Re: [PATCH] doc: mention 'git show' defaults to HEAD
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2018-01-30 21:11:43
Todd Zullinger [off-list ref] writes:
When 'git show' is called without any object it defaults to HEAD. This
has been true since d4ed9793fd ("Simplify common default options setup
for built-in log family.", 2006-04-16).
The SYNOPSIS suggests that the object argument is required. Clarify
that it is not required and note the default.
Signed-off-by: Todd Zullinger <redacted>
---
This was mentioned in #git today by qaz. It seems reasonable to document the
default.Sounds sensible.
quoted hunk
Documentation/git-show.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)diff --git a/Documentation/git-show.txt b/Documentation/git-show.txt index 82a4125a2d..e73ef54017 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show.txt@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-show - Show various types of objects SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git show' [options] <object>... +'git show' [options] [<object>...] DESCRIPTION -----------@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ This manual page describes only the most frequently used options. OPTIONS ------- <object>...:: - The names of objects to show. + The names of objects to show (defaults to 'HEAD'). For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].