From: sean Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 19:06:07 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Clarify git-cherry documentation. X-Git-Tag: v1.4.0-rc1~172 X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?p=git.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=81ae43cdc4ec4bfba1638aa9786e08322d10b72c Clarify git-cherry documentation. Signed-off-by: Sean Estabrooks Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt index 9a5e3718..893baaa6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt @@ -11,11 +11,20 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Each commit between the fork-point and is examined, and compared against -the change each commit between the fork-point and introduces. -Commits already included in upstream are prefixed with '-' (meaning "drop from -my local pull"), while commits missing from upstream are prefixed with '+' -(meaning "add to the updated upstream"). +The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and +is compared against each commit between the fork-point and . + +Every commit with a changeset that doesn't exist in the other branch +has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. Those existing only +in the branch are prefixed with a minus (-) sign, and those +that only exist in the branch are prefixed with a plus (+) symbol. + +Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id +(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally +has been applied under a different commit id. For example, +this will happen if you're feeding patches via email rather +than pushing or pulling commits directly. + OPTIONS -------