Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2016-06-15

Re: [PATCH 3/3] name-rev doc: rewrite --stdin paragraph

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:58:01

Ramkumar Ramachandra [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <redacted>
---
 Documentation/git-name-rev.txt | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
index 7cde4b3..94bded8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-name-rev.txt
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	List all commits reachable from all refs
 
 --stdin::
-	Read from stdin, append "(<rev_name>)" to all sha1's of nameable
-	commits, and pass to stdout
+	Transform stdin by substituting all the 40-character SHA-1
+	hexes (say $hex) with "$hex ($rev_name)".  When used with
+	--name-only, substitute with "$rev_name", omitting $hex
+	altogether.  Intended for the scripter's use.
 
 --name-only::
 	Instead of printing both the SHA-1 and the name, print only
Looks obviously correct and more helpful description.

Thanks.
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