Re: [PATCH] git-rev-list.txt: rev stands for revision, not reverse.

Ralf Wildenhues [off-list ref] writes:

Hello Junio,

* Junio C Hamano wrote on Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 08:51:11PM CET:

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Ralf Wildenhues [off-list ref] writes:

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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?

Is the reverse chronological order the primary sorting key at all?

It is mostly chrono but there is a topo element as well.  You
would never see a parent none of whose child is shown.