From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F26FFC2D0C0 for ; Thu, 26 Dec 2019 05:13:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1B832071E for ; Thu, 26 Dec 2019 05:13:02 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=embedjournal.com header.i=siddharth@embedjournal.com header.b="Ku9JCPzP" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1725860AbfLZFNB (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:13:01 -0500 Received: from sender3-of-o56.zoho.com ([136.143.189.56]:21605 "EHLO sender3-of-o56.zoho.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725268AbfLZFNA (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:13:00 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 902 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:13:00 EST ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1577336275; cv=none; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; b=eboE+a0R0zQuAz7+XZXdJnC+ZJnul1l6xH02pICrc+utwk1y6E2+8IvWosfc9RWBcVSlALv25YB2Xyz4/zWU3Dk02VEjZvxVgUf8woufHZoX6GOVa6ZxkrjbXmF6MDlgShT0ST37ScNlV991j5/Yjvd6g+EXpf8z2/pNFETuimw= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; t=1577336275; h=Content-Type:Date:From:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject:To; bh=BGgVN0cuFxJARK6hGcpDQf1LbBPN2KY8c7F0V10nc/E=; b=YvR/xweBbjo1Wz+MWc/czP86p0V6ortTKM1UClEJpQX+J2Ec5mvrWfxxOaKYLlhJZD5Z++pNh1AeQIslHvNPbJE1Z1FNg/EPgXjbTGPt29oXCPb1ylTTe7kOMmy9mHLQJAklhu9Gfx2dK2PaTuULxAY54roKPE1XdIvJRjIUIoU= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.zohomail.com; dkim=pass header.i=embedjournal.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=siddharth@embedjournal.com; dmarc=pass header.from= header.from= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1577336275; s=zoho; d=embedjournal.com; i=siddharth@embedjournal.com; h=Date:From:To:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type; bh=BGgVN0cuFxJARK6hGcpDQf1LbBPN2KY8c7F0V10nc/E=; b=Ku9JCPzPTf+x1BqM3D6Yzc9fohsFH1xVnST6GaHuZ8WSM/QoAFGF4OFByHC5OLSw vYb9SIVkHPaWEaH7YctuidEN9c1YAOHIX+FcpWaDbKUqHI4qxl9D7dmirhHzO0u6Xr5 0WogkHRi8kmwy77lQfslrTwt4CeOPi79jSuSph0Q= Received: from csiddharth-a01.vmware.com (157.51.212.19 [157.51.212.19]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1577336272374393.4856221603892; Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:57:52 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:27:43 +0530 From: Siddharth Chandrasekaran To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: git cherry --help -- limit clarification Message-ID: <20191226045743.GA8982@csiddharth-a01.vmware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-ZohoMailClient: External Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org The output of `git-cherry --help` has (last few lines): > ... > By specifying base as the limit, you can avoid listing commits between base and topic: > > $ git cherry origin/master topic base > - cccc000... commit C > + bbbb000... commit B > - aaaa000... commit A The output of `git cherry origin/master topic base` suggests that it list commits between base and topic instead of branching point. But "you can avoid listing commits" -- phrase is confusing. Perhaps it must be reworded for clarity? Sid.