The need for "--" in the git-log synopsis was previously unclear and confusing. This patch makes it a little clearer. Thanks to hyy <yiyihu@xxxxxxxxx> for his help. Signed-off-by: martin f. krafft <madduck@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-log.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt index 0446bad..b7409f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-log.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs SYNOPSIS -------- -'git log' <option>... +'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[--] <path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown its size is not included. -<path>...:: - Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. +-- <path>...:: + Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To + prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths should be + prefixed with "-- " to separate them from options or refnames. include::rev-list-options.txt[] -- 1.5.6.5 -- 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
