author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:44:19 +0000 (00:44 -0700) | ||
committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:44:19 +0000 (00:44 -0700) |
* maint:
doc/rev-parse: clarify reflog vs --until for specifying revisions
doc/rev-parse: clarify reflog vs --until for specifying revisions
Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt | patch | blob | history |
index 9e273bc5a6ee091ad7b81254228d33fd4df5541e..59e95adf42d1d481d636929a0b3ad79eebc53426 100644 (file)
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