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From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-filter-branch.sh: clarify an error message
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 10:16:40 +0200
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Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>, git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com
To: Chris Jones <chris@christopherjones.us>
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Hi Chris,

On 2015-07-11 04:04, Chris Jones wrote:
> How does "You did not provide a valid range of commits.  
> At least one tip in your range must be a ref." sound?

Maybe a bit shorter, as well as less accusing (which "You did not...!" may sound):

    filter-branch requires a valid commit range.

Ciao,
Dscho