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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git-rev-list.html b/git-rev-list.html index 3ce99e5c0..1d51c84e8 100644 --- a/git-rev-list.html +++ b/git-rev-list.html @@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ together.</p></div> Print the object IDs of any object referenced by the listed
commits. <code>--objects foo ^bar</code> thus means “send me
all object IDs which I need to download if I have the commit
- object <em>bar</em> but not <em>foo</em>”.
+ object <em>bar</em> but not <em>foo</em>”. See also <code>--object-names</code> below.
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@@ -2121,7 +2121,12 @@ together.</p></div> <dd>
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Only useful with <code>--objects</code>; print the names of the object IDs
- that are found. This is the default behavior.
+ that are found. This is the default behavior. Note that the
+ "name" of each object is ambiguous, and mostly intended as a
+ hint for packing objects. In particular: no distinction is made between
+ the names of tags, trees, and blobs; path names may be modified
+ to remove newlines; and if an object would appear multiple times
+ with different names, only one name is shown.
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