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diff --git a/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt b/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt index 9a4abd124d..b6fa2a8b39 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-patch-id.txt @@ -3,26 +3,25 @@ git-patch-id(1) NAME ---- -git-patch-id - Some git command not yet documented. - +git-patch-id - Generate a patch ID. SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-patch-id' [ --option ] <args>... +'git-patch-id' < <patch> DESCRIPTION ----------- -Does something not yet documented. +A "patch ID" is nothing but a SHA1 of the diff associated with a patch, with +whitespace and line numbers ignored. As such, it's "reasonably stable", but at +the same time also reasonably unique, ie two patches that have the same "patch +ID" are almost guaranteed to be the same thing. +IOW, you can use this thing to look for likely duplicate commits. OPTIONS ------- ---option:: - Some option not yet documented. - -<args>...:: - Some argument not yet documented. - +<patch>:: + The diff to create the ID of. Author ------ |