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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt index d63d33b886..9859bc8f2f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- The changeset (or "diff") of each commit between the fork-point and <head> is compared against each commit between the fork-point and <upstream>. -The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from linkgit:git-patch-id[1] -program. +The commits are compared with their 'patch id', obtained from +the `git-patch-id` program. Every commit that doesn't exist in the <upstream> branch has its id (sha1) reported, prefixed by a symbol. The ones that have @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ to and including <limit> are not reported: \__*__*__<limit>__-__+__> <head> -Because git-cherry compares the changeset rather than the commit id -(sha1), you can use git-cherry to find out if a commit you made locally +Because `git-cherry` compares the changeset rather than the commit id +(sha1), you can use `git-cherry` to find out if a commit you made locally has been applied <upstream> under a different commit id. For example, this will happen if you're feeding patches <upstream> via email rather than pushing or pulling commits directly. |