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  Documentation: explain the meaning of "-g" in git-describe output
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@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ The number of additional commits is the number
of commits which would be displayed by "git log v1.0.4..parent". of commits which would be displayed by "git log v1.0.4..parent".
The hash suffix is "-g" + 7-char abbreviation for the tip commit The hash suffix is "-g" + 7-char abbreviation for the tip commit
of parent (which was `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`). of parent (which was `2414721b194453f058079d897d13c4e377f92dc6`).
The "g" prefix stands for "git" and is used to allow describing the version of
a software depending on the SCM the software is managed with. This is useful
in an environment where people may use different SCMs.
Doing a 'git describe' on a tag-name will just show the tag name: Doing a 'git describe' on a tag-name will just show the tag name: