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@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ with `--stdin-commits` or `--reachable`.)
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With the `--stdin-commits` option, generate the new commit graph by
walking commits starting at the commits specified in stdin as a list
-of OIDs in hex, one OID per line. (Cannot be combined with
-`--stdin-packs` or `--reachable`.)
+of OIDs in hex, one OID per line. OIDs that resolve to non-commits
+(either directly, or by peeling tags) are silently ignored. OIDs that
+are malformed, or do not exist generate an error. (Cannot be combined
+with `--stdin-packs` or `--reachable`.)
+
With the `--reachable` option, generate the new commit graph by walking
commits starting at all refs. (Cannot be combined with `--stdin-commits`