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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 02c44c999f..3c63561f02 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-rev-parse - Pick out and massage parameters
SYNOPSIS
--------
+[verse]
'git rev-parse' [ --option ] <args>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -100,6 +101,12 @@ OPTIONS
The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
abbreviation mode.
+--disambiguate=<prefix>::
+ Show every object whose name begins with the given prefix.
+ The <prefix> must be at least 4 hexadecimal digits long to
+ avoid listing each and every object in the repository by
+ mistake.
+
--all::
Show all refs found in `refs/`.
@@ -112,15 +119,14 @@ OPTIONS
+
If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
-`{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by
-appending `/{asterisk}`.
+`*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/*`.
--glob=pattern::
Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
- character (`?`, `{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
- match by appending `/{asterisk}`.
+ character (`?`, `*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
+ match by appending `/*`.
--show-toplevel::
Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.
@@ -137,7 +143,8 @@ appending `/{asterisk}`.
--git-dir::
Show `$GIT_DIR` if defined. Otherwise show the path to
- the .git directory, relative to the current directory.
+ the .git directory. The path shown, when relative, is
+ relative to the current working directory.
+
If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory
is not detected to lie in a git repository or work tree
@@ -179,6 +186,10 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
<args>...::
Flags and parameters to be parsed.
+--resolve-git-dir <path>::
+ Check if <path> is a valid git-dir or a git-file pointing to a valid
+ git-dir. If <path> is a valid git-dir the resolved path to git-dir will
+ be printed.
include::revisions.txt[]