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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt index e6943822cd..7deefdae8f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt @@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ git-cherry - Find commits not merged upstream SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-cherry' [-v] <upstream> [<head>] [<limit>] +'git cherry' [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]] DESCRIPTION ----------- The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head> is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>. +The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from +the 'git-patch-id' program. Every commit that doesn't exist in the <upstream> branch has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have @@ -35,8 +37,8 @@ to and including <limit> are not reported: \__*__*__<limit>__-__+__> <head> -Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id -(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally +Because 'git-cherry' compares the changeset rather than the commit id +(sha1), you can use 'git-cherry' to find out if a commit you made locally has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example, this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather than pushing or pulling commits directly. @@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ OPTIONS <upstream>:: Upstream branch to compare against. + Defaults to the first tracked remote branch, if available. <head>:: Working branch; defaults to HEAD. @@ -56,9 +59,13 @@ OPTIONS <limit>:: Do not report commits up to (and including) limit. +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-patch-id[1] + Author ------ -Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> +Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Documentation -------------- @@ -66,4 +73,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |