rev-parse --branches/--tags/--remotes=pattern

Since local branch, tags and remote tracking branch namespaces are
most often used, add shortcut notations for globbing those in
manner similar to --glob option.

With this, one can express the "what I have but origin doesn't?"
as:

'git log --branches --not --remotes=origin'

Original-idea-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Signed-off-by: Ilari Liusvaara <ilari.liusvaara@elisanet.fi>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

4 files changed, 30 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 0b874e3d1a..0acd526303 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ git log --follow builtin-rev-list.c::
 	those commits that occurred before the file was given its
 	present name.
 
-git log --branches --not --glob=remotes/origin/*::
+git log --branches --not --remotes=origin::
 
 	Shows all commits that are in any of local branches but not in
 	any of remote tracking branches for 'origin' (what you have that
 	origin doesn't).
 
-git log master --not --glob=remotes/*/master::
+git log master --not --remotes=*/master::
 
 	Shows all commits that are in local master but not in any remote
 	repository master branches.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 33122a3f33..f85711676b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	     [ \--full-history ]
 	     [ \--not ]
 	     [ \--all ]
-	     [ \--branches ]
-	     [ \--tags ]
-	     [ \--remotes ]
+	     [ \--branches[=pattern] ]
+	     [ \--tags=[pattern] ]
+	     [ \--remotes=[pattern] ]
 	     [ \--glob=glob-pattern ]
 	     [ \--stdin ]
 	     [ \--quiet ]
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 6eb8c14f62..afe8699999 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -103,14 +103,21 @@ OPTIONS
 --all::
 	Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
 
---branches::
-	Show branch refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`.
+--branches[=pattern]::
+	Show branch refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`. If `pattern`
+	is given, only branches matching given shell glob are shown.
+	If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
 
---tags::
-	Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`.
+--tags[=pattern]::
+	Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`. If `pattern`
+	is given, only tags matching given shell glob are shown.
+	If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
 
---remotes::
-	Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`.
+--remotes[=pattern]::
+	Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`. If `pattern`
+	is given, only remote tracking branches matching given shell glob
+	are shown. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is
+	impiled.
 
 --glob=glob-pattern::
 	Show refs matching shell glob pattern `glob-pattern`. If pattern
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 6d03c17a68..3ef71179d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -228,20 +228,26 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
 	Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/` are listed on the
 	command line as '<commit>'.
 
---branches::
+--branches[=pattern]::
 
 	Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads` are listed
-	on the command line as '<commit>'.
+	on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern` is given, limit
+	branches to ones matching given shell glob. If pattern lacks '?',
+	'*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
 
---tags::
+--tags[=pattern]::
 
 	Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` are listed
-	on the command line as '<commit>'.
+	on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern` is given, limit
+	tags to ones matching given shell glob. If pattern lacks '?', '*',
+	or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
 
---remotes::
+--remotes[=pattern]::
 
 	Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes` are listed
-	on the command line as '<commit>'.
+	on the command line as '<commit>'. If `pattern`is given, limit
+	remote tracking branches to ones matching given shell glob.
+	If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
 
 --glob=glob-pattern::
 	Pretend as if all the refs matching shell glob `glob-pattern`