Re: [PATCH] More precise description of 'git describe --abbrev'
From: Andreas Schwab <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:47:38
Gisle Aas [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk
diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index b231dbb..743eb95 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ OPTIONS --abbrev=<n>:: Instead of using the default 7 hexadecimal digits as the - abbreviated object name, use <n> digits. + abbreviated object name, use <n> digits or as many digits + are needed to form a unique object name. An <n> of 0
"as many digits as needed"? Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, schwab@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."