diff: add diff.orderfile configuration variable

diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 2991d70a4a24d10c7f121b766d5f52545414b591..03533af7152e8b137cd3d885de3ec273b91d4791 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@ parents) and `--max-parents=-1` (negative numbers denote no upper limit).
        is automatically prepended if missing. If pattern lacks '?', '{asterisk}',
        or '[', '/{asterisk}' at the end is implied.
 
+--exclude=<glob-pattern>::
+
+       Do not include refs matching '<glob-pattern>' that the next `--all`,
+       `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or `--glob` would otherwise
+       consider. Repetitions of this option accumulate exclusion patterns
+       up to the next `--all`, `--branches`, `--tags`, `--remotes`, or
+       `--glob` option (other options or arguments do not clear
+       accumlated patterns).
++
+The patterns given should not begin with `refs/heads`, `refs/tags`, or
+`refs/remotes` when applied to `--branches`, `--tags`, or `--remotes`,
+respectively, and they must begin with `refs/` when applied to `--glob`
+or `--all`. If a trailing '/{asterisk}' is intended, it must be given
+explicitly.
+
 --ignore-missing::
        Upon seeing an invalid object name in the input, pretend as if
        the bad input was not given.