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diff --git a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt index 976dc14937..70791b9fd8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reflog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reflog.txt @@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ The reflog will cover all recent actions (HEAD reflog records branch switching as well). It is an alias for `git log -g --abbrev-commit --pretty=oneline`; see linkgit:git-log[1]. -The reflog is useful in various git commands, to specify the old value -of a reference. For example, `HEAD@\{2\}` means "where HEAD used to be -two moves ago", `master@\{one.week.ago\}` means "where master used to +The reflog is useful in various Git commands, to specify the old value +of a reference. For example, `HEAD@{2}` means "where HEAD used to be +two moves ago", `master@{one.week.ago}` means "where master used to point to one week ago", and so on. See linkgit:gitrevisions[7] for more details. To delete single entries from the reflog, use the subcommand "delete" -and specify the _exact_ entry (e.g. "`git reflog delete master@\{2\}`"). +and specify the _exact_ entry (e.g. "`git reflog delete master@{2}`"). OPTIONS @@ -67,14 +67,19 @@ them. --expire=<time>:: Entries older than this time are pruned. Without the option it is taken from configuration `gc.reflogExpire`, - which in turn defaults to 90 days. + which in turn defaults to 90 days. --expire=all prunes + entries regardless of their age; --expire=never turns off + pruning of reachable entries (but see --expire-unreachable). --expire-unreachable=<time>:: Entries older than this time and not reachable from the current tip of the branch are pruned. Without the option it is taken from configuration `gc.reflogExpireUnreachable`, which in turn defaults to - 30 days. + 30 days. --expire-unreachable=all prunes unreachable + entries regardless of their age; --expire-unreachable=never + turns off early pruning of unreachable entries (but see + --expire). --all:: Instead of listing <refs> explicitly, prune all refs. |