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@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ OPTIONS
Instead of reading a list of objects on stdin, perform the
requested batch operation on all objects in the repository and
any alternate object stores (not just reachable objects).
- Requires `--batch` or `--batch-check` be specified. Note that
- the objects are visited in order sorted by their hashes.
+ Requires `--batch` or `--batch-check` be specified. By default,
+ the objects are visited in order sorted by their hashes; see
+ also `--unordered` below. Objects are presented as-is, without
+ respecting the "replace" mechanism of linkgit:git-replace[1].
--buffer::
Normally batch output is flushed after each object is output, so