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+++ b/Documentation/git-show-ref.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ OPTIONS
<pattern>...::
- Show references matching one or more patterns.
+ 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/remotes/master/jedi'.
OUTPUT
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@@ -173,11 +177,6 @@ linkgit:git-ls-remote[1],
linkgit:git-update-ref[1],
linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5]
-AUTHORS
--------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.
-Man page by Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite