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diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt index 966276b169..668923893e 100644 --- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt @@ -456,6 +456,14 @@ Note the major differences in `N` and `P` over '\--full-history': removed completely, because it had one parent and is TREESAME. -- +The '\--simplify-by-decoration' option allows you to view only the +big picture of the topology of the history, by omitting commits +that are not referenced by tags. Commits are marked as !TREESAME +(in other words, kept after history simplification rules described +above) if (1) they are referenced by tags, or (2) they change the +contents of the paths given on the command line. All other +commits are marked as TREESAME (subject to be simplified away). + ifdef::git-rev-list[] Bisection Helpers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |