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

[git.git] / rev-parse.c

diff --git a/rev-parse.c b/rev-parse.c
index 3c99a79..6bf205a 100644 (file)
--- a/rev-parse.c
+++ b/rev-parse.c
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ static int is_rev_argument(const char *arg)
        };
        const char **p = rev_args;
 
+       /* accept -<digit>, like traditional "head" */
+       if ((*arg == '-') && isdigit(arg[1]))
+               return 1;
+
        for (;;) {
                const char *str = *p++;
                int len;