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Documentation: {caret} fixes (git-rev-list.txt)

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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ OPTIONS
--bisect:: --bisect::
Limit output to the one commit object which is roughly halfway Limit output to the one commit object which is roughly halfway
between the included and excluded commits. Thus, if 'git-rev-list between the included and excluded commits. Thus, if 'git-rev-list
--bisect foo ^bar ^baz' outputs 'midpoint', the output --bisect foo {caret}bar {caret}baz' outputs 'midpoint', the output
of 'git-rev-list foo ^midpoint' and 'git-rev-list midpoint of 'git-rev-list foo {caret}midpoint' and 'git-rev-list midpoint
^bar ^baz' would be of roughly the same length. Finding the change {caret}bar {caret}baz' would be of roughly the same length.
Finding the change
which introduces a regression is thus reduced to a binary search: which introduces a regression is thus reduced to a binary search:
repeatedly generate and test new 'midpoint's until the commit chain repeatedly generate and test new 'midpoint's until the commit chain
is of length one. is of length one.