Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:
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@@ -80,14 +86,28 @@ static void NORETURN die_verify_filename(const char *prefix, const char *arg)
* as true, because even if such a filename were to exist, we want
* it to be preceded by the "--" marker (or we want the user to
* use a format like "./-filename")
+ *
+ * The "diagnose_misspelt_rev" is used to provide a user-friendly
+ * diagnosis. If 0, the diagnosis will try to diagnose "name" as an
+ * invalid object name (e.g. HEAD:foo). If non-zero, the diagnosis
+ * will only complain about an inexisting file.
I have a feeling that "if 0/if non-zero" above are backwards.
Oops, right. Thanks,
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Matthieu Moy
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