line-range-format.txt: document -L/RE/ relative search

sunshineco · gitster · commit 0bc2cdd5507e · 2013-08-06T14:46:28.000-07:00
Option -L/RE/ of blame/log now searches relative to the previous -L
range, if any. Document this.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sunshine &lt;sunshine@sunshineco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;gitster@pobox.com&gt;
diff --git a/Documentation/line-range-format.txt b/Documentation/line-range-format.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ absolute line number (lines count from 1).
 - /regex/
 +
 This form will use the first line matching the given
-POSIX regex.  If <end> is a regex, it will search
+POSIX regex. If <start> is a regex, it will search from the end of
+the previous `-L` range, if any, otherwise from the start of file.
+If <end> is a regex, it will search
 starting at the line given by <start>.
 +
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ absolute line number (lines count from 1).`
`9`	`9`	`- /regex/`
`10`	`10`	`+`
`11`	`11`	`This form will use the first line matching the given`
`12`		`-POSIX regex. If <end> is a regex, it will search`
	`12`	`+POSIX regex. If <start> is a regex, it will search from the end of`
	`13`	+the previous `-L` range, if any, otherwise from the start of file.
	`14`	`+If <end> is a regex, it will search`
`13`	`15`	`starting at the line given by <start>.`
`14`	`16`	`+`
`15`	`17`