diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index 4c36aa95b7d3fc0d456d42bbdfdf5a118931094b..03c822a9ab08b03991782540cce89d6fbe717bc2 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -330,7 +330,9 @@ core.logAllRefUpdates:: SHA1, the date/time and the reason of the update, but only when the file exists. If this configuration variable is set to true, missing "$GIT_DIR/logs/" - file is automatically created for branch heads. + file is automatically created for branch heads (i.e. under + refs/heads/), remote refs (i.e. under refs/remotes/), + note refs (i.e. under refs/notes/), and the symbolic ref HEAD. + This information can be used to determine what commit was the tip of a branch "2 days ago". diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt index 9639f705afafab6fcf0cd21ad2693627ab42f66d..c7d086d5edb79cec628c7af24ccf03d2a710e0ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt @@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ still contains . Logging Updates --------------- -If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true or the file -"$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: