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>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index ff41784..48c1715 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
-<n>::
Limits the number of commits to show.
+ Note that this is a commit limiting option, see below.
<since>..<until>::
Show only commits between the named two commits. When
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 9c47ad8..46b7e64 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@
Besides specifying a range of commits that should be listed using the
special notations explained in the description, additional commit
-limiting may be applied.
+limiting may be applied. Note that they are applied before commit
+ordering and formatting options, such as '--reverse'.
--
