Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@xxxxxx> writes: > Mention revs, revisions as aliases for commit objects, > to clarify that rev-list is not an abbreviation for > listing in reverse order, but for listing revisions. > --- > Yes, believe it or not, but I stumbled over the synopsis > > | git-rev-list - Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order > > asking myself whether rev could possibly mean "reverse". > I hope this helps avoid this pitfall for others. In addition to your patch, git-rev-list - List commits from most recent to older might be a good rewording? "rev-list --reverse" reverses that usual order and we end up explaining double reversal if we use the phrase "reverse chronological order" to describe the normal order. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
