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Doc: document "A...B" form for <tree-ish> in checkout and switch

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Using "A...B" has been supported for the <tree-ish> argument for a
while. However, its support has never been explicitly documented.

Explicitly document it so that users know that it is available.

Signed-off-by: Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Documentation/git-checkout.txt
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@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.
<tree-ish>::
Tree to checkout from (when paths are given). If not specified,
the index will be used.
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As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the
merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can
leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.

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Documentation/git-restore.txt
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@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ OPTIONS
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If not specified, the contents are restored from `HEAD` if `--staged` is
given, otherwise from the index.
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As a special case, you may use `"A...B"` as a shortcut for the
merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can
leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.
-p::
--patch::