of the +tag object itself. + 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. For email fields (`authoremail`, -- gitgitgadget
