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Improve git-log documentation wrt file filters

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The need for "--" in the git-log synopsis was previously unclear and
confusing. This patch makes it a little clearer.

Thanks to hyy <yiyihu@gmail.com> for his help.

[sp: Changed -- to \-- per prior commit e1ccf53.]

Signed-off-by: martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
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martin f. krafft 2008-09-30 21:57:50 +02:00 committed by Shawn O. Pearce
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Documentation/git-log.txt
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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
SYNOPSIS
--------
'git log' <option>...
'git log' [<options>] [<since>..<until>] [[\--] <path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
Note that only message is considered, if also a diff is shown
its size is not included.
<path>...::
Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths.
[\--] <path>...::
Show only commits that affect any of the specified paths. To
prevent confusion with options and branch names, paths may need
to be prefixed with "\-- " to separate them from options or
refnames.
include::rev-list-options.txt[]