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-rw-r--r--Documentation/diff-options.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-blame.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-branch.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-ls-files.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt3
-rw-r--r--Documentation/pretty-options.txt6
6 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 573fb9bb71..706c69bc82 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
--abbrev[=<n>]::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
name in diff-raw format output and diff-tree header
- lines, show only a partial prefix.
+ lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>'
+ hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
In diff-patch output format, `--full-index` takes higher
precedence, i.e. if `--full-index` is specified, full blob
names will be shown regardless of `--abbrev`.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
index 7e81541996..34b496d485 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ include::blame-options.txt[]
--abbrev=<n>::
Instead of using the default 7+1 hexadecimal digits as the
- abbreviated object name, use <n>+1 digits. Note that 1 column
+ abbreviated object name, use <m>+1 digits, where <m> is at
+ least <n> but ensures the commit object names are unique.
+ Note that 1 column
is used for a caret to mark the boundary commit.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index ace4ad3da8..adaa1782a8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [--show-current]
- [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+ [-v [--abbrev=<n> | --no-abbrev]]
[--column[=<options>] | --no-column] [--sort=<key>]
[--merged [<commit>]] [--no-merged [<commit>]]
[--contains [<commit>]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
Be more quiet when creating or deleting a branch, suppressing
non-error messages.
---abbrev=<length>::
- Alter the sha1's minimum display length in the output listing.
+--abbrev=<n>::
+ In the verbose listing that show the commit object name,
+ show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>' hexdigits
+ long that uniquely refers the object.
The default value is 7 and can be overridden by the `core.abbrev`
config option.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 3cb2ebb438..cbcf5263dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[--exclude-standard]
[--error-unmatch] [--with-tree=<tree-ish>]
[--full-name] [--recurse-submodules]
- [--abbrev] [--] [<file>...]
+ [--abbrev[=<n>]] [--] [<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ a space) at the start of each line:
--abbrev[=<n>]::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
- lines, show only a partial prefix.
+ lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>'
+ hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
--debug::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
index a7515714da..db02d6d79a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ OPTIONS
--abbrev[=<n>]::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
- lines, show only a partial prefix.
+ lines, show the shortest prefix that is at least '<n>'
+ hexdigits long that uniquely refers the object.
Non default number of digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
--full-name::
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
index 17c5aac4b7..27ddaf84a1 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-options.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ configuration (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
--abbrev-commit::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal commit object
- name, show only a partial prefix. Non default number of
- digits can be specified with "--abbrev=<n>" (which also modifies
- diff output, if it is displayed).
+ name, show a prefix that names the object uniquely.
+ "--abbrev=<n>" (which also modifies diff output, if it is displayed)
+ option can be used to specify the minimum length of the prefix.
+
This should make "--pretty=oneline" a whole lot more readable for
people using 80-column terminals.