From 043d76050d3136b8684b5a3938e8bc0c1f8483fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:46:05 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add definition of <commit-ish> to the main git man page.

Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
---
 Documentation/git.txt | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index c0fa0d4b17..e514588bd3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ Identifier Terminology
 	operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
 	<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
 
+<commit-ish>::
+	Indicates a commit or tag object name.  A
+	command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+	operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+	<tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
 <type>::
 	Indicates that an object type is required.
 	Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
-- 
2.11.4.GIT