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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diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -<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
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ Commit Limiting
 
 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'.
 
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