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| author |  Max Kirillov <max@max630.net> | 2017-09-20 04:10:10 +0300 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-09-20 13:30:10 +0900 |
| commit | 6d68b2ab78cb670dd474dd61b1b2ec0a407cb9b8 (patch) | |
| tree | 767e2c981f2f7fdef73c53eec910c53a3cad103a /Documentation/git-describe.txt | |
| parent | Merge branch 'jk/describe-omit-some-refs' into mk/describe-match-with-all (diff) | |
| download | tgif-6d68b2ab78cb670dd474dd61b1b2ec0a407cb9b8.tar.xz | |
describe: teach --match to handle branches and remotes
When `git describe` uses `--match`, it matches only tags, basically
ignoring the `--all` argument even when it is specified.
Fix it by also matching branch name and $remote_name/$remote_branch_name,
for remote-tracking references, with the specified patterns. Update
documentation accordingly and add tests.
Signed-off-by: Max Kirillov <max@max630.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-describe.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-describe.txt | 24 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index 26f19d3b07..c924c945ba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt @@ -87,19 +87,23 @@ OPTIONS --match <pattern>:: Only consider tags matching the given `glob(7)` pattern, - excluding the "refs/tags/" prefix. This can be used to avoid - leaking private tags from the repository. If given multiple times, a - list of patterns will be accumulated, and tags matching any of the - patterns will be considered. Use `--no-match` to clear and reset the - list of patterns. + excluding the "refs/tags/" prefix. If used with `--all`, it also + considers local branches and remote-tracking references matching the + pattern, excluding respectively "refs/heads/" and "refs/remotes/" + prefix; references of other types are never considered. If given + multiple times, a list of patterns will be accumulated, and tags + matching any of the patterns will be considered. Use `--no-match` to + clear and reset the list of patterns. --exclude <pattern>:: Do not consider tags matching the given `glob(7)` pattern, excluding - the "refs/tags/" prefix. This can be used to narrow the tag space and - find only tags matching some meaningful criteria. If given multiple - times, a list of patterns will be accumulated and tags matching any - of the patterns will be excluded. When combined with --match a tag will - be considered when it matches at least one --match pattern and does not + the "refs/tags/" prefix. If used with `--all`, it also does not consider + local branches and remote-tracking references matching the pattern, + excluding respectively "refs/heads/" and "refs/remotes/" prefix; + references of other types are never considered. If given multiple times, + a list of patterns will be accumulated and tags matching any of the + patterns will be excluded. When combined with --match a tag will be + considered when it matches at least one --match pattern and does not match any of the --exclude patterns. Use `--no-exclude` to clear and reset the list of patterns. |