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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt index 76a2edfd9b..937c4a7926 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-cherry-pick - Apply the change introduced by an existing commit SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-x] <commit> +'git-cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-x] <commit> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ OPTIONS described above, and `-r` was to disable it. Now the default is not to do `-x` so this option is a no-op. +-m parent-number|--mainline parent-number:: + Usually you cannot revert a merge because you do not know which + side of the merge should be considered the mainline. This + option specifies the parent number (starting from 1) of + the mainline and allows cherry-pick to replay the change + relative to the specified parent. + -n|--no-commit:: Usually the command automatically creates a commit with a commit log message stating which commit was |