From cd8e3711bf2dce3e2d18aac41e7f42242fbba338 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bert Wesarg Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:14:18 +0200 Subject: Documentation: clearly specify what refs are honored by core.logAllRefUpdates The documentation for logging updates in git-update-ref, doesn't make it clear that only a specific subset of refs are honored by this variable. Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-update-ref.txt | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/git-update-ref.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt index 9639f705af..c7d086d5ed 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt @@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ still contains . Logging Updates --------------- -If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true or the file -"$GIT_DIR/logs/" exists then `git update-ref` will append +If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true and the ref is one under +"refs/heads/", "refs/remotes/", "refs/notes/", or the symbolic ref HEAD; or +the file "$GIT_DIR/logs/" exists then `git update-ref` will append a line to the log file "$GIT_DIR/logs/" (dereferencing all symbolic refs before creating the log name) describing the change in ref value. Log lines are formatted as: -- cgit v1.2.3