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diff --git a/Documentation/git-describe.txt b/Documentation/git-describe.txt index 0742152b81..5e88b6e79a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-describe.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-describe.txt @@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- The command finds the most recent tag that is reachable from a -commit, and if the commit itself is pointed at by the tag, shows -the tag. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with the number of -additional commits and the abbreviated object name of the commit. +commit. If the tag points to the commit, then only the tag is +shown. Otherwise, it suffixes the tag name with the number of +additional commits on top of the tagged object and the +abbreviated object name of the most recent commit. OPTIONS |