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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-stash.txt7
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 05f40cff6c..5723bb06f0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ show [<stash>]::
it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
-p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
-apply [<stash>]::
+apply [--index] [<stash>]::
Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
working tree state. When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ apply [<stash>]::
+
This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
by hand in the working tree.
++
+If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
+tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
+have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
+longer apply the changes as they were originally).
clear::
Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then