timestamp_t: a new data type for timestamps

diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 97fc703f4c0db968151b39de537fc641e5a19c32..c40c4704486dd9d1a5650562540db7379818ab03 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ repository.  For example:
 ----
 prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
-eval "set -- $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" "$@")"
+# rev-parse provides the -- needed for 'set'
+eval "set $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" -- "$@")"
 ----
 
 --verify::
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ eval "set -- $(git rev-parse --sq --prefix "$prefix" "$@")"
 +
 If you want to make sure that the output actually names an object in
 your object database and/or can be used as a specific type of object
-you require, you can add "\^{type}" peeling operator to the parameter.
+you require, you can add the `^{type}` peeling operator to the parameter.
 For example, `git rev-parse "$VAR^{commit}"` will make sure `$VAR`
 names an existing object that is a commit-ish (i.e. a commit, or an
 annotated tag that points at a commit).  To make sure that `$VAR`
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ can be used.
        form as close to the original input as possible.
 
 --symbolic-full-name::
-       This is similar to \--symbolic, but it omits input that
+       This is similar to --symbolic, but it omits input that
        are not refs (i.e. branch or tag names; or more
        explicitly disambiguating "heads/master" form, when you
        want to name the "master" branch when there is an
@@ -216,6 +217,10 @@ If `$GIT_DIR` is not defined and the current directory
 is not detected to lie in a Git repository or work tree
 print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
 
+--absolute-git-dir::
+       Like `--git-dir`, but its output is always the canonicalized
+       absolute path.
+
 --git-common-dir::
        Show `$GIT_COMMON_DIR` if defined, else `$GIT_DIR`.
 
@@ -256,6 +261,12 @@ print a message to stderr and exit with nonzero status.
 --show-toplevel::
        Show the absolute path of the top-level directory.
 
+--show-superproject-working-tree
+       Show the absolute path of the root of the superproject's
+       working tree (if exists) that uses the current repository as
+       its submodule.  Outputs nothing if the current repository is
+       not used as a submodule by any project.
+
 --shared-index-path::
        Show the path to the shared index file in split index mode, or
        empty if not in split-index mode.
@@ -311,8 +322,8 @@ Each line of options has this format:
 `<opt-spec>`::
        its format is the short option character, then the long option name
        separated by a comma. Both parts are not required, though at least one
-       is necessary. `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are all three correct
-       `<opt-spec>`.
+       is necessary. May not contain any of the `<flags>` characters.
+       `h,help`, `dry-run` and `f` are examples of correct `<opt-spec>`.
 
 `<flags>`::
        `<flags>` are of `*`, `=`, `?` or `!`.