The first usage we give is the original one where, e.g., `git log` is piped through `git shortlog`. The description that follows reads the other way round, by first focusing on the general behavior, then ending with the behavior when reading from stdin.
It is also a tiny bit odd that what is probably the most common usage and the one a reader is probably looking for is not at the top of the list. Of course, it is only a two-item list, so it is not _that_ hard to find... The next commit will add the original usage to the usage string in builtin/shortlog.c, and it feels more natural to do so below the most common usage. To avoid being inconsistent, reorder these two usages here first. Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.ag...@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gits...@pobox.com> --- Documentation/git-shortlog.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index ee6c5476c1..5e35ea18ac 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>] 'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[\--] <path>...] +git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>] DESCRIPTION ----------- -- 2.16.2.246.ga4ee44448f
