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authorJan Krüger <jk@jk.gs>2012-02-27 23:10:38 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2012-02-27 15:58:36 -0800
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symbolic-ref --short: abbreviate the output unambiguouslyjk/symbolic-ref-short
It can be helpful to resolve a symbolic ref and output the result in a shortened form, such as for use in shell prompts. Add a "--short" option to do so. Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ git-symbolic-ref - Read and modify symbolic refs
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git symbolic-ref' [-q] [-m <reason>] <name> [<ref>]
+'git symbolic-ref' [-m <reason>] <name> <ref>
+'git symbolic-ref' [-q] [--short] <name>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ OPTIONS
symbolic ref but a detached HEAD; instead exit with
non-zero status silently.
+--short::
+ When showing the value of <name> as a symbolic ref, try to shorten the
+ value, e.g. from `refs/heads/master` to `master`.
+
-m::
Update the reflog for <name> with <reason>. This is valid only
when creating or updating a symbolic ref.