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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-09-03 09:43:42 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2010-09-03 09:43:42 -0700
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Merge branch 'jn/doc-backslash'
* jn/doc-backslash: Documentation: remove stray backslash in show-branch discussion Documentation: remove stray backslashes from "Fighting regressions" article Documentation: do not convert ... operator to ellipses Documentation: avoid stray backslash in user manual Documentation: avoid stray backslashes in core tutorial Documentation: remove stray backslashes in rev-parse manual Documentation: remove backslash before ~ in fast-import manual Documentation: remove stray backslash from "git bundle" manual Documentation/technical: avoid stray backslash in parse-options API docs Documentation: remove backslashes in manpage synopses Documentation: clarify quoting in gitignore docs Documentation: clarify quoting in "git rm" example Documentation: add missing quotes to "git grep" examples Documentation: clarify quoting in "git add" example Documentation: unbreak regex in show-ref manual Documentation: quoting trouble in "git rm" discussion Documentation: tweak description of log.date
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
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+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS
properly quoted for consumption by shell. Useful when
you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and
newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with
- 'git diff-\*'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
+ 'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
the command input is still interpreted as usual.
--not::
@@ -112,14 +112,15 @@ OPTIONS
+
If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
-`\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/\*`.
+`{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by
+appending `/{asterisk}`.
--glob=pattern::
Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
- character (`?`, `\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
- match by appending `/\*`.
+ character (`?`, `{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
+ match by appending `/{asterisk}`.
--show-toplevel::
Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.