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diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index deb8cca917..f1c52208f0 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -58,14 +58,20 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
more than one `--grep=<pattern>`, commits whose message
matches any of the given patterns are chosen (but see
`--all-match`).
+ifndef::git-rev-list[]
+
-When `--show-notes` is in effect, the message from the notes as
-if it is part of the log message.
+When `--show-notes` is in effect, the message from the notes is
+matched as if it were part of the log message.
+endif::git-rev-list[]
--all-match::
Limit the commits output to ones that match all given `--grep`,
instead of ones that match at least one.
+--invert-grep::
+ Limit the commits output to ones with log message that do not
+ match the pattern specified with `--grep=<pattern>`.
+
-i::
--regexp-ignore-case::
Match the regular expression limiting patterns without regard to letter
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@ parents) and `--max-parents=-1` (negative numbers denote no upper limit).
because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about
adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and
this option allows you to ignore the individual commits
- brought in to your history by such a merge.
+ brought in to your history by such a merge. Cannot be
+ combined with --bisect.
--not::
Reverses the meaning of the '{caret}' prefix (or lack thereof)
@@ -160,7 +167,7 @@ parents) and `--max-parents=-1` (negative numbers denote no upper limit).
consider. Repetitions of this option accumulate exclusion patterns
up to the next `--all`, `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or
`--glob` option (other options or arguments do not clear
- accumlated patterns).
+ accumulated patterns).
+
The patterns given should not begin with `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, or
`refs/remotes` when applied to `--branches`, `--tags`, or `--remotes`,
@@ -168,6 +175,10 @@ respectively, and they must begin with `refs/` when applied to `--glob`
or `--all`. If a trailing '/{asterisk}' is intended, it must be given
explicitly.
+--reflog::
+ Pretend as if all objects mentioned by reflogs are listed on the
+ command line as `<commit>`.
+
--ignore-missing::
Upon seeing an invalid object name in the input, pretend as if
the bad input was not given.
@@ -177,7 +188,7 @@ ifndef::git-rev-list[]
Pretend as if the bad bisection ref `refs/bisect/bad`
was listed and as if it was followed by `--not` and the good
bisection refs `refs/bisect/good-*` on the command
- line.
+ line. Cannot be combined with --first-parent.
endif::git-rev-list[]
--stdin::
@@ -558,7 +569,7 @@ outputs 'midpoint', the output of the two commands
would be of roughly the same length. Finding the change which
introduces a regression is thus reduced to a binary search: repeatedly
generate and test new 'midpoint's until the commit chain is of length
-one.
+one. Cannot be combined with --first-parent.
--bisect-vars::
This calculates the same as `--bisect`, except that refs in
@@ -635,6 +646,7 @@ Object Traversal
These options are mostly targeted for packing of Git repositories.
+ifdef::git-rev-list[]
--objects::
Print the object IDs of any object referenced by the listed
commits. `--objects foo ^bar` thus means ``send me
@@ -644,13 +656,24 @@ These options are mostly targeted for packing of Git repositories.
--objects-edge::
Similar to `--objects`, but also print the IDs of excluded
commits prefixed with a ``-'' character. This is used by
- linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] to build ``thin'' pack, which records
+ linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] to build a ``thin'' pack, which records
objects in deltified form based on objects contained in these
excluded commits to reduce network traffic.
+--objects-edge-aggressive::
+ Similar to `--objects-edge`, but it tries harder to find excluded
+ commits at the cost of increased time. This is used instead of
+ `--objects-edge` to build ``thin'' packs for shallow repositories.
+
+--indexed-objects::
+ Pretend as if all trees and blobs used by the index are listed
+ on the command line. Note that you probably want to use
+ `--objects`, too.
+
--unpacked::
Only useful with `--objects`; print the object IDs that are not
in packs.
+endif::git-rev-list[]
--no-walk[=(sorted|unsorted)]::
Only show the given commits, but do not traverse their ancestors.
@@ -659,6 +682,7 @@ These options are mostly targeted for packing of Git repositories.
given on the command line. Otherwise (if `sorted` or no argument
was given), the commits are shown in reverse chronological order
by commit time.
+ Cannot be combined with `--graph`.
--do-walk::
Overrides a previous `--no-walk`.
@@ -677,7 +701,7 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[]
--relative-date::
Synonym for `--date=relative`.
---date=(relative|local|default|iso|rfc|short|raw)::
+--date=(relative|local|default|iso|iso-strict|rfc|short|raw)::
Only takes effect for dates shown in human-readable format, such
as when using `--pretty`. `log.date` config variable sets a default
value for the log command's `--date` option.
@@ -687,7 +711,16 @@ e.g. ``2 hours ago''.
+
`--date=local` shows timestamps in user's local time zone.
+
-`--date=iso` (or `--date=iso8601`) shows timestamps in ISO 8601 format.
+`--date=iso` (or `--date=iso8601`) shows timestamps in a ISO 8601-like format.
+The differences to the strict ISO 8601 format are:
+
+ - a space instead of the `T` date/time delimiter
+ - a space between time and time zone
+ - no colon between hours and minutes of the time zone
+
++
+`--date=iso-strict` (or `--date=iso8601-strict`) shows timestamps in strict
+ISO 8601 format.
+
`--date=rfc` (or `--date=rfc2822`) shows timestamps in RFC 2822
format, often found in email messages.
@@ -696,6 +729,11 @@ format, often found in email messages.
+
`--date=raw` shows the date in the internal raw Git format `%s %z` format.
+
+`--date=format:...` feeds the format `...` to your system `strftime`.
+Use `--date=format:%c` to show the date in your system locale's
+preferred format. See the `strftime` manual for a complete list of
+format placeholders.
++
`--date=default` shows timestamps in the original time zone
(either committer's or author's).
@@ -752,6 +790,7 @@ you would get an output like this:
on the left hand side of the output. This may cause extra lines
to be printed in between commits, in order for the graph history
to be drawn properly.
+ Cannot be combined with `--no-walk`.
+
This enables parent rewriting, see 'History Simplification' below.
+