* [PATCH] doc: fix git grep args order in Quick Reference
@ 2026-03-16 14:15 Guillaume Jacob via GitGitGadget
2026-03-16 17:16 ` Junio C Hamano
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Guillaume Jacob via GitGitGadget @ 2026-03-16 14:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git; +Cc: Guillaume Jacob, Guillaume Jacob
From: Guillaume Jacob <guillaume@absolut-sensing.com>
The example provided has its arguments in the wrong order. The revision
should follow the pattern, and not the other way around.
Signed-off-by: Guillaume Jacob <guillaume@absolut-sensing.com>
---
doc: fix git grep args order in Quick Reference
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-2069%2Fguillaume-jcb%2Fdoc-fix-args-order-in-quick-ref-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-2069/guillaume-jcb/doc-fix-args-order-in-quick-ref-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/2069
Documentation/user-manual.adoc | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.adoc b/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
index 7696987117..64009baf37 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
@@ -4466,7 +4466,7 @@ $ git show # most recent commit
$ git diff v2.6.15..v2.6.16 # diff between two tagged versions
$ git diff v2.6.15..HEAD # diff with current head
$ git grep "foo()" # search working directory for "foo()"
-$ git grep v2.6.15 "foo()" # search old tree for "foo()"
+$ git grep "foo()" v2.6.15 # search old tree for "foo()"
$ git show v2.6.15:a.txt # look at old version of a.txt
-----------------------------------------------
base-commit: dc6ecd5354dca88d51b6d6562777fc8fc10d77e1
--
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2026-03-16 14:15 [PATCH] doc: fix git grep args order in Quick Reference Guillaume Jacob via GitGitGadget
@ 2026-03-16 17:16 ` Junio C Hamano
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Junio C Hamano @ 2026-03-16 17:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Guillaume Jacob via GitGitGadget; +Cc: git, Guillaume Jacob
"Guillaume Jacob via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:
> From: Guillaume Jacob <guillaume@absolut-sensing.com>
>
> The example provided has its arguments in the wrong order. The revision
> should follow the pattern, and not the other way around.
Well written. The patch title also comforms our convention.
>
> Signed-off-by: Guillaume Jacob <guillaume@absolut-sensing.com>
> ---
Signed off correctly with the same identity as in-body From: line.
The patch contents also is reasonable.
Will queue. Thanks.
> doc: fix git grep args order in Quick Reference
>
> Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-2069%2Fguillaume-jcb%2Fdoc-fix-args-order-in-quick-ref-v1
> Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-2069/guillaume-jcb/doc-fix-args-order-in-quick-ref-v1
> Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/2069
>
> Documentation/user-manual.adoc | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.adoc b/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
> index 7696987117..64009baf37 100644
> --- a/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.adoc
> @@ -4466,7 +4466,7 @@ $ git show # most recent commit
> $ git diff v2.6.15..v2.6.16 # diff between two tagged versions
> $ git diff v2.6.15..HEAD # diff with current head
> $ git grep "foo()" # search working directory for "foo()"
> -$ git grep v2.6.15 "foo()" # search old tree for "foo()"
> +$ git grep "foo()" v2.6.15 # search old tree for "foo()"
> $ git show v2.6.15:a.txt # look at old version of a.txt
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>
> base-commit: dc6ecd5354dca88d51b6d6562777fc8fc10d77e1
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