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Merge branch 'gp/describe-match-uses-glob-pattern' into maint-1.8.1
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The "--match=<pattern>" argument "git describe" takes uses glob
pattern but it wasn't obvious from the documentation.

* gp/describe-match-uses-glob-pattern:
  describe: Document --match pattern format
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Junio C Hamano committed Mar 25, 2013
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that points at object deadbee....).

--match <pattern>::
Only consider tags matching the given pattern (can be used to avoid
leaking private tags made from the repository).
Only consider tags matching the given `glob(7)` pattern,
excluding the "refs/tags/" prefix. This can be used to avoid
leaking private tags from the repository.

--always::
Show uniquely abbreviated commit object as fallback.
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