revisions.txt: clarify the .. and ... syntax

In <rev1>..<rev2> and <rev1>...<rev2>, if either <rev1> or <rev2> is
omitted, it defaults to 'HEAD'.  Add this detail to the document.

Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Ramkumar Ramachandra 2013-04-22 11:00:26 +05:30 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent be6f722452
commit 3a4dc48623

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@ -239,11 +239,13 @@ To summarize:
'<rev1>..<rev2>'::
Include commits that are reachable from <rev2> but exclude
those that are reachable from <rev1>.
those that are reachable from <rev1>. When either <rev1> or
<rev2> is omitted, it defaults to 'HEAD'.
'<rev1>\...<rev2>'::
Include commits that are reachable from either <rev1> or
<rev2> but exclude those that are reachable from both.
<rev2> but exclude those that are reachable from both. When
either <rev1> or <rev2> is omitted, it defaults to 'HEAD'.
'<rev>{caret}@', e.g. 'HEAD{caret}@'::
A suffix '{caret}' followed by an at sign is the same as listing