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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt index 9a2e9cdafb..8eca671b82 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt @@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ the repository, then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format and print: <object> SP missing LF ------------ +If a name is specified that might refer to more than one object (an ambiguous short sha), then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format and print: + +------------ +<object> SP ambiguous LF +------------ + If --follow-symlinks is used, and a symlink in the repository points outside the repository, then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format and print: |