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| author | Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> | 2020-10-07 00:56:16 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2020-10-07 09:49:05 -0700 |
| commit | c693ef781bef002bca15be74bec3a6a65c679eb5 (patch) | |
| tree | 7d92408076c51d7640aaff655184427a83f2f790 /Documentation/git-checkout.txt | |
| parent | 5602b500c3cd9ac308bf9af0d5f0a79bd2195346 (diff) | |
| download | git-c693ef781bef002bca15be74bec3a6a65c679eb5.tar.gz | |
Doc: document "A...B" form for <tree-ish> in checkout and switch
Using "A...B" has been supported for the <tree-ish> argument for a
while. However, its support has never been explicitly documented.
Explicitly document it so that users know that it is available.
Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 5b697eee1b..8c2f736f3a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. <tree-ish>:: Tree to checkout from (when paths are given). If not specified, the index will be used. ++ +As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the +merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can +leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`. \--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. |