Re: [PATCH] git-cat-file.txt: Document --textconv

Michael J Gruber [off-list ref] writes:

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <redacted>
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This formulation is based on my understanding that you can't cat-file
 --textconv something in the index or worktree.

Actually, you can't textconv from the worktree, but you can from the
index, saying

git cat-file --textconv :path/to/file

(the :<path> syntax is not specific here, you can use it in other Git
commands)

So the "defaulting to HEAD" is incorrect. Also, I prefer
<treeish>:<path> to <treeish:path>, to make it clear the : is actually
a :.

What about this:

--textconv:: 
	Show the content as transformed by a textconv filter. In this
	case, <object> has be of the form <treeish>:<path>, or :<path>
	to run the filter on the file <path> stored in the index.

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