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diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt index 1072fb87d1..785f381423 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt @@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ The command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: git bisect start [<bad> [<good>...]] [--] [<paths>...] - git bisect bad <rev> - git bisect good <rev> + git bisect bad [<rev>] + git bisect good [<rev>...] + git bisect skip [<rev>...] git bisect reset [<branch>] git bisect visualize git bisect replay <logfile> @@ -134,6 +135,20 @@ $ git reset --hard HEAD~3 # try 3 revs before what Then compile and test the one you chose to try. After that, tell bisect what the result was as usual. +Bisect skip +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Instead of choosing by yourself a nearby commit, you may just want git +to do it for you using: + +------------ +$ git bisect skip # Current version cannot be tested +------------ + +But computing the commit to test may be slower afterwards and git may +eventually not be able to tell the first bad among a bad and one or +more "skip"ped commits. + Cutting down bisection by giving more parameters to bisect start ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |