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diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt index 7ae50aa26a..ca96c281d1 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitk.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt @@ -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. @@ -178,19 +178,21 @@ used by default. If '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME' is not set it defaults to 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. |