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doc: rewrite description for rev-parse --short
`git rev-parse --short` is not a generic modifier but just a variant of `--verify` and considers the given length only as a suggestion to ensure uniqueness. Signed-off-by: Andreas Heiduk <asheiduk@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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computed based on the approximate number of packed objects
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in your repository, which hopefully is enough for
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abbreviated object names to stay unique for some time.
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The minimum length is 4.
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add.ignoreErrors::
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add.ignore-errors (deprecated)::
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'git diff-{asterisk}'). In contrast to the `--sq-quote` option,
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the command input is still interpreted as usual.
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--short[=length]::
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Same as `--verify` but shortens the object name to a unique
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prefix with at least `length` characters. The minimum length
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is 4, the default is the effective value of the `core.abbrev`
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configuration variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
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--not::
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When showing object names, prefix them with '{caret}' and
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strip '{caret}' prefix from the object names that already have
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The option core.warnAmbiguousRefs is used to select the strict
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abbreviation mode.
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--short::
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--short=number::
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Instead of outputting the full SHA-1 values of object names try to
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abbreviate them to a shorter unique name. When no length is specified
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7 is used. The minimum length is 4.
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--symbolic::
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Usually the object names are output in SHA-1 form (with
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possible '{caret}' prefix); this option makes them output in a
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