From 87a56cd3b1dfb651076fbdc6d3591a32d1286a03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shawn Pearce Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 22:03:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate on why ':' is a bad idea in a ref name. With the new cat-file syntax of 'v1.3.3:refs.c' we should mention it as part of the reason why ':' is not permitted in a ref name. Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt index 7dc1bdb6..3ea720dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ refname expressions (see gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]). Namely: . colon `:` is used as in `srcref:dstref` to mean "use srcref\'s value and store it in dstref" in fetch and push operations. + It may also be used to select a specific object such as with + gitlink:git-cat-file[1] "git-cat-file blob v1.3.3:refs.c". GIT -- 2.11.0