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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index bf1a02a80d..73f980638e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ and control the current import process. More detailed discussion `--cat-blob-fd` or `stdout` if unspecified. `feature`:: - Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or - abort if it does not. + Enable the specified feature. This requires that fast-import + supports the specified feature, and aborts if it does not. `option`:: Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not @@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ change to the project. ('author' (SP <name>)? SP LT <email> GT SP <when> LF)? 'committer' (SP <name>)? SP LT <email> GT SP <when> LF data - ('from' SP <committish> LF)? - ('merge' SP <committish> LF)? + ('from' SP <commit-ish> LF)? + ('merge' SP <commit-ish> LF)? (filemodify | filedelete | filecopy | filerename | filedeleteall | notemodify)* LF? .... @@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ as the current commit on that branch is automatically assumed to be the first ancestor of the new commit. As `LF` is not valid in a Git refname or SHA-1 expression, no -quoting or escaping syntax is supported within `<committish>`. +quoting or escaping syntax is supported within `<commit-ish>`. -Here `<committish>` is any of the following: +Here `<commit-ish>` is any of the following: * The name of an existing branch already in fast-import's internal branch table. If fast-import doesn't know the name, it's treated as a SHA-1 @@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ additional ancestors (forming a 16-way merge). For this reason it is suggested that frontends do not use more than 15 `merge` commands per commit; 16, if starting a new, empty branch. -Here `<committish>` is any of the commit specification expressions +Here `<commit-ish>` is any of the commit specification expressions also accepted by `from` (see above). `filemodify` @@ -677,8 +677,8 @@ paths for a commit are encouraged to do so. `notemodify` ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Included in a `commit` `<notes_ref>` command to add a new note -annotating a `<committish>` or change this annotation contents. -Internally it is similar to filemodify 100644 on `<committish>` +annotating a `<commit-ish>` or change this annotation contents. +Internally it is similar to filemodify 100644 on `<commit-ish>` path (maybe split into subdirectories). It's not advised to use any other commands to write to the `<notes_ref>` tree except `filedeleteall` to delete all existing notes in this tree. @@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ External data format:: commit that is to be annotated. + .... - 'N' SP <dataref> SP <committish> LF + 'N' SP <dataref> SP <commit-ish> LF .... + Here `<dataref>` can be either a mark reference (`:<idnum>`) @@ -704,13 +704,13 @@ Inline data format:: command. + .... - 'N' SP 'inline' SP <committish> LF + 'N' SP 'inline' SP <commit-ish> LF data .... + See below for a detailed description of the `data` command. -In both formats `<committish>` is any of the commit specification +In both formats `<commit-ish>` is any of the commit specification expressions also accepted by `from` (see above). `mark` @@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ lightweight (non-annotated) tags see the `reset` command below. .... 'tag' SP <name> LF - 'from' SP <committish> LF + 'from' SP <commit-ish> LF 'tagger' (SP <name>)? SP LT <email> GT SP <when> LF data .... @@ -786,11 +786,11 @@ branch from an existing commit without creating a new commit. .... 'reset' SP <ref> LF - ('from' SP <committish> LF)? + ('from' SP <commit-ish> LF)? LF? .... -For a detailed description of `<ref>` and `<committish>` see above +For a detailed description of `<ref>` and `<commit-ish>` see above under `commit` and `from`. The `LF` after the command is optional (it used to be required). |