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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 6 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt index d5fdcef8d9..4af1ebf5dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt @@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ OPTIONS is prefixed with an asterisk (`*`) and the ref points at a tag object, the value for the field in the object tag refers is used. When unspecified, defaults to - `%(refname)`. + `%(objectname) SPC %(objecttype) TAB %(refname)`. + It also interpolates `%%` to `%`, and `%xx` where `xx` + are hex digits interpolates to character with hex code + `xx`; for example `%00` interpolates to `\0` (NUL), + `%09` to `\t` (TAB) and `%0a` to `\n` (LF). <pattern>:: If given, the name of the ref is matched against this |