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diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt index f17567945f..ff3da547dd 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-remote.txt @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git ls-remote' [--heads] [--tags] [--refs] [--upload-pack=<exec>] [-q | --quiet] [--exit-code] [--get-url] [--sort=<key>] - [--symref] [<repository> [<refs>...]] + [--symref] [<repository> [<patterns>...]] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -85,11 +85,16 @@ OPTIONS either a URL or the name of a remote (see the GIT URLS and REMOTES sections of linkgit:git-fetch[1]). -<refs>...:: +<patterns>...:: When unspecified, all references, after filtering done - with --heads and --tags, are shown. When <refs>... are - specified, only references matching the given patterns - are displayed. + with --heads and --tags, are shown. When <patterns>... are + specified, only references matching one or more of the given + patterns are displayed. Each pattern is interpreted as a glob + (see `glob` in linkgit:gitglossary[7]) which is matched against + the "tail" of a ref, starting either from the start of the ref + (so a full name like `refs/heads/foo` matches) or from a slash + separator (so `bar` matches `refs/heads/bar` but not + `refs/heads/foobar`). EXAMPLES -------- |