Merge branch 'jc/diff' into next
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-rev-list.txt
index 5b306d65933b0878ebc7623ed25a54edc979e95c..8255ae1bceee562140179704352a7e4f9cd83d99 100644 (file)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
             [ \--all ]
             [ \--topo-order ]
             [ \--parents ]
-            [ \--objects [ \--unpacked ] ]
+            [ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ]
             [ \--pretty | \--header ]
             [ \--bisect ]
             <commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ]
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ OPTIONS
        which I need to download if I have the commit object 'bar', but
        not 'foo'".
 
+--objects-edge::
+       Similar to `--objects`, but also print the IDs of
+       excluded commits refixed with a `-` character.  This is
+       used by `git-pack-objects` to build 'thin' pack, which
+       records objects in deltified form based on objects
+       contained in these excluded commits to reduce network
+       traffic.
+
 --unpacked::
        Only useful with `--objects`; print the object IDs that
        are not in packs.