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diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt index 2a6f89b235..3a32451984 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git show-ref' [-q|--quiet] [--verify] [--head] [-d|--dereference] [-s|--hash[=<n>]] [--abbrev[=<n>]] [--tags] [--heads] [--] [<pattern>...] -'git show-ref' --exclude-existing[=<pattern>] < ref-list +'git show-ref' --exclude-existing[=<pattern>] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ particular ref exists. By default, shows the tags, heads, and remote refs. -The --exclude-existing form is a filter that does the inverse, it shows the -refs from stdin that don't exist in the local repository. +The --exclude-existing form is a filter that does the inverse. It reads +refs from stdin, one ref per line, and shows those that don't exist in +the local repository. Use of this utility is encouraged in favor of directly accessing files under the `.git` directory. |