rev-list: allow -<n> as shorthand for --max-count=<n>

[git.git] / rev-list.c

diff --git a/rev-list.c b/rev-list.c
index 4565755..1bc1887 100644 (file)
--- a/rev-list.c
+++ b/rev-list.c
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
                struct commit *commit;
                unsigned char sha1[20];
 
+               /* accept -<digit>, like traditilnal "head" */
+               if ((*arg == '-') && isdigit(arg[1])) {
+                       max_count = atoi(arg + 1);
+                       continue;
+               }
                if (!strcmp(arg, "-n")) {
                        if (++i >= argc)
                                die("-n requires an argument");