author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Wed, 14 May 2008 20:46:42 +0000 (13:46 -0700) | ||
committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Wed, 14 May 2008 20:46:42 +0000 (13:46 -0700) |
* maint-1.5.4:
Documentation/git-describe.txt: make description more readable
Documentation/git-describe.txt: make description more readable
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DESCRIPTION
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The command finds the most recent tag that is reachable from a
-commit, and if the commit itself is pointed at by the tag, shows
-the tag. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with the number of
-additional commits and the abbreviated object name of the commit.
+commit. If the tag points to the commit, then only the tag is
+shown. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with the number of
+additional commits on top of the tagged object and the
+abbreviated object name of the most recent commit.
OPTIONS