GIT 0.99.9l aka 1.0rc4

diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 993911070a2ced38586b3aedcb5078f25d57ec35..064ccb1f8707bc6e82d43bcabb20bb30aec6236f 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --sparse::
        When optional paths are given, the command outputs only
-       the commits that changes at least one of them.  This
-       flag makes the command ignore the paths, outputting all
-       eligible commits (still subject to count and age
-       limitation).
+       the commits that changes at least one of them, and also
+       ignores merges that do not touch the given paths.  This
+       flag makes the command output all eligible commits
+       (still subject to count and age limitation), but apply
+       merge simplification nevertheless.
 
 --all::
        Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/` are