The parameter given must be usable as a single, valid
object name. Otherwise barf and abort.
--q, --quiet::
+-q::
+--quiet::
Only meaningful in `--verify` mode. Do not output an error
message if the first argument is not a valid object name;
instead exit with non-zero status silently.
--is-bare-repository::
When the repository is bare print "true", otherwise "false".
---short, --short=number::
+--short::
+--short=number::
Instead of outputting the full SHA1 values of object names try to
abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified
7 is used. The minimum length is 4.
---since=datestring, --after=datestring::
+--since=datestring::
+--after=datestring::
Parses the date string, and outputs corresponding
--max-age= parameter for git-rev-list command.
---until=datestring, --before=datestring::
+--until=datestring::
+--before=datestring::
Parses the date string, and outputs corresponding
--min-age= parameter for git-rev-list command.
second ago\}' or '\{1979-02-26 18:30:00\}') to specify the value
of the ref at a prior point in time. This suffix may only be
used immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an
- existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>).
+ existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>). Note that this looks up the state
+ of your *local* ref at a given time; e.g., what was in your local
+ `master` branch last week. If you want to look at commits made during
+ certain times, see `--since` and `--until`.
* A ref followed by the suffix '@' with an ordinal specification
enclosed in a brace pair (e.g. '\{1\}', '\{15\}') to specify