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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/git-rev-parse.html b/git-rev-parse.html index d50d9174f..e9874e24b 100644 --- a/git-rev-parse.html +++ b/git-rev-parse.html @@ -761,8 +761,14 @@ git-rev-parse(1) Manual Page (i.e. parameters that begin with a dash <em>-</em>) and parameters
meant for the underlying <em>git rev-list</em> command they use internally
and flags and parameters for the other commands they use
-downstream of <em>git rev-list</em>. This command is used to
-distinguish between them.</p></div>
+downstream of <em>git rev-list</em>. The primary purpose of this command
+is to allow calling programs to distinguish between them. There are
+a few other operation modes that have nothing to do with the above
+"help parse command line options".</p></div>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Unless otherwise specified, most of the options and operation modes
+require you to run this command inside a git repository or a working
+tree that is under the control of a git repository, and will give you
+a fatal error otherwise.</p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="sect1">
@@ -778,6 +784,8 @@ distinguish between them.</p></div> <dd>
<p>
Use <em>git rev-parse</em> in option parsing mode (see PARSEOPT section below).
+ The command in this mode can be used outside a repository or
+ a working tree controlled by a repository.
</p>
</dd>
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@@ -788,6 +796,8 @@ distinguish between them.</p></div> Use <em>git rev-parse</em> in shell quoting mode (see SQ-QUOTE
section below). In contrast to the <code>--sq</code> option below, this
mode only does quoting. Nothing else is done to command input.
+ The command in this mode can be used outside a repository or
+ a working tree controlled by a repository.
</p>
</dd>
</dl></div>
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