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diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt index 5444d2ffeb..8ddb207409 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt @@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- Reads the supplied diff output (i.e. "a patch") and applies it to files. +When running from a subdirectory in a repository, patched paths +outside the directory are ignored. With the `--index` option the patch is also applied to the index, and with the `--cached` option the patch is only applied to the index. Without these options, the command applies the patch only to files, |