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| author |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-09-29 11:23:41 +0900 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2017-09-29 11:23:41 +0900 |
| commit | 8c1bc7c244bf19e5c9fe5caa74389c022b8d24bc (patch) | |
| tree | 3c1c70bb07c143f4e82ce9d2b0b1f9b3b1e7d130 /Documentation | |
| parent | Merge branch 'jm/status-ignored-directory-optim' (diff) | |
| parent | describe: teach --match to handle branches and remotes (diff) | |
| download | tgif-8c1bc7c244bf19e5c9fe5caa74389c022b8d24bc.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'mk/describe-match-with-all'
"git describe --match <pattern>" has been taught to play well with
the "--all" option.
* mk/describe-match-with-all:
describe: teach --match to handle branches and remotes
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -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. |