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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-cat-file.txt11
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index a1c37a9e81..4eb0421b3f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ object, with placeholders of the form `%(atom)` expanded, followed by a
newline. The available atoms are:
`objectname`::
- The 40-hex object name of the object.
+ The full hex representation of the object name.
`objecttype`::
The type of the object (the same as `cat-file -t` reports).
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ newline. The available atoms are:
`deltabase`::
If the object is stored as a delta on-disk, this expands to the
- 40-hex sha1 of the delta base object. Otherwise, expands to the
- null sha1 (40 zeroes). See `CAVEATS` below.
+ full hex representation of the delta base object name.
+ Otherwise, expands to the null OID (all zeroes). See `CAVEATS`
+ below.
`rest`::
If this atom is used in the output string, input lines are split
@@ -235,14 +236,14 @@ newline.
For example, `--batch` without a custom format would produce:
------------
-<sha1> SP <type> SP <size> LF
+<oid> SP <type> SP <size> LF
<contents> LF
------------
Whereas `--batch-check='%(objectname) %(objecttype)'` would produce:
------------
-<sha1> SP <type> LF
+<oid> SP <type> LF
------------
If a name is specified on stdin that cannot be resolved to an object in