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authorTheodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>2007-03-05 14:46:05 -0500
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-03-05 21:21:09 -0800
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Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ Identifier Terminology
operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
+<commit-ish>::
+ Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
+ command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+ operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+ <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
<type>::
Indicates that an object type is required.
Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.