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[v2,6/6] ref-filter: add docs for new options

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Series [v2,1/6] ref-filter: add objectsize:disk option | expand

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Olga Telezhnaya Dec. 24, 2018, 1:24 p.m. UTC 
Add documentation for formatting options objectsize:disk
and deltabase.

Signed-off-by: Olga Telezhnaia <olyatelezhnaya@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


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https://github.com/git/git/pull/552
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
index 901faef1bfdce..774cecc7ede78 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-for-each-ref.txt
@@ -128,13 +128,18 @@  objecttype::
 
 objectsize::
 	The size of the object (the same as 'git cat-file -s' reports).
-
+	Append `:disk` to get the size, in bytes, that the object takes up on
+	disk. See the note about on-disk sizes in the `CAVEATS` section below.
 objectname::
 	The object name (aka SHA-1).
 	For a non-ambiguous abbreviation of the object name append `:short`.
 	For an abbreviation of the object name with desired length append
 	`:short=<length>`, where the minimum length is MINIMUM_ABBREV. The
 	length may be exceeded to ensure unique object names.
+deltabase::
+	This expands to the object name of the delta base for the
+	given object, if it is stored as a delta.  Otherwise it
+	expands to the null object name (all zeroes).
 
 upstream::
 	The name of a local ref which can be considered ``upstream''
@@ -361,6 +366,20 @@  This prints the authorname, if present.
 git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)%(if)%(authorname)%(then) Authored by: %(authorname)%(end)"
 ------------
 
+CAVEATS
+-------
+
+Note that the sizes of objects on disk are reported accurately, but care
+should be taken in drawing conclusions about which refs or objects are
+responsible for disk usage. The size of a packed non-delta object may be
+much larger than the size of objects which delta against it, but the
+choice of which object is the base and which is the delta is arbitrary
+and is subject to change during a repack.
+
+Note also that multiple copies of an object may be present in the object
+database; in this case, it is undefined which copy's size or delta base
+will be reported.
+
 SEE ALSO
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 linkgit:git-show-ref[1]