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authorLibravatar Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>2013-09-02 22:11:26 +0200
committerLibravatar Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2013-11-01 13:09:19 -0700
commit574d370b0633a89f7d62ec4eac08228b26eea06f (patch)
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parentrevision: introduce --exclude=<glob> to tame wildcards (diff)
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document --exclude option
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
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--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ parents) and `--max-parents=-1` (negative numbers denote no upper limit).
is automatically prepended if missing. If pattern lacks '?', '{asterisk}',
or '[', '/{asterisk}' at the end is implied.
+--exclude=<glob-pattern>::
+
+ Do not include refs matching '<glob-pattern>' that the next `--all`,
+ `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or `--glob` would otherwise
+ consider. Repetitions of this option accumulate exclusion patterns
+ up to the next `--all`, `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or
+ `--glob` option (other options or arguments do not clear
+ accumlated patterns).
++
+The patterns given should not begin with `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, or
+`refs/remotes` when applied to `--branches`, `--tags`, or `--remotes`,
+respectively, and they must begin with `refs/` when applied to `--glob`
+or `--all`. If a trailing '/{asterisk}' is intended, it must be given
+explicitly.
+
--ignore-missing::
Upon seeing an invalid object name in the input, pretend as if