Add clarifications in the documentation of the query command

- Add a statement that the result is always for the latest patch set,
  even if the query matched on an earlier patch set

- Add a link to the change attribute documentation from the JSON
  format option description.

- Add clarification in the change attribute documentation that the
  commit message is of the latest patch set.

- Correct a minor typo

Change-Id: Ie6a825d1d183994926662c0ad8c42ec15f687e51
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David Pursehouse 2013-05-01 13:50:09 +09:00
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@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
Queries the change database and returns results describing changes
that match the input query. More recently updated changes appear
before older changes, which is the same order presented in the
web interface.
web interface. For each matching change, the result contains data
for the change's latest patch set, even if the query matched on an
older patch set (for example an older patch set's sha1 revision).
A query may be limited on the number of results it returns with the
'limit:' operator. If no limit is supplied an internal default
@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ Non-option arguments to this command are joined with spaces and
then parsed as a query. This simplifies calling conventions over
SSH by permitting operators to appear in different arguments.
Query operators may quote values using matched curly braches
Query operators may quote values using matched curly braces
(e.g. `reviewerin:{Developer Group}`) to sidestep issues with 2
levels of shell quoting (caller shell invoking SSH, and the SSH
command line parser in the server).
@ -49,8 +51,9 @@ command line parser in the server).
OPTIONS
-------
--format::
Formatting method for the results. TEXT is the default,
presenting a human readable display. JSON creates one line
Formatting method for the results. `TEXT` is the default,
presenting a human readable display. `JSON` returns
link:json.html#change[change attributes], one line
per matching record, with embedded LFs escaped.
--current-patch-set::

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@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ owner:: Owner in <<account,account attribute>>.
url:: Canonical URL to reach this change.
commitMessage:: The full commit message for the change.
commitMessage:: The full commit message for the change's current patch
set.
createdOn:: Time in seconds since the UNIX epoch when this change
was created.