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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ gitk - The git repository browser
SYNOPSIS
--------
+[verse]
'gitk' [<option>...] [<revs>] [--] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ git repository.
OPTIONS
-------
To control which revisions to show, the command takes options applicable to
-the 'git-rev-list' command (see linkgit:git-rev-list[1]).
+the 'git rev-list' command (see linkgit:git-rev-list[1]).
This manual page describes only the most
frequently used options.
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ frequently used options.
After an attempt to merge stops with conflicts, show the commits on
the history between two branches (i.e. the HEAD and the MERGE_HEAD)
- that modify the conflicted files.
+ that modify the conflicted files and do not exist on all the heads
+ being merged.
--argscmd=<command>::
Command to be run each time gitk has to determine the list of
@@ -68,12 +70,12 @@ frequently used options.
the form "'<from>'..'<to>'" to show all revisions between '<from>' and
back to '<to>'. Note, more advanced revision selection can be applied.
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
- "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
+ linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
<path>...::
Limit commits to the ones touching files in the given paths. Note, to
- avoid ambiguity wrt. revision names use "--" to separate the paths
+ avoid ambiguity with respect to revision names use "--" to separate the paths
from any preceding options.
Examples
@@ -112,15 +114,6 @@ SEE ALSO
A minimal repository browser and git tool output highlighter written
in C using Ncurses.
-Author
-------
-Written by Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano, Jonas Fonseca, and the git-list
-<git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite