Re: [PATCH 3/3] range-diff(docs): explain how to specify commit ranges
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From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2021-01-21 23:47:03
"Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget" [off-list ref] writes:
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From: Johannes Schindelin <redacted> There are three forms, depending whether the user specifies one, two or three non-option arguments. We've never actually explained how this works in the manual, so let's explain it. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <redacted> --- Documentation/git-range-diff.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)diff --git a/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt b/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt index 9701c1e5fdd..76359baf26d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-range-diff.txt@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ Finally, the list of matching commits is shown in the order of the second commit range, with unmatched commits being inserted just after all of their ancestors have been shown. +There are three ways to specify the commit ranges: + +- `<range1> <range2>`: Either commit range can be of the form + `<base>..<rev>`, `<rev>^!` or `<rev>^-<n>`. See `SPECIFYING RANGES` + in linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for more details.
Good.
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+- `<rev1>...<rev2>`. This resembles the symmetric ranges mentioned in + the `SPECIFYING RANGES` section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7], and is + equivalent to `<base>..<rev1> <base>..<rev2>` where `<base>` is the + merge base as obtained via `git merge-base <rev1> <rev2>`.
Does this merely resemble? Isn't it exactly what a symmetric range is?
+- `<base> <rev1> <rev2>`: This is equivalent to `<base>..<rev1> + <base>..<rev2>`.
Nice to see this documented. Thanks.