From 3fcfd662dc84830d25ee966b8d5325806b7c51b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nanako Shiraishi Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:58:17 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Document "git log --simplify-by-decoration" Signed-off-by: Nanako Shiraishi Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index 966276b169..668923893e 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -456,6 +456,14 @@ Note the major differences in `N` and `P` over '\--full-history': removed completely, because it had one parent and is TREESAME. -- +The '\--simplify-by-decoration' option allows you to view only the +big picture of the topology of the history, by omitting commits +that are not referenced by tags. Commits are marked as !TREESAME +(in other words, kept after history simplification rules described +above) if (1) they are referenced by tags, or (2) they change the +contents of the paths given on the command line. All other +commits are marked as TREESAME (subject to be simplified away). + ifdef::git-rev-list[] Bisection Helpers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 2.11.4.GIT