Do not print 'dangling' for cat-file in case of ambiguity

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index 74013335a1ccd18228a53acbd8dd7f5fe1ab40ca..e27a9409854ab9585b110c16155d4708b24a651e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ the repository, then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format and print:
 <object> SP missing LF
 ------------
 
+If a name is specified that might refer to more than one object (an ambiguous short sha), then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format and print:
+
+------------
+<object> SP ambiguous LF
+------------
+
 If --follow-symlinks is used, and a symlink in the repository points
 outside the repository, then `cat-file` will ignore any custom format
 and print: