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help: use a single paragraph to describe full and abbreviated nodeids The texts describing 40-digit strings and the abbreviated form are closely related, so make it a single paragraph.
author Martin von Zweigbergk <martinvonz@google.com>
date Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:28:54 -0800
parents 4edd179fefb8
children e520f0f4b1cf
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3 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are 3 A plain integer is treated as a revision number. Negative integers are
4 treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip, 4 treated as sequential offsets from the tip, with -1 denoting the tip,
5 -2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth. 5 -2 denoting the revision prior to the tip, and so forth.
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7 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision 7 A 40-digit hexadecimal string is treated as a unique revision identifier.
8 identifier.
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10 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a 8 A hexadecimal string less than 40 characters long is treated as a
11 unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form 9 unique revision identifier and is referred to as a short-form
12 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix 10 identifier. A short-form identifier is only valid if it is the prefix
13 of exactly one full-length identifier. 11 of exactly one full-length identifier.
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