git-log.txt,rev-list-options.txt: -n/--max-count is commit limiting
They are applied after commit ordering and formatting options, in particular --reverse. Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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-<n>::
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Limits the number of commits to show.
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+ Note that this is a commit limiting option, see below.
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<since>..<until>::
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Show only commits between the named two commits. When
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Besides specifying a range of commits that should be listed using the
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special notations explained in the description, additional commit
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-limiting may be applied.
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+limiting may be applied. Note that they are applied before commit
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+ordering and formatting options, such as '--reverse'.
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