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diff --git a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt index de4d352da2..2a6f89b235 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ commit IDs. Results can be filtered using a pattern and tags can be dereferenced into object IDs. Additionally, it can be used to test whether a 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. @@ -32,14 +34,14 @@ OPTIONS --head:: - Show the HEAD reference. + Show the HEAD reference, even if it would normally be filtered out. --tags:: --heads:: - Limit to only "refs/heads" and "refs/tags", respectively. These - options are not mutually exclusive; when given both, references stored - in "refs/heads" and "refs/tags" are displayed. + Limit to "refs/heads" and "refs/tags", respectively. These options + are not mutually exclusive; when given both, references stored in + "refs/heads" and "refs/tags" are displayed. -d:: --dereference:: @@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ OPTIONS Show references matching one or more patterns. Patterns are matched from the end of the full name, and only complete parts are matched, e.g. 'master' matches 'refs/heads/master', 'refs/remotes/origin/master', - 'refs/tags/jedi/master' but not 'refs/heads/mymaster' nor + 'refs/tags/jedi/master' but not 'refs/heads/mymaster' or 'refs/remotes/master/jedi'. OUTPUT @@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ FILES SEE ALSO -------- +linkgit:git-for-each-ref[1], linkgit:git-ls-remote[1], linkgit:git-update-ref[1], linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] |