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From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] revision: add --except option
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Am 8/31/2013 23:26, schrieb Felipe Contreras:
> +--except::
> +	Skip the following object names. For example:
> +	'--branches --except master' will show all the branches, except master.
> +	This differs from --not in that --except will still show the object, if
> +	they are referenced by another object name.

--except needs a bit more documentation, in particular, how it interacts
with --not.

It would be better to settle on the meaning of --except before throwing
back and forth implementations.

-- Hannes