Merge branch 'maint-1.5.4' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / gitk.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index f1aeb07f64e09735871f0a956b9ba412578a2a23..ed3ba83c530411801dd1cd8980cad4d005962690 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gitk(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-gitk - git repository browser
+gitk - The git repository browser
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ git repository.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 To control which revisions to shown, the command takes options applicable to
-the gitlink:git-rev-list[1] command. This manual page describes only the most
+the linkgit:git-rev-list[1] command. This manual page describes only the most
 frequently used options.
 
 -n <number>, --max-count=<number>::
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ frequently used options.
        meaning show from the given revision and back, or it can be a range in
        the form "'<from>'..'<to>'" to show all revisions between '<from>' and
        back to '<to>'. Note, more advanced revision selection can be applied.
+       For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
+       "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
 
 <path>::
 
        Limit commits to the ones touching files in the given paths. Note, to
        avoid ambiguity wrt. revision names use "--" to separate the paths
-       from any preceeding options.
+       from any preceding options.
 
 Examples
 --------
@@ -67,11 +69,16 @@ gitk --since="2 weeks ago" \-- gitk::
        The "--" is necessary to avoid confusion with the *branch* named
        'gitk'
 
-gitk --max-count=100 --all -- Makefile::
+gitk --max-count=100 --all \-- Makefile::
 
        Show at most 100 changes made to the file 'Makefile'. Instead of only
        looking for changes in the current branch look in all branches.
 
+Files
+-----
+Gitk creates the .gitk file in your $HOME directory to store preferences
+such as display options, font, and colors.
+
 See Also
 --------
 'qgit(1)'::
@@ -96,5 +103,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano, Jonas Fonseca, and the git-list
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite