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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [--ff]
- [-S[<key-id>]] <commit>...
+ [-S[<keyid>]] <commit>...
'git cherry-pick' --continue
'git cherry-pick' --quit
'git cherry-pick' --abort
@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ effect to your index in a row.
--signoff::
Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message.
--S[<key-id>]::
---gpg-sign[=<key-id>]::
- GPG-sign commits.
+-S[<keyid>]::
+--gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
+ GPG-sign commits. The `keyid` argument is optional and
+ defaults to the committer identity; if specified, it must be
+ stuck to the option without a space.
--ff::
If the current HEAD is the same as the parent of the
@@ -131,7 +133,8 @@ effect to your index in a row.
--keep-redundant-commits::
If a commit being cherry picked duplicates a commit already in the
current history, it will become empty. By default these
- redundant commits are ignored. This option overrides that behavior and
+ redundant commits cause `cherry-pick` to stop so the user can
+ examine the commit. This option overrides that behavior and
creates an empty commit object. Implies `--allow-empty`.
--strategy=<strategy>::