From bc1a980759bc61a426c26d3b47e2d77a708a038b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Koponen Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 12:14:34 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention rev-list --ancestry-path restrictions The rev-list documentation doesn't mention that the given commit must be in the specified commit range, leading to unexpected results. Signed-off-by: Kai Koponen Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index 0d90d5b154..9d5243e0aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ Default mode:: --ancestry-path[=]:: When given a range of commits to display (e.g. 'commit1..commit2' - or 'commit2 {caret}commit1'), only display commits in that range + or 'commit2 {caret}commit1'), and a commit in that range, + only display commits in that range that are ancestors of , descendants of , or itself. If no commit is specified, use 'commit1' (the excluded part of the range) as . Can be passed multiple