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diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt index a7be80d48b..00e2aa2df2 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt @@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ OPTIONS Read file names from stdin instead of from the command-line. -z:: - Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with a - NUL character instead of a linefeed character. + The output format is modified to be machine-parseable. + If `--stdin` is also given, input paths are separated + with a NUL character instead of a linefeed character. \--:: Interpret all preceding arguments as attributes and all following @@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ OUTPUT The output is of the form: <path> COLON SP <attribute> COLON SP <info> LF +unless `-z` is in effect, in which case NUL is used as delimiter: +<path> NUL <attribute> NUL <info> NUL + + <path> is the path of a file being queried, <attribute> is an attribute being queried and <info> can be either: |