tests: factor out terminal handling from t7006

diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index be4c0533603443cd9b4df5bf732bbcdd31802a11..341ca90c6e2b40676d4be360118176a39955b11c 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS
        properly quoted for consumption by shell.  Useful when
        you expect your parameter to contain whitespaces and
        newlines (e.g. when using pickaxe `-S` with
-       'git diff-\*'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
+       'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
        the command input is still interpreted as usual.
 
 --not::
@@ -112,14 +112,15 @@ OPTIONS
 +
 If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
 shown.  If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
-`\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/\*`.
+`{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by
+appending `/{asterisk}`.
 
 --glob=pattern::
        Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
        the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
        prepended.  If the pattern does not contain a globbing
-       character (`?`, `\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
-       match by appending `/\*`.
+       character (`?`, `{asterisk}`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
+       match by appending `/{asterisk}`.
 
 --show-toplevel::
        Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.