Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] writes:
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index c743469..14386ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
Flags and parameters to be parsed.
--resolve-git-dir <path>::
- Check if <path> is a valid git-dir or a git-file pointing to a valid
- git-dir. If <path> is a valid git-dir the resolved path to git-dir will
- be printed.
+ Check if <path> is a valid `$GIT_DIR` or a gitfile pointing to a valid
+ `$GIT_DIR`. If <path> is a valid `$GIT_DIR` the resolved path to `$GIT_DIR`
+ will be printed.
Hm, I don't find the old or the new version very easy to understand. Perhaps the
idea is something like this?
Check if <path> is a valid git repository (.git or <project>.git
directory) or "gitdir:" file. If <path> is a "gitdir:" file
then the resolved path to the corresponding real git repository
will be printed.
Yeah, sounds much better.