add special "matching refs" refspec

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 336fe99cc78d932f216cc7b04ac3a36685f9f96e..6f445b1e3bbefccdb865f8cb93fb470892b94e41 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ Documentation for older releases are available here:
 * link:v1.5.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes-1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1],
   link:RelNotes-1.5.5.txt[1.5.5].
 
+* link:v1.5.5.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.1]
+
 * link:v1.5.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.5]
 
 * release notes for
@@ -140,7 +143,8 @@ help ...'.
 
 --git-dir=<path>::
        Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
-       setting the GIT_DIR environment variable.
+       setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
+       path or relative path to current working directory.
 
 --work-tree=<path>::
        Set the path to the working tree.  The value will not be
@@ -148,7 +152,12 @@ help ...'.
        a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
        This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
        environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
-       variable.
+       variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to
+       the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR.
+       Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of
+       --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
+       the current working directory is regarded as the top directory
+       of your working tree.
 
 --bare::
        Treat the repository as a bare repository.  If GIT_DIR