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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-log.txt8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-rev-list.txt10
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 5920d1799..d71e51ad4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
--first-parent::
Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
- commit. This option gives a better overview of the
- evolution of a particular branch.
+ commit. This option can give a better overview when
+ viewing the evolution of a particular topic branch,
+ because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about
+ adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and
+ this option allows you to ignore the individual commits
+ brought in to your history by such a merge.
-g, \--walk-reflogs::
Show commits as they were recorded in the reflog. The log contains
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index a03f9fe5f..438dae02e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[ \--min-age=timestamp ]
[ \--sparse ]
[ \--no-merges ]
+ [ \--first-parent ]
[ \--remove-empty ]
[ \--full-history ]
[ \--not ]
@@ -256,6 +257,15 @@ limiting may be applied.
Do not print commits with more than one parent.
+--first-parent::
+ Follow only the first parent commit upon seeing a merge
+ commit. This option can give a better overview when
+ viewing the evolution of a particular topic branch,
+ because merges into a topic branch tend to be only about
+ adjusting to updated upstream from time to time, and
+ this option allows you to ignore the individual commits
+ brought in to your history by such a merge.
+
--not::
Reverses the meaning of the '{caret}' prefix (or lack thereof)