Documentation: improve description of --glob=pattern and friends
Consolidate the descriptions of --branches, --tags and --remotes a
bit, to make it less repetitive. Improve the grammar a bit, and spell
out the meaning of the 'append /*' rule.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index afe8699..61f4835 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -104,25 +104,23 @@
Show all refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs`.
--branches[=pattern]::
- Show branch refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`. If `pattern`
- is given, only branches matching given shell glob are shown.
- If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
-
--tags[=pattern]::
- Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`. If `pattern`
- is given, only tags matching given shell glob are shown.
- If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
-
--remotes[=pattern]::
- Show tag refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`. If `pattern`
- is given, only remote tracking branches matching given shell glob
- are shown. If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is
- impiled.
+ Show all branches, tags, or remote-tracking branches,
+ respectively (i.e., refs found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads`,
+ `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`, or `$GIT_DIR/refs/remotes`,
+ respectively).
++
+If a `pattern` is given, only refs matching the given shell glob are
+shown. If the pattern does not contain a globbing character (`?`,
+`\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix match by appending `/\*`.
---glob=glob-pattern::
- Show refs matching shell glob pattern `glob-pattern`. If pattern
- specified lacks leading 'refs/', it is automatically prepended.
- If pattern lacks '?', '*', or '[', '/*' at the end is impiled.
+--glob=pattern::
+ Show all refs matching the shell glob pattern `pattern`. If
+ the pattern does not start with `refs/`, this is automatically
+ prepended. If the pattern does not contain a globbing
+ character (`?`, `\*`, or `[`), it is turned into a prefix
+ match by appending `/\*`.
--show-prefix::
When the command is invoked from a subdirectory, show the
