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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gitk-specific options.
gitk generally only understands options with arguments in the
'sticked' form (see linkgit:gitcli[7]) due to limitations in the
-command line parser.
+command-line parser.
rev-list options and arguments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for a complete list.
--left-right::
- Mark which side of a symmetric diff a commit is reachable
+ Mark which side of a symmetric difference a commit is reachable
from. Commits from the left side are prefixed with a `<`
symbol and those from the right with a `>` symbol.
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for a complete list.
--simplify-merges::
- Additional option to '--full-history' to remove some needless
+ Additional option to `--full-history` to remove some needless
merges from the resulting history, as there are no selected
commits contributing to this merge. (See "History
simplification" in linkgit:git-log[1] for a more detailed
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for a complete list.
detailed explanation.)
-L<start>,<end>:<file>::
--L:<regex>:<file>::
+-L:<funcname>:<file>::
Trace the evolution of the line range given by "<start>,<end>"
- (or the funcname regex <regex>) within the <file>. You may
+ (or the function name regex <funcname>) within the <file>. You may
not give any pathspec limiters. This is currently limited to
a walk starting from a single revision, i.e., you may only
give zero or one positive revision arguments.
@@ -166,25 +166,33 @@ gitk --max-count=100 --all \-- Makefile::
Files
-----
-Gitk creates the .gitk file in your $HOME directory to store preferences
-such as display options, font, and colors.
+User configuration and preferences are stored at:
+
+* '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk' if it exists, otherwise
+* '$HOME/.gitk' if it exists
+
+If neither of the above exist then '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/gitk' is created and
+used by default. If '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME' is not set it defaults to
+'$HOME/.config' in all cases.
History
-------
Gitk was the first graphical repository browser. It's written in
-tcl/tk and started off in a separate repository but was later merged
-into the main Git repository.
+tcl/tk.
+
+'gitk' is actually maintained as an independent project, but stable
+versions are distributed as part of the Git suite for the convenience
+of end users.
+gitk-git/ comes from Paul Mackerras's gitk project:
+
+ git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk
SEE ALSO
--------
'qgit(1)'::
A repository browser written in C++ using Qt.
-'gitview(1)'::
- A repository browser written in Python using Gtk. It's based on
- 'bzrk(1)' and distributed in the contrib area of the Git repository.
-
'tig(1)'::
A minimal repository browser and Git tool output highlighter written
in C using Ncurses.