Re: [PATCH] doc/revisions: remove brackets from rev^-n shorthand

2017-04-15 Thread Jeff King
On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:07:57AM -0400, Kyle Meyer wrote: > Given that other instances of "{...}" in the revision documentation > represent literal characters of revision specifications, describing > the rev^-n shorthand as "^-{}" incorrectly suggests that > something like "master^-{1}" is an ac

[PATCH] doc/revisions: remove brackets from rev^-n shorthand

2017-04-15 Thread Kyle Meyer
Given that other instances of "{...}" in the revision documentation represent literal characters of revision specifications, describing the rev^-n shorthand as "^-{}" incorrectly suggests that something like "master^-{1}" is an acceptable form. Signed-off-by: Kyle Meyer --- Documentation/revisio