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authorMichael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>2010-08-23 11:02:39 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-08-23 09:05:32 -0700
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git-bundle.txt: Clarify rev-list-args restrictions
Currently, one could think that 'git bundle create' groks any 'git rev-list' expression. But in fact it requires a named reference to be present. Try and make this clearer. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Acked-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ unbundle <file>::
<git-rev-list-args>::
A list of arguments, acceptable to 'git rev-parse' and
- 'git rev-list', that specifies the specific objects and references
+ 'git rev-list' (and containg a named ref, see SPECIFYING REFERENCES
+ below), that specifies the specific objects and references
to transport. For example, `master{tilde}10..master` causes the
current master reference to be packaged along with all objects
added since its 10th ancestor commit. There is no explicit