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-rw-r--r--Documentation/pretty-formats.txt4
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diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index 8cc1072196..cbca60a196 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ The placeholders are:
Note 2: spaces around the N and M (see below)
values are optional.
'%<|( <M> )':: make the next placeholder take at least until Mth
- display column, padding spaces on the right if necessary
+ display column, padding spaces on the right if necessary.
+ Use negative M values for column positions measured
+ from the right hand edge of the terminal window.
'%>( <N> )', '%>|( <M> )':: similar to '%<( <N> )', '%<|( <M> )' respectively,
but padding spaces on the left
'%>>( <N> )', '%>>|( <M> )':: similar to '%>( <N> )', '%>|( <M> )'