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@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ SPECIFYING REVISIONS
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A revision parameter '<rev>' typically, but not necessarily, names a
-commit object. It uses what is called an 'extended SHA1'
+commit object. It uses what is called an 'extended SHA-1'
syntax. Here are various ways to spell object names. The
ones listed near the end of this list name trees and
blobs contained in a commit.
'<sha1>', e.g. 'dae86e1950b1277e545cee180551750029cfe735', 'dae86e'::
- The full SHA1 object name (40-byte hexadecimal string), or
+ The full SHA-1 object name (40-byte hexadecimal string), or
a leading substring that is unique within the repository.
E.g. dae86e1950b1277e545cee180551750029cfe735 and dae86e both
name the same commit object if there is no other object in
@@ -244,11 +244,13 @@ To summarize:
'<rev1>..<rev2>'::
Include commits that are reachable from <rev2> but exclude
- those that are reachable from <rev1>.
+ those that are reachable from <rev1>. When either <rev1> or
+ <rev2> is omitted, it defaults to 'HEAD'.
'<rev1>\...<rev2>'::
Include commits that are reachable from either <rev1> or
- <rev2> but exclude those that are reachable from both.
+ <rev2> but exclude those that are reachable from both. When
+ either <rev1> or <rev2> is omitted, it defaults to 'HEAD'.
'<rev>{caret}@', e.g. 'HEAD{caret}@'::
A suffix '{caret}' followed by an at sign is the same as listing