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doc/rev-parse: clarify reflog vs --until for specifying revisions
The rev-parse manpage introduces the branch@{date} syntax, and mentions the reflog specifically. However, new users may not be familiar with the distinction between the reflog and the commit date, so let's help them out with a "you may be interested in --until" pointer. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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second ago\}' or '\{1979-02-26 18:30:00\}') to specify the value
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of the ref at a prior point in time. This suffix may only be
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used immediately following a ref name and the ref must have an
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existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>).
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existing log ($GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>). Note that this looks up the state
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of your *local* ref at a given time; e.g., what was in your local
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`master` branch last week. If you want to look at commits made during
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certain times, see `--since` and `--until`.
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* A ref followed by the suffix '@' with an ordinal specification
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enclosed in a brace pair (e.g. '\{1\}', '\{15\}') to specify
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