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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 97fe725075 cat-file docs: fix SYNOPSIS and "-h" output
There were various inaccuracies in the previous SYNOPSIS output,
e.g. "--path" is not something that can optionally go with any options
except --textconv or --filters, as the output implied.

The opening line of the DESCRIPTION section is also "In its first
form[...]", which refers to "git cat-file <type> <object>", but the
SYNOPSIS section wasn't showing that as the first form!

That part of the documentation made sense in
d83a42f34a (Documentation: minor grammatical fixes in
git-cat-file.txt, 2009-03-22) when it was introduced, but since then
various options that were added have made that intro make no sense in
the context it was in. Now the two will match again.

The usage output here is not properly aligned on "master" currently,
but will be with my in-flight 4631cfc20b (parse-options: properly
align continued usage output, 2021-09-21), so let's indent things
correctly in the C code in anticipation of that.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2021-12-30 13:05:28 -08:00
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config Merge branch 'hm/paint-hits-in-log-grep' 2021-11-01 13:48:08 -07:00
howto Document how we do embargoed releases 2021-03-27 15:13:12 -07:00
RelNotes The first batch to start the current cycle 2021-11-29 15:41:51 -08:00
technical Merge branch 'js/trace2-raise-format-version' 2021-11-12 15:29:25 -08:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore doc lint: make "lint-docs" non-.PHONY 2021-10-15 10:29:11 -07:00
asciidoc.conf Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.72.0 2020-03-29 09:25:38 -07:00
asciidoctor-extensions.rb Merge branch 'ma/user-manual-markup-update' 2019-10-06 12:25:16 +09:00
blame-options.txt Merge branch 'bs/doc-blame-color-lines' 2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
build-docdep.perl
cat-texi.perl
cmd-list.perl git.txt: add list of guides 2020-08-04 18:34:02 -07:00
CodingGuidelines Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc-guidelines' 2021-07-28 13:18:02 -07:00
config.txt config.txt: fix typo 2021-10-25 09:12:56 -07:00
date-formats.txt doc: mention approxidates for git-commit --date 2021-02-23 13:33:02 -08:00
diff-format.txt Documentation/diff-format: state in which cases porcelain status is T 2021-10-04 13:07:18 -07:00
diff-generate-patch.txt doc: point to diff attribute in patch format docs 2021-04-28 13:34:44 +09:00
diff-options.txt Merge branch 'jn/log-m-does-not-imply-p' 2021-08-11 12:36:18 -07:00
doc-diff doc-diff: use single-colon rule in rendering Makefile 2020-02-18 13:53:30 -08:00
docbook-xsl.css
docbook.xsl
everyday.txto
fetch-options.txt fetch: document the --negotiate-only option 2021-06-30 14:57:22 -07:00
fix-texi.perl
git-add.txt add: implement the --sparse option 2021-09-28 10:31:02 -07:00
git-am.txt git-am.txt: clarify --abort behavior 2021-09-10 15:51:14 -07:00
git-annotate.txt Use proper syntax for replaceables in command docs 2018-05-25 17:16:47 +09:00
git-apply.txt git-apply: allow simultaneous --cached and --3way options 2021-04-07 22:20:33 -07:00
git-archimport.txt git-archimport.1: specify what kind of Arch we're talking about 2018-09-21 09:28:58 -07:00
git-archive.txt archive: describe compression level option 2021-10-25 10:08:23 -07:00
git-bisect-lk2009.txt git-bisect-lk2009: make continuation of list indented 2020-10-08 14:01:15 -07:00
git-bisect.txt bisect: swap command-line options in documentation 2020-08-28 14:06:06 -07:00
git-blame.txt Merge branch 'bs/doc-blame-color-lines' 2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
git-branch.txt branch (doc): -m/-c copies config and reflog 2021-10-23 17:12:41 -07:00
git-bugreport.txt Documentation: fix default directory of git bugreport -o 2021-09-07 14:25:13 -07:00
git-bundle.txt git-bundle.txt: add missing words and punctuation 2021-10-27 17:06:12 -07:00
git-cat-file.txt cat-file docs: fix SYNOPSIS and "-h" output 2021-12-30 13:05:28 -08:00
git-check-attr.txt Documentation: fix a bunch of typos, both old and new 2019-11-07 13:42:00 +09:00
git-check-ignore.txt Merge branch 'en/check-ignore' into maint 2020-03-17 15:02:23 -07:00
git-check-mailmap.txt check-mailmap doc: note config options 2021-01-12 14:04:40 -08:00
git-check-ref-format.txt doc: promote "git switch" 2019-04-02 13:57:00 +09:00
git-checkout-index.txt
git-checkout.txt Documentation: call out commands that nuke untracked files/directories 2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
git-cherry-pick.txt Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: 2020-10-20 11:57:40 -07:00
git-cherry.txt
git-citool.txt
git-clean.txt Merge branch 'en/clean-nested-with-ignored' 2019-10-11 14:24:46 +09:00
git-clone.txt builtin/clone.c: add --reject-shallow option 2021-04-01 12:58:58 -07:00
git-column.txt column: fix parsing of the '--nl' option 2021-08-26 14:36:27 -07:00
git-commit-graph.txt Merge branch 'ds/commit-graph-merging-fix' 2020-11-02 13:17:39 -08:00
git-commit-tree.txt Documentation: merge commit-tree --[no-]gpg-sign 2020-04-03 11:37:22 -07:00
git-commit.txt Document positive variant of commit and merge option "--no-verify" 2021-10-29 11:22:56 -07:00
git-config.txt doc: config, tell readers of git help --config 2021-09-13 14:51:07 -07:00
git-count-objects.txt
git-credential-cache--daemon.txt
git-credential-cache.txt Use proper syntax for replaceables in command docs 2018-05-25 17:16:47 +09:00
git-credential-store.txt Merge branch 'cb/credential-store-ignore-bogus-lines' 2020-05-08 14:25:01 -07:00
git-credential.txt doc lint: lint and fix missing "GIT" end sections 2021-04-10 23:36:34 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.txt
git-cvsimport.txt
git-cvsserver.txt Documentation: cleanup git-cvsserver 2021-09-16 20:47:48 -07:00
git-daemon.txt doc: format pathnames and URLs as monospace. 2019-03-13 11:14:22 +09:00
git-describe.txt describe-doc: clarify default length of abbreviation 2021-05-17 15:56:29 +09:00
git-diff-files.txt
git-diff-index.txt builtin/diff-index: learn --merge-base 2020-09-20 21:30:26 -07:00
git-diff-tree.txt builtin/diff-tree: learn --merge-base 2020-09-21 13:37:03 -07:00
git-diff.txt git-diff: fix missing --merge-base docs 2021-07-12 13:55:29 -07:00
git-difftool.txt difftool.c: learn a new way start at specified file 2021-02-22 13:35:49 -08:00
git-fast-export.txt fast-export: allow seeding the anonymized mapping 2020-06-25 14:19:23 -07:00
git-fast-import.txt fast-import: fix typo in documentation 2020-10-04 12:56:29 -07:00
git-fetch-pack.txt Documentation: fix several one-character-off spelling errors 2018-04-09 14:15:02 +09:00
git-fetch.txt Documentation: render special characters correctly 2021-07-30 09:08:12 -07:00
git-filter-branch.txt filter-branch doc: fix filter-repo typo 2020-10-20 12:22:25 -07:00
git-fmt-merge-msg.txt config.txt: move fmt-merge-msg-config.txt to config/ 2018-10-29 10:17:01 +09:00
git-for-each-ref.txt ref-filter: --format=%(raw) support --perl 2021-07-26 12:01:25 -07:00
git-for-each-repo.txt for-each-repo: run subcommands on configured repos 2020-09-25 10:59:44 -07:00
git-format-patch.txt format-patch (doc): clarify --base=auto 2021-10-23 14:33:20 -07:00
git-fsck-objects.txt
git-fsck.txt fsck doc: remove ancient out-of-date diagnostics 2021-01-20 19:10:42 -08:00
git-gc.txt docs: clarify that refs/notes/ do not keep the attached objects alive 2021-02-10 23:43:55 -08:00
git-get-tar-commit-id.txt
git-grep.txt docs: fix linting issues due to incorrect relative section order 2021-04-10 23:36:34 -07:00
git-gui.txt Documentation: update the location of the git-gui repo 2019-10-06 09:45:02 +09:00
git-hash-object.txt hash-object doc: stop mentioning git-cvsimport 2019-05-28 10:47:42 -07:00
git-help.txt help: correct logic error in combining --all and --config 2021-09-23 10:30:43 -07:00
git-http-backend.txt docs/http-backend: mention v2 protocol 2021-09-10 15:34:59 -07:00
git-http-fetch.txt http-fetch: allow custom index-pack args 2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
git-http-push.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-imap-send.txt git-imap-send.txt: add note about localized Gmail folders 2020-08-31 11:44:33 -07:00
git-index-pack.txt index-pack: add --progress-title option 2021-09-07 10:59:23 -07:00
git-init-db.txt
git-init.txt init: document init.defaultBranch better 2020-12-13 15:53:50 -08:00
git-instaweb.txt git-instaweb: add Python builtin http.server support 2019-01-28 10:57:44 -08:00
git-interpret-trailers.txt trailer: add new .cmd config option 2021-05-04 12:09:43 +09:00
git-log.txt doc/log: correct default for --decorate 2021-06-08 13:34:48 +09:00
git-ls-files.txt ls-files.c: add --deduplicate option 2021-01-23 11:48:20 -08:00
git-ls-remote.txt docs: adjust for the recent rename of pu to seen 2020-06-25 09:18:53 -07:00
git-ls-tree.txt doc: clarify that --abbrev=<n> is about the minimum length 2020-11-04 14:04:44 -08:00
git-mailinfo.txt mailinfo: allow stripping quoted CR without warning 2021-05-10 15:06:22 +09:00
git-mailsplit.txt
git-maintenance.txt maintenance: add support for systemd timers on Linux 2021-09-07 10:57:04 -07:00
git-merge-base.txt git-merge-base.txt: render indentations correctly under Asciidoctor 2019-09-09 11:05:51 -07:00
git-merge-file.txt
git-merge-index.txt git-merge-index.txt: wrap shell listing in "----" 2019-09-09 11:05:52 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.txt
git-merge-tree.txt
git-merge.txt pull: update docs & code for option compatibility with rebasing 2021-07-22 11:54:30 -07:00
git-mergetool--lib.txt mergetool: break setup_tool out into separate initialization function 2021-02-09 14:09:16 -08:00
git-mergetool.txt doc: describe mergetool configuration in git-mergetool(1) 2021-03-13 15:34:32 -08:00
git-mktag.txt docs: fix linting issues due to incorrect relative section order 2021-04-10 23:36:34 -07:00
git-mktree.txt Documentation: normalize spelling of 'normalised' 2018-04-09 14:15:07 +09:00
git-multi-pack-index.txt git-multi-pack-index.txt: change "folder" to "directory" 2021-10-25 11:06:56 -07:00
git-mv.txt
git-name-rev.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-notes.txt docs: improve the example that illustrates git-notes path names 2020-08-03 12:40:09 -07:00
git-p4.txt doc lint: lint and fix missing "GIT" end sections 2021-04-10 23:36:34 -07:00
git-pack-objects.txt Merge branch 'jk/doc-max-pack-size' 2021-07-08 13:15:03 -07:00
git-pack-redundant.txt
git-pack-refs.txt
git-patch-id.txt doc: remove unsupported parameter from patch-id 2017-07-28 14:41:32 -07:00
git-prune-packed.txt
git-prune.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-pull.txt Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges' 2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
git-push.txt Merge branch 'ds/gender-neutral-doc' 2021-07-16 17:42:53 -07:00
git-quiltimport.txt git-quiltimport: add --keep-non-patch option 2019-01-07 15:29:34 -08:00
git-range-diff.txt Merge branch 'js/range-diff-one-side-only' 2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
git-read-tree.txt Documentation: call out commands that nuke untracked files/directories 2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
git-rebase.txt Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges' 2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
git-receive-pack.txt upload-pack: document and rename --advertise-refs 2021-08-05 08:59:37 -07:00
git-reflog.txt reflog expire: cover reflog from all worktrees 2018-10-22 13:32:54 +09:00
git-remote-ext.txt Merge branch 'js/check-docs-exe' 2019-04-22 11:14:46 +09:00
git-remote-fd.txt docs: move gitremote-helpers into section 7 2019-04-01 14:00:53 +09:00
git-remote-helpers.txto docs: move gitremote-helpers into section 7 2019-04-01 14:00:53 +09:00
git-remote.txt remote: add meaningful exit code on missing/existing 2020-10-27 11:40:33 -07:00
git-repack.txt builtin/repack.c: make largest pack preferred 2021-09-28 21:20:56 -07:00
git-replace.txt Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch 2019-09-05 13:01:48 -07:00
git-request-pull.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-rerere.txt Merge branch 'nd/switch-and-restore' 2019-07-09 15:25:44 -07:00
git-reset.txt Documentation: call out commands that nuke untracked files/directories 2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
git-restore.txt Doc: document "A...B" form for <tree-ish> in checkout and switch 2020-10-07 09:49:05 -07:00
git-rev-list.txt docs/rev-list: add some examples of --disk-usage 2021-02-17 16:25:29 -08:00
git-rev-parse.txt rev-parse: add option for absolute or relative path formatting 2020-12-12 23:35:51 -08:00
git-revert.txt Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: 2020-10-20 11:57:40 -07:00
git-rm.txt rm: add --sparse option 2021-09-28 10:31:02 -07:00
git-send-email.txt send-email docs: add format-patch options 2021-10-28 09:06:15 -07:00
git-send-pack.txt send-pack: properly use parse_options() API for usage string 2021-09-12 18:57:30 -07:00
git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
git-sh-i18n.txt
git-sh-setup.txt
git-shell.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-shortlog.txt mailmap: only look for .mailmap in work tree 2021-02-10 13:34:51 -08:00
git-show-branch.txt Documentation/git-show-branch: avoid literal {apostrophe} 2019-04-10 12:05:03 +09:00
git-show-index.txt Documentation: mark --object-format=sha256 as experimental 2020-08-17 10:50:14 -07:00
git-show-ref.txt git-show-ref.txt: fix order of flags 2019-01-10 10:29:05 -08:00
git-show.txt doc/git-show: include --diff-merges description 2020-12-21 13:47:32 -08:00
git-sparse-checkout.txt sparse-checkout: clear tracked sparse dirs 2021-09-07 22:41:10 -07:00
git-stage.txt
git-stash.txt stash: implement '--staged' option for 'push' and 'save' 2021-10-18 13:09:21 -07:00
git-status.txt status: print stash info with --porcelain=v2 --show-stash 2021-10-21 17:24:30 -07:00
git-stripspace.txt
git-submodule.txt submodule: fall back to remote's HEAD for missing remote.<name>.branch 2020-06-24 09:14:21 -07:00
git-svn.txt git-svn: drop support for --preserve-merges 2021-09-07 21:45:33 -07:00
git-switch.txt checkout: learn to respect checkout.guess 2020-10-08 09:25:29 -07:00
git-symbolic-ref.txt
git-tag.txt Documentation: typofix --column description 2021-02-19 19:36:47 -08:00
git-tools.txt doc: replace or.cz gitwiki link with git.wiki.kernel.org 2017-04-20 22:05:37 -07:00
git-unpack-file.txt
git-unpack-objects.txt
git-update-index.txt doc: remove "directory cache" from man pages 2021-01-09 22:57:24 -08:00
git-update-ref.txt update-ref: allow creation of multiple transactions 2020-11-16 13:44:01 -08:00
git-update-server-info.txt update-server-info: avoid needless overwrites 2019-05-15 14:07:37 +09:00
git-upload-archive.txt
git-upload-pack.txt Merge branch 'jk/http-server-protocol-versions' 2021-09-23 13:44:47 -07:00
git-var.txt doc: keep first level section header in upper case 2018-05-02 17:03:33 +09:00
git-verify-commit.txt
git-verify-pack.txt
git-verify-tag.txt
git-version.txt documentation: add documentation for 'git version' 2021-09-14 10:05:40 -07:00
git-web--browse.txt doc: format pathnames and URLs as monospace. 2019-03-13 11:14:22 +09:00
git-whatchanged.txt
git-worktree.txt Merge branch 'sm/worktree-add-lock' 2021-07-28 13:17:58 -07:00
git-write-tree.txt
git.txt Merge branch 'ma/doc-git-version' 2021-10-29 15:43:14 -07:00
gitattributes.txt docs: document symlink restrictions for dot-files 2021-05-04 11:52:03 +09:00
gitcli.txt Merge branch 'jc/doc-single-h-is-for-help' into maint 2020-03-17 15:02:24 -07:00
gitcore-tutorial.txt doc/gitcore-tutorial: fix prose to match example command 2020-01-08 08:56:40 -08:00
gitcredentials.txt command-list.txt: add missing 'gitcredentials' and 'gitremote-helpers' 2020-08-04 18:34:01 -07:00
gitcvs-migration.txt
gitdiffcore.txt Merge branch 'en/ort-perf-batch-8' 2021-03-22 14:00:24 -07:00
giteveryday.txt docs: adjust for the recent rename of pu to seen 2020-06-25 09:18:53 -07:00
gitfaq.txt Update docs for change of default merge backend 2021-08-05 15:35:02 -07:00
gitglossary.txt
githooks.txt githooks.txt: clarify documentation on reference-transaction hook 2021-03-01 09:02:01 -08:00
gitignore.txt gitignore.txt: change "folder" to "directory" 2021-10-25 11:06:56 -07:00
gitk.txt doc: log, gitk: move '-L' description to 'line-range-options.txt' 2020-11-01 15:54:14 -08:00
gitmailmap.txt docs: document symlink restrictions for dot-files 2021-05-04 11:52:03 +09:00
gitmodules.txt docs: document symlink restrictions for dot-files 2021-05-04 11:52:03 +09:00
gitnamespaces.txt doc lint: lint and fix missing "GIT" end sections 2021-04-10 23:36:34 -07:00
gitremote-helpers.txt Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2' 2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
gitrepository-layout.txt Merge branch 'sg/dir-trie-fixes' 2019-11-10 18:02:14 +09:00
gitrevisions.txt push doc: correct lies about how push refspecs work 2018-08-31 14:04:06 -07:00
gitsubmodules.txt gitsubmodules doc: invoke 'ls-files' with '--recurse-submodules' 2020-10-04 12:54:07 -07:00
gittutorial-2.txt doc: promote "git restore" 2019-05-07 13:04:48 +09:00
gittutorial.txt Documentation: render special characters correctly 2021-07-30 09:08:12 -07:00
gitweb.conf.txt gitweb: add "e-mail privacy" feature to redact e-mail addresses 2021-04-08 15:54:26 -07:00
gitweb.txt gitweb.txt: change "folder" to "directory" 2021-10-25 11:06:57 -07:00
gitworkflows.txt gitworkflows.txt: fix broken subsection underline 2020-07-18 13:43:34 -07:00
glossary-content.txt docs: improve fast-forward in glossary content 2021-05-19 21:11:49 +09:00
howto-index.sh
i18n.txt i18n.txt: camel case and monospace "i18n.commitEncoding" 2021-02-24 15:21:25 -08:00
install-doc-quick.sh install-doc-quick: allow specifying what ref to install 2017-12-12 16:49:40 -08:00
install-webdoc.sh
line-range-format.txt doc: add more pointers to gitattributes(5) for userdiff 2020-11-01 15:54:14 -08:00
line-range-options.txt blame-options.txt: also mention 'funcname' in '-L' description 2020-11-01 15:54:14 -08:00
lint-gitlink.perl doc lint: make "lint-docs" non-.PHONY 2021-10-15 10:29:11 -07:00
lint-man-end-blurb.perl doc lint: emit errors on STDERR 2021-10-15 10:16:57 -07:00
lint-man-section-order.perl doc lint: emit errors on STDERR 2021-10-15 10:16:57 -07:00
Makefile Merge branch 'ab/fix-make-lint-docs' 2021-10-29 15:43:13 -07:00
manpage-base-url.xsl.in
manpage-bold-literal.xsl manpage-bold-literal.xsl: stop using git.docbook.backslash 2020-03-29 09:25:38 -07:00
manpage-normal.xsl manpage-normal.xsl: fold in manpage-base.xsl 2020-03-29 09:25:38 -07:00
manpage-quote-apos.xsl
manpage.xsl Documentation: fix build with Asciidoctor 2 2019-09-16 12:20:39 -07:00
merge-options.txt Document positive variant of commit and merge option "--no-verify" 2021-10-29 11:22:56 -07:00
merge-strategies.txt Update docs for change of default merge backend 2021-08-05 15:35:02 -07:00
MyFirstContribution.txt Merge branch 'jc/tutorial-format-patch-base' 2021-11-29 15:41:46 -08:00
MyFirstObjectWalk.txt Merge branch 'es/walken-tutorial-fix' into maint 2021-10-12 13:51:29 -07:00
object-format-disclaimer.txt Documentation: mark --object-format=sha256 as experimental 2020-08-17 10:50:14 -07:00
pretty-formats.txt Merge branch 'ls/typofix' 2021-05-16 21:05:24 +09:00
pretty-options.txt log: document --encoding behavior on iconv() failure 2021-10-29 14:35:59 -07:00
pull-fetch-param.txt refspec: add support for negative refspecs 2020-09-30 14:52:00 -07:00
ref-reachability-filters.txt Doc: prefer more specific file name 2020-09-18 15:41:56 -07:00
rev-list-description.txt git-log.txt: include rev-list-description.txt 2020-07-08 22:08:54 -07:00
rev-list-options.txt Revert "connected: do not sort input revisions" 2021-11-11 12:34:41 -08:00
revisions.txt revisions(7): clarify that most commands take a single revision range 2021-05-18 10:08:03 +09:00
sequencer.txt cherry-pick/revert: add --skip option 2019-07-02 12:08:08 -07:00
signoff-option.txt Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: 2020-10-20 11:57:40 -07:00
SubmittingPatches SubmittingPatches: fix Asciidoc syntax in "GitHub CI" section 2021-11-13 23:41:54 -08:00
texi.xsl
trace2-target-values.txt docs: mention trace2 target-dir mode in git-config 2019-10-04 09:26:42 +09:00
transfer-data-leaks.txt
urls-remotes.txt
urls.txt Doc: Bundle file usage 2019-10-21 12:02:39 +09:00
user-manual.conf user-manual.conf: don't specify [listingblock] 2020-03-31 16:08:02 -07:00
user-manual.txt Update docs for change of default merge backend 2021-08-05 15:35:02 -07:00