Add a Documentation/git-tools.txt

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diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index f9146f1..27f18e2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ SYNOPSIS
             [ \--min-age=timestamp ]
             [ \--sparse ]
             [ \--no-merges ]
+            [ \--remove-empty ]
             [ \--all ]
             [ [ \--merge-order [ \--show-breaks ] ] | [ \--topo-order ] ]
             [ \--parents ]
-            [ \--objects [ \--unpacked ] ]
+            [ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ]
             [ \--pretty | \--header ]
             [ \--bisect ]
             <commit>... [ \-- <paths>... ]
@@ -52,6 +53,14 @@ OPTIONS
        which I need to download if I have the commit object 'bar', but
        not 'foo'".
 
+--objects-edge::
+       Similar to `--objects`, but also print the IDs of
+       excluded commits refixed with a `-` character.  This is
+       used by `git-pack-objects` to build 'thin' pack, which
+       records objects in deltified form based on objects
+       contained in these excluded commits to reduce network
+       traffic.
+
 --unpacked::
        Only useful with `--objects`; print the object IDs that
        are not in packs.
@@ -80,6 +89,9 @@ OPTIONS
        (still subject to count and age limitation), but apply
        merge simplification nevertheless.
 
+--remove-empty::
+       Stop when a given path disappears from the tree.
+
 --all::
        Pretend as if all the refs in `$GIT_DIR/refs/` are
        listed on the command line as <commit>.