From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1615B2018F for ; Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:25:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753019AbcGKUZp (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:25:45 -0400 Received: from smtp-out-2.talktalk.net ([62.24.135.66]:16975 "EHLO smtp-out-2.talktalk.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752931AbcGKUZ3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:25:29 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([92.22.73.13]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP id MhlcbLEzMY8RwMhlebR8lt; Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:25:27 +0100 X-Originating-IP: [92.22.73.13] X-Spam: 0 X-OAuthority: v=2.2 cv=b+Xw2ZOx c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=R5CpdR+gL2+IAQkTIkP0Ow==:117 a=R5CpdR+gL2+IAQkTIkP0Ow==:17 a=O560aJCABnCqEozDy2QA:9 From: Philip Oakley To: GitList Cc: Junio C Hamano , Jeff King Subject: [PATCH v3 2/8] doc: revisions - name the Left and Right sides Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:25:12 +0100 Message-Id: <20160711202518.532-3-philipoakley@iee.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.8.4.windows.1.3.ge328a54 In-Reply-To: <20160711202518.532-1-philipoakley@iee.org> References: <20160630202509.4472-1-philipoakley@iee.org> <20160711202518.532-1-philipoakley@iee.org> X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfBSkiRusPY1ZuRcZcJIQf8w1arKIBdFfKgS8lW5Q+IhwEexanrc1Zyxl0UQARlfAfib6sm0tktcY4sWd0TRW/DSVR7ZtGzPk7jBx3RklM03cCfYOglVT hcVoaYN11NRkK+yrkKV7wDMOZLvJgD82mJARbMrp90P7UNQplpGOBYFxm/y3ltg9xIJxS7qe5JaJiQ+GT+xeBy0OtFngVTX8Fbgu2eolwPs7iL1D/EW588zy Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org The terms Left and Right side originate from the symmetric difference. Name them there. --- Documentation/revisions.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/revisions.txt b/Documentation/revisions.txt index 19314e3..79f6d03 100644 --- a/Documentation/revisions.txt +++ b/Documentation/revisions.txt @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ A similar notation 'r1\...r2' is called symmetric difference of 'r1' and 'r2' and is defined as 'r1 r2 --not $(git merge-base --all r1 r2)'. It is the set of commits that are reachable from either one of -'r1' or 'r2' but not from both. +'r1' (Left side) or 'r2' (Right side) but not from both. In these two shorthands, you can omit one end and let it default to HEAD. For example, 'origin..' is a shorthand for 'origin..HEAD' and asks "What -- 2.8.4.windows.1.3.ge328a54